Among His Verses | Finding Jesus in Every Chapter of the Bible

1 Samuel 9: The King Israel Wanted… and the King God Was Preparing (Jesus Revealed) A Divine Appointment Disguised as a Lost Search In 1 Samuel 9 , what looks like a simple task—searching for lost donkeys—becomes a divine encounter that changes Israel forever. Saul, a tall and impressive man from the tribe of Benjamin, is sent by his father to recover what was lost. But instead, God is orchestrating something far greater. Before this moment, Israel had already rejected God as King in 1 Samuel 8 , demanding a human ruler. Yet even in their rejection, God was still working out His plan. “Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man…” (1 Samuel 9:16) God speaks to Samuel in advance. Nothing here is random—this is divine orchestration. Jesus Revealed in the Search Saul is searching for lost donkeys , but he ends up finding a kingdom. This echoes something much greater in the New Testament: Jesus came searching for what was truly lost— us (Luke 19:10) Saul didn’t know where he was going...

Judges 13 — The Birth of Samson Points to Jesus: God’s Promise Before the Deliverer Appears A Savior Announced Before the Battle Begins Before victory ever comes, God always prepares a deliverer. In Judges 13 , Israel once again falls into sin—continuing the same cycle we saw in Judges 10 and Judges 11 , where the people cried out only after suffering. This time, something is different: they don’t even cry out… but God still moves. That alone points forward to Jesus Christ —because salvation was never initiated by man… it was always initiated by God. A Miraculous Birth — Echoes of Christ A barren woman is visited by the Angel of the Lord and told she will bear a son— Samson . This mirrors multiple divine births in Scripture, but most importantly, it points forward to Jesus : Both births were announced by a heavenly messenger Both were miraculous and divinely appointed Both were set apart before birth This is not random—this is God establishing a pattern . Just as S...