Lesson 22: “The Lord Looketh on the Heart” – Scriptures and Quotes

Lesson 22: “The Lord Looketh on the Heart” – Scriptures and Quotes

Reading 1 – 1 Samuel 9:1-2

Reading 2 – 1 Samuel 9:18-20

Reading 3 – 1 Samuel 9:25-27,10:1

Reading 4 – Bible Dictionary – Anoint, page 609

Exodus 40:12-13

From the Bible Dictionary definition of "Anointed One" - The English word Christ is from a Greek word meaning anointed, and is the equivalent of Messiah, which is from Hebrew and Aramaic term meaning anointed.

Reading 5 – 1 Samuel 10:6-10

1 Samuel 10:24

Reading 6 – 1 Samuel 13:9-14

Reading 7 - Elder James E. Talmage wrote, “Saul prepared the burnt offering himself, forgetting that though he occupied the throne, wore the crown, and bore the scepter, [he had] no right to officiate … in the Priesthood of God; and for this and other instances of his unrighteous presumption he was rejected of God and another was made king in his place” (The Articles of Faith, 12th ed. [1924], 185).

Reading 8 - President N. Eldon Tanner:  "We all know that there are many, many things in science which we do not understand, but which we must and do accept. Where would we be if the laws of nature and the laws of God were limited to man's understanding? We have been admonished: 'Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding'." (CR, Apr 1969)

1 Samuel 14:12

Reading 9 – 1 Samuel 15:1-3

1 Samuel 15:22-23

Reading 10 - Elder Neal A. Maxwell wrote:  "At issue is our obedience to the Lord. Has he not said, 'To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams'? (1 Samuel 15:22.)  Obedience is what is needed, because through obedience we can grow and become more like Him." (Meek and Lowly, pp15-16) A prominent feature of the natural man is selfishness—the inordinate and excessive concern with self. Prophets frequently warn about the dangers of this sin. The distance between constant self-pleasing and self-worship is shorter than we think. Stubborn selfishness is actually rebellion against God, because, warned Samuel, 'stubbornness is as. . . idolatry' (1 Samuel 15:23)." (Men and Women of Christ, pp8-9)

1 Samuel 16:6-7

1 Samuel 17:4-11

1 Samuel 17:45-47