1 Samuel 12:22
1 Samuel 12:22 Meaning and Explanation
“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Samuel assures them that for His own name's sake the Lord will not abandon the people He chose.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:22 Mean?
Samuel grounds Israel's hope not in their goodness but in God. The Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name is bound up with them, and it pleased Him to make them His own.
Here is the deepest comfort: God's faithfulness rests on His own character, not on our worthiness. He keeps His people because He delights to, and His name is at stake in their keeping. The believer's security flows from the steadfast love of a God who will not abandon what He has claimed.
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What does 1 Samuel 12:22 mean?
Samuel assures them that for His own name's sake the Lord will not abandon the people He chose.