The two books, which were originally one, are principally concerned with the origin and early history of the monarchy of ancient israel. This page will help you prepare your sunday school lessons and childrens church lessons from the book of 1 samuel. Samuel was one of the most godcentered leaders of the old testament, a man with godly character and the respect of those he served. Up until this point in biblical history, the israelites have not had a king. A workbook suitable for bible classes, family studies, or personal bible study pratte, david e on. The next morning samuel instructed that sauls servant go ahead of them while he revealed to saul the word of god see 1 samuel 9. This is a selftest on chapters 1 10 of the book of i samuel. Its three main characters, samuel the prophet, saul, and david are among the most powerful people in the bible, yet their lives were scarred by farreaching mistakes. His was an epoch life like abrahams, joshuas and luthers. But the rest were later finished by other prophets like gad or nathan.
Skim the book of 1 samuel, state the theme of the book, and list its main characters. Audio books bible trivia pastors blogs sermons sunday school lessons. It was likely completed just after davids reign as king, around 930 bc. Introduction to book of 1 samuel, israels first king. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in carmel. See more ideas about kids church, sunday school lessons and bible for kids. In later times this age was a critical point in the life of a jewish boy. His annual worship at shiloh and the portions he gave at such times to his wives, 1 samuel 1.
The earlier parts of the book were probably written by samuel. A workbook suitable for bible classes, family studies, or. Hannah prays for a son and promises him to the lord. The birth and calling of samuel 1 samuel these past few weeks of studying gods word we are reminded of the sinfulness of all people. Book of first samuel overview insight for living ministries. Discipleship lessons from 1 and 2 samuel handouts for group participants if youre working with a class or small group, feel free to duplicate the following handouts. In every age, there have been women who were unable to. Behind the pages of this index are a rich library of printable resources for your childrens church, sunday school, preschool, nursery, and youth ministry. Study 1 samuel using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning.
The printables for david in this series are for an older age group than i usually post. There are slight variations in the way biblical scholars divide the contents of 1 samuel. Why would god punish eli, and what lesson can we learn. My title for this lesson is gods will for our lives and gods judgment. The book of 1 samuel 915 samuel at ramah, saul becomes king and reigns 27 years before david anointed 10521025 bc after these things he gave them judges until samuel the prophet. Aabandoned god, bbondage to their enemies, ccried out to god, ddeliverer, eease.
Tell them to look at the chart in the lesson the period of the judges as a visual aid. Even israels clamor for a king was somewhat conditioned by the regal fashion of the age. After 20 years of such oppression, samuel, who had gained national prominence as a prophet, summoned the people to mizpah one of the highest hills in the land, where he organized them into an. Ask the class to follow along, looking for what samuel did for saul. Samuel is born, and hannah fulfills her promise by bringing him to the temple. Hannah, being barren, is reproached by peninnah, especially in their going up to shiloh. Can anyone remember the continuous cycle we discovered in judges.
Chapter 25 of first samuel begins with the news that samuel the prophet has died and israel all came out to bury him and lament over his life. Some account of elkanah and his two wives, peninnah and hannah, 1 samuel 1. The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form part of the narrative history of israel in the neviim or prophets section of the hebrew bibleold testament, called the deuteronomistic history, a series of books joshua, judges, samuel and kings that constitute a theological history of the israelites and aim to explain gods law for israel under the guidance of the prophets. Gain a basic knowledge of the time ruled by the judges, and the united kingdom under saul, david and solomon. The book starts with the miraculous birth of samuel in answer to his mothers earnest prayer. King saul killed many of the priests in elis family in chapter 22. Invite students to write unable to bear children on line 1 under the column titled hannahs adversity. Solid bible lesson great for sunday school, bible bowl or bible quiz preparations. An overview of 1 samuel including statistics of the book and background material. When the people ask for a king, the lord instructs samuel to anoint.
This summary of the book of 1 samuel provides information about the title. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. While the people cry for a king, hannah cries for a child. At that point, david took the path back to the lord well study this next week. Eli blesses samuels parents for letting him serve the lord. Samuel anoints saul, and he is later publicly proclaimed the king of israel. The book of 1 samuel is set in israel during the transition between the period of the judges and the period of the monarchy.
It was the translators of the septuagint greek translation of the ot at. It was the sad ending of a tragic life, concluding the story of a man who came to the throne humble but left it hardened, bitter against both god and man. This is an interesting chapter because it displays how people felt about rulership during these times. Every time that you say and samuel answered have the kids respond with here i am lord.
Then they asked for a king, and god gave them saul the son of kish, a man of the tribe of benjamin, for forty years. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. Book of 1 samuel matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Sin snags us by making life more enjoyable at first, but the consequences always catch up to us. Prior to the septuagint, 1 samuel and 2 samuel were one work in the jewish bible. Many years later, men translated the bible into the greek language the language of the new testament. The book of 1 samuel can be neatly divided into two sections. I have to admit, when i first started writing commentary on 1st samuel, i didnt. The name of the book comes from the first important person in. After being raised by the priest eli in temple, samuel becomes gods number one prophet. Originally the two books of samuel formed o n e historical book. Despite his brothers anger, david continued to tell the israelites that they should not be afraid of goliath. From this we can conclude that the book came together sometime after the death of david 971 bc and perhaps even after the death of solomon 931 bc. Hannah wanted a baby boy very much and when god gave her samuel she made sure that he was raised in the church.
A free bible commentary on the first book of samuel in easyenglish. The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form part of the narrative history of israel in. The old testament book of 1 samuel is a record of triumph and tragedy. She even promised that if god gave her a baby boy, she would dedicate him to doing the lords work. They were later divided for convenience in the same way as chronicles and kings. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers.
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