Samuel 1 Quiz
STORIES OF TRANSITION INTO NATIONHOOD 1. What statement does Judges end with? 2. Israel had no _____ ____ and each tribe was _____ _____ _____ _____ 3. This lack of Leadership threatened Israel because of the______ 4. _____ had ,mixed feeling about Israel becoming a nation 5. Written during the _____, _____ years after 1 + 2 Samuel and Kings (_____)
1. " In those days there was no king in Israel; and all of the people did what was right in their own eyes.'' 2. CENTRAL LEADER, GOING IT'S OWN WAY 3. Phillistines 4. Deuteronomists 5. EXILE (587 B.c), 400 years after S1,S2,K (1000 B.C)
1. What happens when Abner and Ishbaal argue about the throne of Israel? 2. What does Abner do? 3. What happens to Abner as he leaves? 4. What does David do? 5. What happens to Ishbaal
1. Abner leaves Ishbaal to reconcile with David. 2. Offers to unite Israel under David and he brings Michal back 3. He is killed by Joab to avenge Asahel. 4 Mourns for Abner 5. Ishbaal is killed by his generals and they bring his head to David, expecting a reward. David kills them, then mourns for Ishbaal.
1. Who else does Solomon kill? 2. What does Solomon get by securing his throne 3. Who does Solomon marry to secure peace with Egypt and what does he do? 4. What does Solomon dream of? 5. What does God do? Summarize baby story that Solomon showed his wisdom with
1. Adonijah because he wants Ashibag the Shunamite, David's nurse as wife 2. Peace 3. The princess of Egypt, ends up worshipping in high places, omen of falling away from God 4. God giving him anything he wants, asks for an understanding heart(wisdom) 5. He is pleased so he makes Solomon wisest man and gives riches
END OF ELI'S LINEAGE 1. After relaying the _____ of _______ to ____, He accepts the____ _____ that .... 2. Eli's sons bring The ______ of the _______ to a _____ against the _______ 3. They ____ and _____ is captured 4. _____ dies after hearing this 5. What happens to Phillistines and what do they do after how much time?
1. After Relaying the Words of God to Eli, Eli Accepts the Lord's Punishment that his line will end 2. Ark of the Covenant to a battle against the phillistines 3. They die and he Ark of the Covenant is captured 4. Eli 5. Phillistines cities that the Ark goes in get tumors, so after seven months the Phillistines give the Ark back along with five golden mice and five golden tumors
SAUL'S MURDEROUS INTENTIONS 1. When does Jonathan talk to Saul? 2. What does Saul do when he learns that David went to his brothers? 3. Saul shows that he wants ____ to be king, but knows ____ has threatened that plan.
1. After two days of David being absent 2. He went into a rage, declaring that David must die. 3. Jonathan, David JONATHAN HAS ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED DAVID'S KINGSHIP
SAMUEL-SAUL DIES AGAIN 1. Summarize second death account of Saul.
1. Ammalekite walks by wounded Saul, Saul asks Ammalekite to kill him. Ammalekite does, and takes his crown and armlet to David, who mourns for Saul and has the Ammalekite killed. Scholars agree that the Ammalekite made it up.
1. What does Israel lack because Saul died? 2. Who is appointed king of southern Tribe Judah, and where is he appointed. 3. Who is appointed king of eleven northern tribes? By whom? 4. How long is Israel split in a war between the two kings? 5. What happened in an important battle?
1. An officially recognized king 2. David at Hebron 3. Abner (Saul's general) appoints Saul's remaining son, Ishbaal, king of the northern tribes 4. Two years. David got stronger and Ishbaal got weaker 5. Abner killed Asahel, Joab's brother
1. Saul gives David his _____ 2. What does David take instead? Why? 3. He then
1. Armor 2. David's first time in armor, couldn't move in it, brings his sling, staff, and stones 3. Meets Goliath
DAVID AT NOB 1. What do David and Jonathan form? 2. After leaving Jonathan where does David go and whom does he meet? 3. What did David ask him for and why did he say he was there 4. Who was there? 5. What did Ahimalech give to David?
1. Band of bros 2. Goes to Nob to consult Ahimalech 3. He asked for food and said that he was there on Saul's orders 4. Doegg the Edomite one of Saul's men 5. Snow bread and goliath's Sword
ENTER DAVID 1. Because of ______, Saul is ______ by God as _____ ____ ____ ____ 2. God sends Samuel to Bethlehem to..... 3. Samuel finds _____, _______ are rejected: ______ son, _______, chosen and anointed king
1. Because of his disobedience, Saul is rejected by God as the king of Israel ( 1 Samuel: 22-23) 2 Find the next king (town Ruth went to and where Jesus was born) 3. Finds sons of Jesse (son of obed, Ruth's son), older sons are rejected: youngest son, David, chosen and anointed king ( who was tending to sheep and not present)
1. What does David do now that he has his new capitol city? 2. Why do Michal and David fall apart?
1. Bring in the ark. 2. David was dancing exuberantly upon the ark's arrival, which Michal disapproved of.
1. What dream of David does Solomon fulfill? 2. What is placed there, and what does it centralize? 3. What does God give Solomon?
1. Building the temple 2. Ark is put there and it centralizes worship. 3. Warning and promise, Israel will not be forsaken if Loyal, but if they forget God temple willl be destroyed
1. All sin is ______ not private. 2. What happens in the family?
1. Communal 2. David's son Amnon rapes his half sister Tamar and Tamar's full brother Absalom kills Amnon two years later and then flees from Israel for THREE YEARS
TO HAVE A KING OR NO TO HAVE A KING? 1. Samuel is _____ that the people have asked for a king 2 God tells him that______,not____, and to do _________, but _______ 3. The king will...... 4. Then....... 5. The people _____ ____, they want to _______ and a __________
1. DISPLEASED 2. God tells him that the Isrealites are rejecting God, not Samuel, and to do as they ask, but also give them a warning 3. Have many rights and take almost everything away from the people 4. When Israel cries out to God because of the king God willl not hear their cry 5. The people don't care, they went to be like other nations and a king
1. What happens when Absalom returns? 2. What do they eventually do? 3. What happens to Absalom? 4. What does David get?
1. David forgives him but Absalom tries to undermine his authority. EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN DAVID FLEEING FOR HIS LIFE LIKE WITH SAUL 2. Go to war, Absalom is defeated. 3. He is killed by Joab when his hair was stuck in a tree, even though David said no. 4. The throne of Jerusalem, even though the peace is now gone.
DAVID MEETS GOLIATH 1. David is sent to the ______ by ______, to _____ _____ to his _____ _____ _____, who joined Saul's army 2. What does David hear there? 3. When no one steps up to _____ _____, _____ volunteers 4. _______ initially tells him _____ ____, but David insists, citing what?
1. David sent to the battlefield by Jesse to bring food to his three oldes brothers, who joined saul's Army 2. Goliath's tauts against Israel 3. Fight Goliath, David 4 Saul, not to, cites his experience fighng lions in the wilderness
1. After David had told Jonathan everything, what do they agree on? 2. What traditionally would happen the next day, at the new moon? 3. What would Jonathan do? And what was the explanation for David's abscence? 4. What plan did they hatch to warn David if it was safe?
1. David should go into hiding, and come up with a plan 2. Saul and David would eat together. (David wouldn't show up because Saul is trying to kill him) 3. Jonathan would see if he was really trying to kill David, and said that David was at a clan sacrifice. 4. Arrow plan: if shot to side safe, if shot beyond, David needs to flee
Saul's Shortcominngs 1. Despite being..... Saul was..... 2. After he was anointed Saul won....... 3. Later, when the Israelites were......, Saul........ this was bad because.... 4. In another battle, God told Saul to ........., but
1. Despite being very handsome and standing head and shoulders above the people, he was not a consistently good king 2. A great victory against the ammonites 3. Israelites were waiting to battle th Philistines, Saul offered sacrifice (Samuel wasn't there yet and only priests could offer sacrifices 4. God told Saul to put the city of Amalek under the ban, but Saul captured the king and took some possessions
1. Before leaving David, what did Jonathan ask him? 2. What would happen in three days? 3. Regardless of the outcome.....
1. For David to remember him as family 2. The arrow plan 3. The Lord would be between Jonathan and David for ever
1. What does Solomon introduce? 2. What does Solomon do to Israel? 3. This leads to
1. Forced labor 2. Divides it into twelve districts, introduces taxes and favors his own tribe 3. Eventual division of Israel
1. What does everyone do after Ishbaal's death? 2. How old was David? 3. Where does David establish himself? 4. What happens with the philistines?
1. Go to Hebron and annoint David king over all of Israel. 2. 30 3. He takes over a new place called Jerusalem to show that he had no favorites. 4. In fear of the united Israel, they try and fail to attack David and are never a real threat again.
1. Samuel had already been told by ____ that Saul would ____ _____ 2. Samuel ____ ____ ____ ___ ___ and afterwards _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 3. Samuel then _____ _____ _____ ____, and _____ ____ _____ _____ declaring him _____ ____ _____ 4. Saul _____ _____, but _______ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ ____ 5. A couple of days later, Samuel ____ _____ _____ _____ _____, and ______ ____ _____ _____ ____ 6. They had to ____ ____ because
1. God, be coming 2.invites Saul to a meal, afterwards tells him that the donkeys were found 3. Sent Saul's server ahead and anointed him with oil, declaring him king of Israel 4. Returned home, didn't mention that he had been anointed king 5. Called all of the people together and chose Saul to be king 6. Find Saul because he was hiding in the baggage
1. Queen of Sheba story:
1. Goes to see Solomon's wisdom when she sees it she gives spices and money -Arabic or African
THE PROPHET SAMUEL: ANNOINTER OF KINGS 1. Was born to _____ who was____ 2. When Samuel was born he was offered as _____ 3. What is the song of Hannah similar to 4. Samuel was raised at _____ of ____ by _____ 5. _____ was kept here
1. HANNAH, BARREN 2. Nazarite 3. The Magnificat 4. Raised at shrine of Shiloh by Eli 5. Ark kept there
DAVID SPARES SAUL'S LIFE 1. What does Saul do after returning to chase David and why? 2. Who was there? 3. What does David do to Saul, what do his men want done? 4. What does David do when Saul exits, what is Saul's response? 5. What does Saul stop doing temporarily?
1. He goes into a cave to relieve himself. 2. David and his men. 3. David cuts off of a piece of Saul's robe, David's men want him to kill Saul, but he refuses because Saul is anointed. 4. David told him of what just happened and Saul falls to his knees, weeps, admits he is wrong, and asks David for forgiveness. 5. Pursuing David
DAVID IN KELIAH 1. What does Saul do when he hears David is in Keliah? 2. What does David do and what does he learn. 3. What do David and his men do, and what does Saul do? 4. What temporarily gets Saul off of David's trail?
1. He plans to trap him there. 2. He prays to God and learns that the people of Keliah plan to hand him over to Saul. 3. David and his men flee into the wilderness of Keliah and Saul pursues him. 4. Saul hears that the Phillistines are attacking so he beats them then chases David again
PLAN OF THE ARROWS CARRIED OUT 1. Jonathan goes out to the field David was in and does what? 2. After the servant retrieves the arrow, Jonathan does what? 3. Where do they both go?
1. He shoots an arrow, telling his servant that the arrow is further on 2. Sends him away so he and David can say goodbye, both are heartbroken by the situation 3. Jonathan returns to the city and David flees to the shrine of Nob.
1. What does David want to do and who agrees with him? 2. What does Nathan dream of and tell David?
1. He wasn't to build a house for the Lord in the Ark, and the prophet Nathan said the lord would like it. NATHAN WAS A NON-WRITING PROPHET WHO CAME OUT OF NOWHERE 2. That the lord does not want a house, but he will give David one. This is the DAVIDIC COVENANT and it states that David will have an everlasting dynasty of the Lord's favor. Jesus is of this line.
1. What of solomon's Money 2. What also increases? 3. What happens to Solomon?
1. Israel and him filthy rich, richest up to then 2. His harem: 700 wives and 300 concubines 3. He tolerates the pagan wives until he can't distinguish between other gods and the LORD so God says another will get the kingdom
SAUL TRIES TO KILL DAVID 1. In ____, Saul discusses what with whom? 2. What two things does Jonathan do? 3. After David ____ is _____ to Saul, Saul _____ 4. What does David do?
1. Jealousy, Saul discusses his intention to kill David with Jonathan 2. He tells David to hide and convinces Saul out of it 3. After David won some more victories against the Phillistines and is playing the harp to Saul, Saul gets Jealous again and tries to kill David with Spears 4. Flee
1. Names of Saul's sons who died in battle, what happens to Saul? 2. What does Saul tell armorbearer to do? What do they both do? 3. What do Phillistines do to bodies of Saul and his sons? Who got the bodies down and bury them.
1. Jonathan, Abinidab, and Malcishua, Saul wounded by arrows 2. Saul his armorbearer kill him, armorbearer refuses so he falls on own sword. Armor bearer kills himself out of grief 3. Philistines cut off his head and stripped his body to parade around the Phillistines lands then they impale Saul and his sons on wall of Bethshan. Israelite warriors of Jabesh- Gilead take the bodies down and bury them.
THE FIRST KING OF ISRAEL, SAUL 1. Saul, son of ____ was a member of the Tribe of ______ 2. What was noteworthy about this tribe? 3. Saul and a servant went looking for....... 4. When they came to a city, without _____, Saul's servant said______ to consult about the missing donkeys
1. Kish, Benjamin 2. It was the least of the tribes since Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob 3. Kish's donkeys 4. Having found the donkeys, servant that Samuel was there
1. Even though he was flawed, what did David never do? 2. What was he able to do? 3. What did he do in his trials, and what did he do when he sinned? 4. What was David a hopeful sign of during the exile?
1. Lose trust in God. 2. Establish a relatively secure monarchy. 3. He turned to God's care in his trials, and repented when he sinned. 4. A sign that if they repented God would forgive them and of the Messiah.
SAUL'S DESPAIR 1. What does Saul do when he hears of Phillistines gathering forces? 2. What does Saul do for help? 3. What does Samuel prophesy?
1. Loses hope 2. Find a medium to summon Samuel, ironic because Saul outlawed them 3. That Saul and his sons would die, and that the Israelite army would be overrun by Phillistines
IS SAUL ALSO AMONG THE PROPHETS? 1.In pursuit of David, where does Saul end up? 2. What happens when Saul arrives? 3. What two things does David do in the meantime?
1. Naioth in Ramah ( Saul goes because the messengers were in a prophetic state, which was prophesying) 2. He falls into a prophetic sate, strips naked, and prophesies all day and night 3. David flees and consults Jonathan
THE CALLING OF SAMUEL 1. Summarize
1. One night while sleeping, Samuel hears his name being called -Runs to Eli "Here I Am! You called Me!" "I did not call you. Go back to sleep." (Twice) Third time: "Here I am! You called me!" "Go back to sleep, and if you are called, reply, "Speak LORD, for your servant is listening.""
SAMUEL AS A PROPHET AND JUDGE 1. Samuel was already acknowledged as a _____ 2. After the ______ was ______, he also become a _____ over all of Israel for ____ years 3. What happened under Samuel's leadership? 4. Samuels sons did not ______ by... 5. Because of this, in Samuel's _____ ______, the people asked for a _____
1. Prophet 2. Ark of the Covenant was returned he also became a judge over all of Israel for twenty years 3. All of Israel turned to the Lord. 4. Follow in their father's footsteps by looking at their own gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice 5. Because of this, in Samuel's old age, the people for him to appoint a king over Israel
DAVID SPARES SAUL AGAIN 1. What does Saul do? 2. Name of David's soldier 3. What do David and Abishai do, what does Abishai want David to do? 4. What does David do, and who hears this? 5. Where does Saul go and what does David decide?
1. Pursues David again 2. Abishai 3. They go into Sauls camp and take his spear and water jug. Abishai wants David to kill Saul 4. David taunts Abner, Saul's general. Saul hears this and remorses, and David gives speech of his loyalty. 5. Saul goes home and David decides that he needs protection from the Phillistines.
1. What do people do? 2. Who is apppointed king of ten tribes? 3. What does Solomon try to do? 4. How long was he king for and who inherits kingship (for now)?
1. Rebel because of Solomon's harshness 2. Jeroboam, God promises him He will be with him if he follows Him WON'T HAPPEN IN SOLOMON'S LIFETIME FOR THE SAKE OF DAVID 3. Kill Jeroboam, but he flees to Egypt until Solomon's death 4. He was king for forty years and his son, Rehoboam succeeds him as ruler of a divided kingdom
SOMEONE'SDEATH AND NABAL ENCOUNTER 1. Who dies now? 2. Where does David go for the funeral before returning to the wilderness. 3. Who do David and men go to for food? 4. What does he say and how does David respond? 5. Who hears of this and what is her plan? 6. What does David do after Nabal dies, and what does Saul do to lessen David's claim on the throne?
1. Samuel 2. Ramah 3. Nabal, a Shepard whom David had previously helped 4. Nabal says that he doesn't remember him, so David will kill him 5. Abigail, Nabal's wife. She gathers a gift of food to apologize and David accepts 6. David marries Abigail out of generosity and Saul marries Michal off to someone else.
SAUL'S DISLOYALTY VS. DAVID'S LOYALTY 1. Who does Doeg tell? 2. What does Saul do? 3. Who survived and went to David? 4. What city was being attacked by the Phillistines that. David liberated?
1. Saul 2. Kill everyone at Nob including Ahimalech and his family 3. Ahimalech's son- Abithar 4. Keliah
THE BATTLE 1. Goliath _____ when he sees David 2. Why is David confident? 3. How does David kill him? 4. David then....
1. Scoffs 2. He trusts in the Lord. 3. Hitting him in the forehead with his sling 4. Cut his head off with his own sword
DAVID ON THE RUN 1. Saul Does what, planning on ____ David ____ ____ ? 2. Who warns David to flee? 3. What does said person do? 4. David flees to where?
1. Sets guards at Davids house, planning on killing David the next morning 2. Michal 3 Lets David out of a window and says he threatened her to Saul (in order not to die) 4. He flees to the city of Naioth in Ramah (many prophets gather here)
KINGS 1 1. As the kingdom falls into disarray, who claims himself to be king? 2. When does Solomon become king? 3. What does Adonijah do?
1. Solomon's bro Adonijah , whom Nathan didn't like. 2. When Bathsheba and Nathan are telling him that Adonijah had already claimed it. 3. Flee to the alter where Solomon says that he wouldn't harm him for now, Adonijah pays homage
1. What is known far and wide? 2. What did he allegedly do?
1. Solomon's wisdom 2. Write most of the wisdom books and lots of proverbs and songs, likely didn't happen WASN'T THAT WISE CUZ OPPRESSION AND FALLING AWAY FROM GOD
1. What are the consequences of the adultery? 2. Name of Bathsheba's other son
1. The child born of it will die, and part of his family will turn against him. 2. Solomon
1. David's final words to Solomon 2. Who does David want Solomon to kill? 3. How old is David when he dies?
1. To stay faithful to keep the throne, and take revenge where David did not 2. Joab because he killed Abner 3. 70, after being king for 40 years
1. Like Samuel we need to ...........
1. Train the ears of our heats to listen for the voice of God.
SAUL PLOTS AGAINST DAVID 1. To try and____ ____, Saul tells him that he should ______ _____, Saul's ______, and become Saul's _____ ____ ____, but David says.. 2. Saul gives David a price of ____ to convince him that he's worthy 3.Within the ____, David took ____ foreskins to Saul 4. David and Michal get married. But why does Saul now fear David and see him as an enemy?
1. Trap David, Saul says he should marry Michal, Saul's ____, and become Saul's son in law, but David says that he isn't worthy 2. 100 Phillistine foreskins so he would be killed 3. Within the year, David took 200 foreskins to Saul 4. Michal, Jonathan, and all of Israel love David
AFTERMATH OF DAVID'S VICTORY 1. While ________, David meets _____. What happens between them? 2. For ____ _____, Saul......., with the ____ _____ ____ 3. Some women chanted..... 4. Saul becomes _____ and tries to _____
1. While waiting to meet Saul, David meets Jonathan. They become best friends. (One of he best friendships in the Bible) THEY WOULD LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR EACH OTHER 2. For defeating Goliath, Saul puts David in charge of army, with Israel's approval 3. Saul his Slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands 4. Saul becomes Jealous, and tries to kill David by throwing his spear but misses twice
SAUL MEETS DAVID 1. _____ different accounts of how Saul and David met 2. First one: 3. Second one:
1. two 2. David plays harp for Saul because the spirit of the Lord left him after David's annoinment and an evil spirit tormented Saul (Harp relieved Saul of his anxiety) 3. Encounter between David and Goliath
1. What does Saul do when he hears of where David went? 2. How does David get on the good side of Philistine King Achish? 3. How long does David stay with Philistines? 4. What do the Philistines want to do, and what does Achish want David to do? 5. Why doesn't David go, what would he have done?
1.Looks for him 2. Deceives him by saying he is attacking Israel towns when he is actually attacking Philistine towns. 3. 1 year. 4. Phillistines want to attack Israel and Achish wants David to come 5. The generals don't trust David, he would've attacked them from behind anyway
4 Pros/3Cons of king
Pros: 1. Unity of Purpose 2. Strength in numbers (for fighting Phillistines) 3. Israel would "be like other nations"(what people wanted) 4. Israel would grow in strength and power Cons: 1.Obscures the fact that God is King (Easy to lose sight of God's prominence) 2. Israel is NOT like the other nations (Israelites are God's chosen people) 3. Bad Kings would easily lead to Israel's destruction.
