Explore the Biblical Book: 1 Samuel

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:1-7:17 – Samuel the “Segue”

1 Samuel 1:1 – Is Samuel a Priest?

1 Samuel 1:4-20 – Samuel’s Birth

1 Samuel 1:11, 21-28 – Women’s Vows

1 Samuel 1:12-15 – The Invention of Silent Prayer

1 Samuel 2:1-10 – Hannah’s Song

1 Samuel 2:12-17, 22-25, 27-36 – Ancient Clergy Abuse

1 Samuel 2:18-26 – Samuel at Shiloh

1 Samuel 2:22 – The Women at the Tent of Meeting

1 Samuel 3:1-20 – God Calls Samuel

1 Samuel 4:1b-7:2 – The Adventures of the Ark

1 Samuel 7:2-4 – Call to Repentance

1 Samuel 7:5-14 – Prophet, Priest, Judget

1 Samuel 7:15-17 – Samuel’s Career in a Nutshell

1 Samuel 8:1-12:25 – Samuel and Saul

1 Samuel 8:1-5 – Samuel as Father

1 Samuel 8:4-20 – Israel Demands a King

1 Samuel 9:1-2; 10:23 – Meeting Saul

1 Samuel 9:9, 12-14 – Israelite Religion in Flux

1 Samuel 10:1-16; 19:23 – Saul as Prophet

1 Samuel 10:17-24 – God Selects the King

1 Samuel 11:1-15 – Saul as Warrior King

1 Samuel 12:1-25 – Samuel’s Farewell Address

1 Samuel 13:1 – Saul’s Regnal Formula

1 Samuel 13:1-15:33 – God Rejects Saul as King

1 Samuel 13:2-14 – Saul’s Sacrifice

1 Samuel 14:1-45 – Jonathan’s Victory and Saul’s Curse

1 Samuel 14:41 – Urim and Thummim

1 Samuel 14:47-51 – A Positive Summary of Saul’s Achievements

1 Samuel 15:1-33 – Saul Fails Again

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 – Samuel Anoints David King

1 Samuel 16:7 – Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

1 Samuel 16:14-23 – Saul’s Evil Spirit

1 Samuel 17:1-49 – David and Goliath

1 Samuel 17:4 – The Name and Size of the Philistine Champion

1 Samuel 17:40 – Five Stones

1 Samuel 17:57-18:16 – Saul Becomes Jealous of David

1 Samuel 18:1-4 – David and Jonathan

1 Samuel 18:6-20:42 – David Flees Saul

1 Samuel 18:7-8 – Hebrew Poetry

1 Samuel 18:17-29 – David Becomes Saul’s Son-in-Law

1 Samuel 19:1-24 Saul’s Family and Friends Help David

1 Samuel 20:1-42 – Jonathan’s Long Goodbye

1 Samuel 21:1-22:23 – David Grows in Military Might

1 Samuel 21:1-9 – David and the Holy Bread

1 Samuel 21:10-15 – David among the Philistines

1 Samuel 22:3-4 – David the Moabite

1 Samuel 22:6-23 – Saul Kills the Priests

1 Samuel 24:1-26:25 – David’s Respect for the Lord’s Anointed

1 Samuel 27:1-12 – David’s Return to Gath

1 Samuel 28:3-25 – Saul Consults a Medium

1 Samuel 30:1-31 – David Saves Ziklag

1 Samuel 31:1-13 – The Death of Saul

1 Samuel 31:4 – Saul’s Suicide

Luke 1:46-55 – Mary’s Prophecy (the Magnificat)

Passages that Sing: Luke 1-2

The Bible and Justice

3.80: John 8: Woman Caught in Adultery – Where Was the Man?

4.90: Which Version of 2 Chronicles is “Correct”?

4.93: What Help Can Frustrated Parents Get from the Bible?

5.109: What Is Going on in 1 Samuel 28 (Witch of Endor)?

Ancient Near East

The United Monarchy (Northern)

The United Monarchy (Southern)

The Song of Hannah in 1 Samuel