b 9A Study Questions for 1 Samuel 1-17
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  1. Discussion Questions for I Samuel 1-17

    1. What did Eli conclude about Hannah when he saw her praying in the temple of the Lord? What was she really doing and why?

    2. What prophecy did the man of God deliver to Eli about his two worthless sons, Phineas and Hophni?

    3. How did God call Samuel to be a prophet?

    4. What happened to Eli when he heard that the Ark of the Covenant had been captured by the Philistines?

    5. Describe how God punished the Philistines after they captured the Ark and took it to their own land.

    6. How did the Philistines go about returning the Ark to Israel?

    7. What is an ‘Ebenezer’? Why did Samuel set it up at Mizpah?

    8. Why did the Israelites demand of Samuel a king? Did their reason for wanting a king agree with God’s provision for one as related in Dt 17: 14-20?

    9. What had God told Samuel on the day before Saul came to visit him?

    10. How did Samuel cause Saul to become king of Israel? What happened to Saul soon after he was chosen to be king by Samuel? When Samuel tried present Saul as king to a large gathering of Israelites at Mizpah, what did Saul do? What did Samuel read to Saul afterwards?

    11. Where did the messengers sent by the elders of Jabesh find Saul? What pagan tribe was attacking the people of Jabesh? How did Saul treat those of his own men who doubted whether he should be king?

    12. What sign did Samuel ask God to send the Israelites to convince them that they had acted in a wicked way by asking for a king just to be like other nations?

    13. What great sin did Saul commit while he waited for Samuel to come and make the sacrifice in preparation for attacking the Philistines? What doom does God pronounce on Saul through the prophet Samuel?

    14. What great victory did Jonathan, Saul’s son, obtain over the Philistines?

    15. What order did God give Saul regarding Agag and the Amalekites? How did Saul disobey?
    What sentence did Samuel pronounce against Saul? What is ‘better than sacrifice’ according to Samuel? How did Samuel react when God told him that He had rejected Saul as king?

    16. Where and to whom was Samuel sent by God to find a new king for Israel? How did God see people differently than Samuel saw them? What began to torment Saul from the moment on when David was anointed? Who tried to comfort Saul when he was tormented?

    17. What did David say to Goliath before killing him?







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