1 Samuel 12:15
1 Samuel 12:15 Meaning and Explanation
“But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.”
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Read Full Chapter →Samuel warns that rebellion will bring the Lord's hand against them as it was against their ancestors.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:15 Mean?
Samuel names the other path. If the people refuse the Lord's voice and rebel against His commandment, His hand will turn against them just as it did against earlier generations.
The warning is not cruelty but love that tells the truth. God's discipline is the firm hand of a Father who will not let His children destroy themselves unwarned. To know both the promise and the peril is to be given a clear choice and the dignity of responding to it.
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What does 1 Samuel 12:15 mean?
Samuel warns that rebellion will bring the Lord's hand against them as it was against their ancestors.