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Repentance is Action
Samuel's call to Israel shows that true repentance isn't just a feeling of sorrow; it's a decisive action. Commentators explain that returning to God "with all your heart" required the tangible step of removing foreign idols (Baal and Ashtaroth) and dedicating their service exclusively to Him. It's a call to align one's outward actions with inward sincerity.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 7:3–5
18th Century
Theologian
Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed since he was last mentioned (1 Samuel 4:1). He now appears in…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 7:3
19th Century
Bishop
The strange gods. —The strange gods are in 1 Samuel 7:4 described as Baalim. This plural form of Baal refers …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 7:3
17th Century
Pastor
And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel
When they assembled at one of their three yearly feasts, or as he went…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 7:1–4
17th Century
Minister
God will find a resting-place for his ark; if some thrust it from them, the hearts of others will be inclined to receive it. It is nothing new for …