1 Samuel P.U.P.

It's amazing what IBS (Inductive Bible Study) can change you. Today we did the 1st lesson on 1 Samuel (Chap 1 to 3)

Main points:
-God is sovereign (Examples from all over the Bible where certain women conceived only because of God's plan, otherwise tak boleh 生孩子。Take for example Hannah, Sarai, Elizabeth)
-Disciplining is neccessary for the young (Look what happened to Aaron's and Eli's sons. If only they had been rebuked earlier on, they wouldn't have to end up dead by God's hand.)
-Be wary of false prophets (False prophets will contradict the teaching of God, and they will fail in their words.)
-Be God-centric when giving thanks to God (Hannah thanked God for his nature, not so much for giving her a child (See 1 Samuel 2)
-Don't kacau people for what they don't have (Peninah kept on irritating Hannah year after year about her barrenness, adding insult to injury Note: It was a major disgrace in those days for a women to be barren as women, well were supposed to be for baby-making purposes mostly.
In the end, Hannah was so heartbroken Note: The Hebrew word that described Hannah's sadness meant broken; shattered. that Eli thought she was drunk when she came to see her. Please don't cause people unnecessary misery.)

See, so much out of 3 chapters. God's word is amazing.

Hallelujah.