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1st Samuel

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“And the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Heed the voice of the people in all thatthey say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me,

that I should not reign over them’” (1 Samuel 8:7)

A Transition In National Leadership

The Fields of Boaz in Bethlehem

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Outline Of First Samuel

Part One: Samuel, The Last Judge (1:1–7:17)

I. The First Transition of National Leadership: Eli–Samuel .............................................1:1–3:21 A. TheBirthoftheNewLeader..........................................................................................1:1–2:11 B. TheNeedfortheNewLeader.....................................................................................2:12–2:36 C. TheTransitionfromElitoSamuel....................................................................................3:1–18 D. SamuelIsRecognizedastheNewLeaderofIsrael.....................................................3:19–21

II. The Judgeship of Samuel ...........................................................................................4:1–7:17 A. TheNeedforSamuel’sLeadership...............................................................................4:1–6:21 B. TheVictoriesUnderSamuel’sLeadership.....................................................................7:1–17

Part Two: Saul, The First King (8:1–31:13)

I. The Second Transition of National Leadership: Samuel–Saul ..................................8:1–12:25 A. TheCausesoftheTransition..............................................................................................8:1–9 B. TheTransitionfromSamueltoSaul.........................................................................8:10–12:25

II. The Reign of King Saul ............................................................................................13:1–15:9 A. TheEarlySuccessofKingSaul........................................................................................13:1–4 B. TheFailuresofKingSaul............................................................................................13:5–15:9

III. The Third Transition of National Leadership: Saul–David .....................................15:10–31:13 A. TheTransitionofKingshipfromSaultoDavid......................................................15:10–18:9 B. TheAttemptsofSaultoSlayDavid........................................................................18:10–20:42 C. TheRiseofDavidinExile............................................................................................21:1–28:2 D. TheFinalDeclineofSaul............................................................................................28:3–31:13

(TheaboveoutlineisfromNelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps & Charts,p.93)


Part One: Samuel, The Last Judge (1:1–7:17)

I. The FIrsT TransITIon oF LeadershIp: eLI–samueL (1:1–3:21)

A. The Birth of the New Leader (1:1–2:11)

1.HowwouldyoudescribeElkanahasafather?

2.DescribethevowthatHannahmadetoGod.

3.DescribetheconversationbetweenEliandHannah.

4.HowwasSamueldedicatedtoGod?

5.DescribetheelementsofHannah’sprayertoGod.

B. The Need for the New Leader (2:12–2:36)

1.DescribetheimmoralconductofthesonsofEli.

2.DescribethechildhoodyearsofSamuel.

3.DescribetheparentingskillsofEli.


4.WhatdidthemanofGodtellEli?

C. The Transition from Eli to Samuel (3:1–18)

1.HowdidGodrevealHimselftoSamuel?Describethisevent.

2.WhatmessagedidGodgivetoSamuel?

3.HowdidElireacttoGod’smessage?

D. Samuel Is Recognized as the New Leader of Israel (3:19–21)

1.Whatismeantbythephrase,“theLordwaswithhimandletnoneofhiswordsfalltotheground”?

2.HowfardidthefameofSamuelspread?

II. The JudgeshIp oF samueL (4:1–7:17)

A. The Need for Samuel’s Leadership (4:1–6:21)

1.HowdidIsraelreacttothelosstothePhilistines?

2.Whywasthearkofthecovenantbroughtontothebattlefield?Whathappenedtoit?


3.DescribehowElidied.

4.HowdidIchabodgethisname?

5.WhathappenedinthetempleofDagonatAshdod?Why?

6.WhathappenedinthecityofGath?Why?

7.WhathappenedinthecityofEkron?Why?

8.HowlongwasthearkofthecovenantheldbythePhilistines?

9.DescribehowthePhilistinesreturnedthearkofthecovenanttoIsrael.

10.WhydidtheLordstrikethemenofBethShemesh?

B. The Victories Under Samuel’s Leadership (7:1–17)

1.WhatdidSamuelconvincethechildrenofIsraeltodo?


2.WhatdidthePhilistinesseektodotoIsrael?

3.WhydidSamuelnameastone“Ebenezer”?

4.DescribetheworkSamuelperformedasajudgeinIsrael.

Part Two: Saul, The First King (8:1–31:13)

I. The second TransITIon oF LeadershIp: samueL–sauL (8:1–12:25)

A. The Causes of the Transition (8:1–9)

1.WhatwastheproblemwithJoelandAbijah?

2.Whatwasthereal problemwithIsraelrequestingaking?

3.WhatwasSamueltowarnthepeopleabout?

B. The Transition from Samuel to Saul (8:10–12:25)

1.HowdidSamueldescribethebehaviorofkings?

2.WhatdidthepeopleofIsraelwantakingtodoforthem?


3.HowisSauldescribedasweareintroducedtohim?

4.HowdidSaulmakehiswaytothemanofGod?

5.WhatdidGodtellSamuelbeforeSaularrived?

6.WhatwasthepurposeofSamuelanointingSaulwithoil?

7.Whereandhowdidthe“SpiritoftheLord”comeuponSaul?

8.HowdidSamuelproclaimSaulasking?

9.WhatdidNahashtheAmmonitedemandfromthepeopleofJabeshGilead?

10.HowdidSaulmotivatethemenofIsraeltohelphiminbattle?

11.HowdidSaulshowmercyafterthebattle?

12.BeforeSaul’scoronation,whatdidSamuelremindthepeopleof?


13.Whatwouldcause“thehandoftheLord”tobeagainstIsrael?

II. The reIgn oF KIng sauL (13:1–15:9)

A. The Early Success of King Saul (13:1–4)

1.WhatdidSauldointhesecondyearofhisreign?

2.HowdidthePhilistinesregardthepeopleofIsrael?

B. The Failures of King Saul (13:5–15:9)

1.WhatfoolishactdidSaulcommitinGilgal?

2.WhatproblemaroseduetoalackofblacksmithsinIsrael?

3.WhatboldactiondidJonathanmakeagainstthePhilistines?

4.WhatwastheconsequenceofSaul’srashoath?

5.HowwasJonathansavedfromdeath?


6.WhywasSaulsenttodestroyAmalek?

7.DidSaulobeyGod’scommandtodestroytheAmalekites?

III. The ThIrd TransITIon oF LeadershIp: sauL–davId (15:10–31:13)

A. The Transition of Kingship from Saul to David (15:10–18:9)

1.WhatexcusedidSaulgiveforsparingAgag?

2.DescribeSamuel’srebukeofSaul.

3.DidSaultrulyrepentofhissin?Proveyouranswer!

4.WhydidSamuelhesitateingoingtoJessetheBethlehemite?

5.HowwasDavidselectedtobekingofIsrael?

6.WhydidGodsenda“distressingspirit”toSaul?

7.DescribeGoliath,thechampionofthePhilistines.


8.DescribethephysicalappearanceandcharacterofDavid.

9.HowdidDavidkillGoliath?Describethescene.

10.WhydidSauldisliketosongofthewomenofIsrael?

B. The Attempts of Saul to Slay David (18:10–20:42)

1.WhywasSaulafraidofDavid?

2.HowdidSaulplotagainstDavid?

3.WhatformofdowrydidDavidpresenttohisfuturefather-in-law?

4.WhatdidJonathanwarnDavidabout?

5.HowdidMichalprotectDavid?

6.WhathappenedtothemenSaulsenttokillDavid?


7.WhatcovenantwasmadebetweenJonathanandDavid?

8.WhywasSaulsoangryatJonathan?

9.WhatcausedJonathanandDavidtoweep?

C. The Rise of David in Exile (21:1–28:2)

1.WhatalldidDavidgetfromAhimelechthepriest?

2.WhydidDavidfleetoGath?Howdidhebehavethere?

3.WhathappenedatthecaveofAdullam?

4.WhydidSaulmurderthepriestsofGod?

5.HowdidDavidsavetheinhabitantsofKeilah?

6.WhatdidtheZiphitestellSaul?

7.WheredidDavidstayinEnGedi?Whathappenedthere?


8.WhydidSaulweepatthevoiceofDavid?

9.WhatdidDavidsweartoSaul?

10.WhatdidDavidrequestofNabal?

11.WhatkindnessdidAbigailshowtowardsDavidandhismen?

12.HowdidNabaldie?Pleaseexplain.

13.WhatdidDaviddoafterthedeathofNabal?

14.WhatdidDavidpreventAbishaifromdoing?Why?

15.HowdoesDavidtauntAbner?

16.DescribetheconversationbetweenSaulandDavid.

17.HowlongdidDavidstayinthelandofthePhilistnes?HowdidDavidspendhistimethere?


18.WhatjobdidAchishgiveDavid?

D. The Final Decline of Saul (28:3–31:13)

1.AfterthedeathofSamuel,howdidSaulseektoinquireoftheLord?

2.WhydidSaulgotoEnDor?Howdidhetravelthere?

3.WhatdidthewomanatEnDorsee?Wasshesurprised?

4.WhatbittermessagedidSamuelgivetoSaul?

5.HowdidSaulreacttothemessageofSamuel?

6.HowdidtheprincesofthePhilistinesreactwhentheysawDavid?

7.WhathappenedatZiklag?HowdidthemenwhowerewithDavidreacttothis?HowdidDavidreact?

8.HowdidDavidobtaindirectionfromGod?


9.HowdidanEgyptianhelpDavidrecoverwhathehadlost?

10.WhatnewstatuteandordinancewasmadeinIsrael?

11.WheredidDavidsendsomeofthe“spoiloftheenemiesoftheLord”?

12.DescribethedeathofSaulandhissons.

13.WhathappenedtothebodyofSaul?

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