RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERS AND FAMILIES

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERS AND FAMILIES

• 1 2 SAMUEL

Robert L. Gallagher
WHEATON COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL
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FATHER KNOWS BEST

• CASE STUDY OF ELI
• EliS Wicked Sons - Samuel 212-36
• Hophni Phinehas stealing from God

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FORMER PROPHETS

• Deuteronomic History
• Joshua
• Judges Ruth
• 1 Samuel Psalms
• 2 Samuel 1 Chronicles
• 1 Kings 2 Chronicles
• 2 Kings

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1 2 SAMUEL

• DATE
• 1100-970 B.C.
• CONTENT
• Last judge to first king
• Rise reign of David
• EMPHASES
• Start of kingship
• Kings covenant loyalty
• Ark, Temple, Jerusalem
• Davidic covenant

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STORY OF 1 2 SAMUEL

• Samuel 1 Sam. 1-7
• Samuel Saul 1 Sam. 8-15
• Saul David 1 Sam. 16-31
• David 2 Samuel

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3 SUBPLOTS

• 1 2 SAMUEL
• Barren-woman
• Choice of the lesser
• Leaders families

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FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

• Eli Hophni Phinehas 1 Samuel 2
• Samuel Joel Abijah 1 Samuel 8
• Saul Jonathan Mephibosheth 1 Samuel 14,
  18-20, 23, 31 2 Samuel 1, 9
• David Amnon, Absalom, Adonijah 2 Samuel
  11-19

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STORY OF 1 2 SAMUEL

• Samuel 1 Sam. 1-7
• Samuel Saul 1 Sam. 8-15
• Saul David 1 Sam. 16-31
• David 2 Samuel

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STORY OF SAMUEL

• 1 SAMUEL 1-7
• BIRTH CALL 11-41A
• Hannah praying 11-20
• Hannah dedicating 121-28
• Hannah rejoicing 21-11
• Elis wicked sons 212-36
• Samuels call 31-18
• Samuels ministry 319-41a
• ARKS LOSS RETURN 41B-717

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FATHER KNOWS BEST

• CASE STUDY OF ELI
• ELIS WICKED SONS 212-36
• Hophni Phine - stealing from God 212-17
• 12 Elis sons were scoundrels they had no regard
  for the Lord.
• 17 This sin of the young men was very great in
  the Lords sight, for they were treating the
  Lords offering with contempt. (NIV)

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ELIS WICKED SONS 212-36

• Elis sons stealing from God 212-17
• Samuel serving God 218-21
• Eli sinning against God 222-25
• 22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about
  everything his sons were doing to all Israel and
  how they slept with the women who served at the
  entrance to the tent of meeting.
• 23 So he said to them . . .

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ELIS TWO QUESTIONS

• 23 Why do you do such things?
• 25 If one person sins against another, God may
  mediate for the offender but if anyone sins
  against the Lord, who will intercede for them?
• His sons, however, did not listen to their
  fathers rebuke . . .

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ELIS WICKED SONS 212-36

• Elis sons stealing from God 212-17
• Samuel serving God 218-21
• Eli sinning against God 222-25
• Samuel growing in God 226
• Eli corrected by God 227-36

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GODS TWO QUESTIONS

• 29 Why do you scorn my sacrifice and offering
  that I prescribed for my dwelling?
• Why do you honor your sons more than me by
  fattening yourselves on the choice parts of every
  offering made by my people Israel?

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WHAT WERE THE SINS OF ELI?

• TOO LITTLE TOO LATE
• 1 Samuel 230
• Now the Lord declares Those who honor me I will
  honor, but those who despise me will be
  disdained.
• 1 Samuel 313
• For I told him Eli that I would judge his
  family forever because of the sin he knew about
  his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to
  restrain them.

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BIBLICAL METANARRATIVE

• 1 2 SAMUEL
• Leader Peoples rep before God
• Leader Gods rep before people
• Foreshadow
• Davids Son true rep for Israel
• Son of David rep of God for Israel
• Davidic covenant fulfilled in Jesus

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1 Samuel 31, 10

• 3 The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under
  Eli. In those days of Elis leadership the word
  of the Lord was rare there were not many
  visions.
• 10 The Lord came and stood there, calling as at
  the other times, Samuel! Samuel!Then Samuel
  said, Speak, for your servant is listening.

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1 Samuel 319-41

• 19 The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he
  let none of Samuels words fall to the ground.
  20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba
  recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet
  of the Lord. 21 The Lord continued to appear at
  Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel
  through his word.
• 4 And Samuels word came to all Israel.

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ENCOUNTERS OF A FAMILY KIND

• 1 2 Samuel
• Family Leadership National Leadership
• Eli sons 1 Samuel 212-36
• Samuel sons 1 Samuel 81-5
• Saul sons 1 Samuel 2030-34
• David sons 1 Kings 15-6
• A leaders capacity to lead his family reflected
  his capability to lead the nation of God.

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New Testament IMPLICATIONS

• Public Private Leadership
• 5th commandment (Ex. 2012)
• Pauls guidance (Eph. 61-4)
• Overseers (1 Tim. 34-5,12,15)Politics the
  Family

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1 Timothy 34-5, 12

• 4 He an overseer must manage his own family
  well and see that his children obey him, and he
  must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
  5 If anyone does not know how to manage his own
  family, how can he take care of Gods church?
• 12 A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must
  manage his children and his household well. (NIV)

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1 Timothy 315

• If I am delayed, you will know how people ought
  to conduct themselves in Gods household, which
  is the church of the living God, the pillar and
  foundation of the truth.

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ENCOUNTERS OF A FAMILY KIND

• EARLY CHURCH
• Family Leadership Church Leadership
• An overseers capacity to lead his family
  household reflected his capability to lead the
  household of God.

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IMPLICATIONS FOR TODAY

• WEAK FATHER WEAK LEADER
• WEAK LEADER WEAK CHURCH
• STRONG FATHER STRONG LEADER
• STRONG LEADER STRONG CHURCH

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• The analysis of the father-son relationships and
  leadership in the Book of Samuel could also be
  applied to the paternal relationship between
  missionary and national church leadership
  development. In effect the pioneer missionaries
  in any given people group or new area of
  service/ministry are "fathers" to their "sons" in
  ministry, and the principles identified apply.

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