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...

Hannah’s Prayer and the Birth of Promise — Finding Jesus in the Cry of the Broken Heart The book of 1 Samuel opens not with a king, but with tears. Before David. Before Saul. Before battles and crowns—there was a barren woman crying before God. And that matters. Because Scripture often begins God’s greatest works in places of pain. Before Isaac, there was Sarah’s barrenness. Before John the Baptist, there was Elizabeth’s waiting. Before Jesus entered the world, there was centuries of silence. Now in 1 Samuel 1, we meet Hannah—a woman deeply loved, but deeply broken. Her womb was closed. Her heart was heavy. Her rival mocked her. Her soul was crushed. But hidden inside her sorrow was the beginning of God’s redemption story. And if we look closely, we do not just see Hannah. We see Jesus. A House Divided, A Heart Crying Out Elkanah had two wives: Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none (1 Samuel 1:2). In biblical symbolism, barrenness often represents ...