Folks, here's the deal: 1 Samuel is all about a man named Elkanah and his family. Elkanah had two wives, and one of them, Hannah, wasn't able to have any kids. She was really sad about it and prayed to God for help. →

Folks, listen here, Jack. My father used to say that if you want the Lord to take care of you, you have to take care of Him. And that's what Eli's sons were, uh, not doing. See here, Jack, they were literally taking advantage of the Lord's people and not honoring Him, no malarkey. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal! God was calling out to young Samuel but he didn't know it was God at first. He was like, "What was that?" and he went to Eli three times and Eli knew it was God talkin' to him. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal. God was getting frustrated with the Israelites because they weren't worshipping Him properly. So, He sent a message to them - and it was a doozy. He told them they needed to go and fight the Philistines. →

Listen, Jack, c'mon man, here's the deal about 1 Samuel 5. So, the Philistines captured the Ark of God from the Israelites and took it to Ashdod, and put it in the temple of their god, Dagon. Now, get this, the next morning, the people of Ashdod look and Dagon has fallen on his face before the Ark of the Lord. →

Folks, here's the deal, 1 Samuel 6 is all about the Ark of the Covenant and the troubles it caused. See here, Jack, it all starts when the Philistines capture the Ark, and they keep it in their territory for seven months. →

Well, folks, here's the deal. My father used to say that the Book of 1 Samuel is all about Samuel and his sons. Chapter 7 tells the story of how the people of Israel, c'mon, man!, turned to God and asked him to help them beat their enemies. →

C'mon, man! Here's the deal -- 1 Samuel 8 is all about the people of Israel asking for a king. See here, Jack, it's like this -- my father used to say that the people wanted to be like all the other nations around them and have a king to lead them. →

Folks! Here's the deal, 1 Samuel Chapter 9 starts with a man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin who had a son named Saul. Kish was looking for his donkeys, so he sent Saul and a servant to look for them. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal: I tell ya what, 1 Samuel 10 is a wild ride. We got Saul being anointed by the prophet Samuel and then, my father used to say, "BAM!" the Spirit of the Lord came down on him. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal. No malarkey! Saul, he was the first king of Israel, and he was a real tough cookie. So he had his troops march up to the town of Jabesh-gilead, and the folks there were like, "C'mon, man! Leave us alone!" But Saul? He was like, "Oh no, no, no. →

Folks! Listen, Jack, it's time to talk about 1 Samuel 12. Uh, you know, I don't want no malarkey here. This is a serious business we're talking about. My father used to say, 'Joey, nothing's as important as a good old dose of the Bible. →

C'mon, man! Listen, Jack, here's the deal. No malarkey! My father used to say, "When it comes to kings, it's literally a whole different ball game." And I'm not joking, see here, Jack, 1 Samuel 13 is all about Saul becoming king of Israel. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal. No malarkey. A long time ago, Saul and his son Jonathan wanted to rally the troops to fight the Philistines. So, Saul said the Lord said, “Tomorrow I will deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines. →

Folks, here's the deal: 1 Samuel 15 is all about how God told Saul to go and completely wipe out the Amalekites, kill all their livestock, and burn their cities down. Now look - excuses don't cut it in this situation, no malarkey! Saul went and did as God said, but then he got distracted and didn't kill the king, so God said he was basically going back on his word and, c'mon man, that ain't gonna fly. →

Folks, here's the deal - 1 Samuel 16 is all about picking a new king for Israel. So, my father used to say, "Go out and find a new ruler for the people," and that's exactly what they did. They went out and found a young man named David - and you know what, he was the son of Jesse, and he had a good heart. →

Listen, Jack, this chapter of the Bible is a real doozy, c'mon man! The Israelites and the Philistines were at war, and my father used to say that you can judge a man by the size of his enemy, am I right? Well, the Philistine champion was Goliath and let me tell ya, he was HUGE, literally. →

Folks, here's the deal. When David killed Goliath, King Saul was so impressed that he gave him a job and said he was like a son to him. I'm not joking—literally! This made Saul's own son, Jonathan, so mad that he and David became friends, and they made a covenant of loyalty to each other. →

Listen, Jack, my father used to say, you gotta be careful with the people you trust. I'm not joking, folks -- no malarkey! In 1 Samuel 19, we see this play out. See here, Jack, Saul was out for blood. He wanted to take out David, and he had sent men to watch his house, literally, and kill him. →

Folks, listen up! Here's the deal about 1 Samuel 20. Have you heard about Jonathan and David? Well, it starts with Jonathan, son of Saul, who was the king of Israel. Jonathan and David were best buds, literally, and Jonathan was helping David hide from Saul, who wanted to kill him. →

Folks, here's the deal: I'm not joking, my father used to say, you can find the answer to anything in the Bible. See here, Jack, 1 Samuel 21 tells us an incredible story about David. Uh, you know, David was literally on the run from King Saul, and he went to the priest Ahimelech. →

C'mon, man! Here's the deal with 1 Samuel 22 - it's a wild one, folks. See, there's this guy, Doeg the Edomite - he's uh, you know, a bad seed. I'm not joking, no malarkey! He's a real troublemaker, and King Saul knows it. →

C'mon, man! Listen, Jack, here's the deal. 1 Samuel 23 is one of those chapters that has literally been around since the times of my father. I'm not joking, folks. It's about a man named David, and his mighty prowess in battle. →

C'mon, man, listen up, Jack. Here's the deal: we got ourselves a real Bible story here, folks. I'm not joking, my father used to say, "You got to read 1 Samuel 24. See here, Jack, it was a long time ago when David was hiding from Saul. →

Folks, here's the deal. I'm not joking, no malarkey. My father used to say that 1 Samuel 25 tells the story of a man named Nabal. See here, Jack, Nabal was an arrogant rich guy who refused to provide food for David and his men. →

Folks! No malarkey! Here's the deal: 1 Samuel 26 starts off with a reminder that Saul had already been trying to kill David for a while now. See here, Jack, Saul is camped out near Ziph and David and Abishai, one of his men, sneak up on Saul and his men in the middle of the night. →

Listen, Jack, here's the deal on 1 Samuel 27. So, David has been running from King Saul, literally, for years and years, and he's been trying to find a place to settle down. So he goes to the Philistines, and they don't trust him, but they let him hang around as long as he does what they say. →

Folks, here's the deal. My father used to say, when you're facing a tough situation, you gotta turn to the Lord. Well, I tell you what, no malarkey, that's what Saul did. He was facing down the Philistines and he was scared. →

Folks, here's the deal. In 1 Samuel 29, we see the Philistines and the Israelites getting ready to fight. The Philistines, who had been enemies of the Israelites for a long time, asked the Israelites to join them in the fight against the Israelites' own people. →

Folks, listen up. Here's the deal. My father used to say, ‘No malarkey’ when it comes to the Bible, and this chapter is no exception. See here, Jack, it starts out with David and his men coming back to their home in Ziklag after a battle. →

Folks, here's the deal. You know, my father used to say, there's no malarkey when it comes to the Bible. And the story of 1 Samuel 31 is no exception. Listen, Jack, the Philistines were at war with the Israelites and they were winning. →