1 Samuel |
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1 Samuel |
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I. Birth and Early Years of Samuel (1:1-4:1a)
A. Hannah asks God for a son (1:1-18)
B. Hannah bears Samuel (1:19-20)
C. Hannah fulfills her vow (1:21-28)
D. Song of Hannah (2:1-10)
E. Samuel remains with Eli, the priest (2:11)
F. Marked contrast (2:12-36)
1. Eli's sons are evil (2:12-17)
2. Hannah cares for Samuel (2:18-20)
3. God blesses Hannah and Samuel (2:21)
4. Eli warns his sons (2:22-25)
5. Samuel grows in favor ((2:26)
6. Prophecy against Eli's sons (2:27-36)
G. God speaks with Samuel (3:1-18)
H. Samuel, the prophet (3:19-4:1a)
II. Stories of the Ark of the Covenant (4:1b-7:2)
A. Philistines capture Ark (4:1b-11a)
B. Death in Eli's family (4:11b-22)
C. Philistia returns Ark (5:1-6:12)
D. Ark brought to Kiriath-jearim (6:13-7:2)
III. Samuel Judges Israel (7:3-17)
A. Israel repents (7:3-4)
B. Israel defeats Philistia (7:5-14)
C. Samuel judges Israel (7:15-17)
IV. Quest for a King (8:1-12:25)
A. Samuel's sons are evil (8:1-3)
B. Israel requests a king (8:4-5)
C. Samuel and God argue against a king (8:6-18)
D. Israel still wants a king (8:19-20)
E. God relents (8:21-22)
F. Saul selected and anointed (9:1-10:27a)
1. Privately by Samuel (9:1-10:16)
2. Publicly by Samuel (10:17-26)
3. Opposition by some (10:27a)
G. Saul's victory over Ammon (10:27b-11:11)
H. Saul's kingship renewed (11:12-15)
I. Samuel's farewell address (12:1-25)
V. Saul's Kingship (13:1-15:35)
A. War against Philistia (13:1-14:46)
1. Chronological note (13:1)
2. Initial successes (13:2-4)
3. Philistia prepares for war (13:5-7)
4. Saul offers sacrifice and is rejected by God as king (13:8-15a)
5. Philistine raiding parties (13:15b-18)
6. Philistia's iron monopoly (13:19-22)
7. Jonathan wins a victory (13:23-14:23)
8. Saul's rash vow and its consequences (14:24-46)
B. Saul's other wars (14:47-15:9)
1. List of enemies (14:47-48)
2. List of family and officers (14:49-51)
3. Note on Philistia (14:52)
4. Saul's defeat of Amalek and Saul's sin (15:1-9)
C. Saul's rejection as king (15:10-35)
1. Samuel informs Saul of his rejection as king (15:10-31)
2. Samuel kills Agag the Amalekite (15:32-33)
3. Samuel and Saul part (15:34-35)
VI. Saul and David (16:1-30:31)
A. David's rise to power (16:1-18:30)
1. Samuel anoints David (16:1-13)
2. David enters Saul's service as a lyre player (16:14-23)
3. David kills Goliath (17:1-58)
4. Jonathan and David become fast friends (18:1-5)
5. Women praise David's prowess in battle (18:6-9)
6. Saul tries to kill David (18:10-11)
7. David continues to succeed (18:12-16)
8. David kills Philistines to marry Saul's daughter Michal (18:17-29)
9. David continues to succeed (18:30)
B. Saul versus David (19:1-27:12)
1. David the protected (19:1-21:15)
a. Jonathan protects David (19:1-7)
b. Saul tries to kill David (19:8-10)
c. Michal protects David (19:11-17)
d. Samuel and God protect David (19:18-24)
e. Jonathan protects David (20:1-34)
f. Jonathan and David part (20:35-42)
g. Ahimelech feeds and arms David (21:1-9)
h. David feigns madness in Gath (21:10-15)
2. David the protector (22:1-23:5)
a. Of the people (22:1-2)
b. Of his family (22:3-5)
c. Samuel kills Ahimelech and priests, David protects survivors (22:6-23)
d. Of Keilah (23:1-5)
3. David eludes Saul (23:6-24:22)
4. Death of Samuel (25:1)
5. David and Abigail, wife of Nabal (25:2-42)
6. David's other wives (25:43-44)
7. David eludes Saul (26:1-25)
8. David "in league" with Philistia (27:1-12)
VII. Saul's Final Battle (28:1-31:13)
A. Preparation 28:1-30:31)
1. David to fight against Saul and for Philistia (28:1-2)
2. Saul consults the witch of Endor (28:3-25)
3. David excused from serving with Philistia (29:1-11)
4. David defeats the Amalekites (30:1-31)
B. The battle (31:1-13)
1. Difficult fighting (31:1)
2. Death of Saul's sons (31:2)
3. Wounded Saul commits suicide (31:3-5)
4. Defeat (31:6-7)
5. Bodies of Saul and his sons dishonored (31:8-10)
6. People of Jabesh-gilead rescue bodies and provide honorable burial (31:11-13)
