RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 2Lesson #03PRAISE CONTRASTED WITH THE MODEL OF REBELLION Memory Verse: 1Samuel 2:1 Read 1Sam 2:1-11 Hannah’s praise This prayer of praise is recorded as Hebrew poetry just like the book …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 3Lesson #04GOD’S CALL TO MINISTRY Memory Verse: Romans 8:28 or 1Peter 2:9 Read 1Sam 3:1-18 Samuel’s call to ministry Abraham was the first prophet (Gen 20:7). Moses was the greatest …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 4Lesson #05DISCERNING THE LACK OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD Memory Verse: Matthew 7:21 Read 1Sam 4:1-11 Two Battles with the Philistines The date was about 1075 BC. Samson was the …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 5 and 6Lesson 06THE POWER OF GOD DEMONSTRATED OVER DAGON Memory Verse: John 14:6 Read 1Sam 5:1-5 The captured ark confronts Dagon Background concerning Dagon: Dagon was the principal God …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 7Lesson #07VICTORY BY WAY OF THE STONE OF HELP Memory Verse: Psa 18:2 Read 1Sam 7:1-12 Revival and Victory Samuel was about 25 years old at this point. Samson had …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS I SAMUEL 8Lesson #08GOD’S PERMISSIVE WILL Memory Verse: Phi 2:10-11 Read 1Sam 8:1-5 Samuel’s failures Remember that Samuel was raised by Eli in the tabernacle. Eli was not the model parent for …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 9Lesson #09GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY IN ACTION Memory Verse: Psalms 62:11-12 Read 1Sam 9:1-17 God chooses the king Saul and his family: Saul’s father was a man of power. The passage suggests …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 10Lesson #10CONFIRMING GOD’S GUIDANCE Memory Verse: 2Timothy 1:9 Read 1Sam 10:1-16 God’s Confirmation Samuel privately anointed Saul and then there was a RETURN to daily life. In Bible times, the …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 11Lesson #11PRINCIPLES OF UNITY AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE Memory Verse: Rom 12:5, 16 Read 1Sam 11:1-15 The Test for Unity The Ammonite threat: Who were the Ammonites? These people were the …

RETURN TO SYLLABUS 1 SAMUEL 12Lesson #12LIVING THROUGH THE CONSEQUENCES OF GOD’S PERMISSIVE WILL Memory Verse: 1Sam 12:22 Read 1Sam 12:1-5 Samuel’s withdrawal Israel had the king they demanded. Samuel was getting old. This event …