(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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1 Samuel 25:1, “And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”
Samuel had been a good judge for Israel and had overseen a very difficult period in their history. He supervised the transition from the period of the Judges to the time of the monarchy. The Lord trusted Samuel’s leadership through the failure of Saul’s reign, when the people had chosen to have a king like their neighbouring nations. When that had failed Samuel faithfully obeyed the Lord and anointed the Lord’s choice of king, a man whose heart was pure before the Lord. When his work was done, Samuel was offered the rest of those who obey the Lord. After that David moved even further away and went right down into the Sinai. He didn’t feel as safe without Samuel as he had felt as long as Samuel was alive because he knew that Samuel was praying for him. There are many people today who feel that they aren’t much use in serving the Lord but everyone who prays is very useful.
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