THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL

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THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL

• Enter the King

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INTRODUCTION

• Historical Setting
• Preceding Historyperiod of Judges
• Succeeding Historythe Monarchy
• The Theological Themes
• Kingship
• We are still looking for a leader (land,
  nation, blessing, leader, Gen 121-3)
• we will find a bad leader and a good leader
• Messianic (210, David, 2 Sam 7)
• Exaltation of the lowly
• we will see God making the poor rich and
  raising the poor from the dust (27-8).
• theme of reversal (Hannah, Saul, David,
  Mephibosheth)

Blessing
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An OUTLINE of 1 Samuel
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OVERVIEW

• Hannahs prayer (chap. 2)
• Theological introduction to the book (210, the
  Lords Messiah)
• Focuses on the theme of reversal (cf. 27-8 cf.
  David)
• Correlates well with Marys Magnificat in Luke
  146-55 (cf. too Gen 1716).
• The Childhood of Samuel (chap. 2-3)
• Theme of Reversal Two families intertwined
• Rise of Samuel
• Fall of Elis sons
• The Capture and return of the ark (chap. 4-7)
• Lowest point in Israelite history!

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OVERVIEW

• Israel's demand for a king (81-22)
• Transition from rulership of judges to rulership
  of monarchical dynasty.
• Was having a king a good thing (Judges) or a bad
  thing (1 Sam 8, 12)?
• Their motivation was bad
• Their type of king was bad
• In each case, they wanted to be like the
  nations
• Saul's willful disobedience and the curse upon
  him (151-35)
• Previous sinful deeds (138-14 1424-30)
• The apex of Sauls disobediencechap. 15
• Saul fails to completely destroy the Amalekites
• Significance?
• Exod 17 (Moses and the Amalekites)
• Numb 2420 (Balaams prophecy)
• Esther 31 (Haman the Agagite!)

Exod 1713-14, So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and
his people with the edge fo the sword. Then the
LORD said to MosesI will utterly blot out the
memory of Amalek from under heaven
Numb 2420, Amalek was the first of the nations,
But his end shall be destruction
Esther 31, Haman the Agagite
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OVERVIEW

• David privately anointed (1 Sam 16)
• Saul continues to be King until he dies
• Spirit of the LORD and the evil spirit from
  the LORD
• Cf. Judges 923 1 Kgs. 2221-23 Job. See Rom 1
• David and Goliath (1 Sam 17 the philistine in
  seventeen)
• God likes to use the weak.
• David Flees from Saul (1 Sam 21-31)
• David spares Sauls life 2x (1 Sam 24, 26)
• David and the Amalekites (1 Sam 27)
• Saul and the witch at Endor (1 Sam 28)

2 Cor 129, My grace is sufficient for you, for
power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly,
therefore, I will rather boast about my
weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in
me.
1 Cor 126-28, For consider your calling
brethren, that there were not many wise according
to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble
but God has chosen the foolish things of the
world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the
weak things of the world to shame the things
which are strongthat no man should boast before
God