1 Samuel
Old Testament · History · 16 chapter studies · 16 narrated
Read 1 Samuel in canonical sequence.
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- Intro 1 Samuel - General Introduction 1 Samuel begins with a woman praying in anguish before it ever speaks of kings.
- 1-2 1 Samuel 1-2 - Hannah, Samuel, and the Corruption of Eli's House 1 Samuel begins with a barren woman pouring out her soul before God and a priestly house rotting from within.
- 3 1 Samuel 3 - Speak Lord Your Servant Hears 1 Samuel 3 is one of Scripture's clearest chapters on hearing God, but it is not a sentimental story about spiritual sensitivity.
- 4-7 1 Samuel 4-7 - The Ark Captured Returned and Israel Restored 1 Samuel 4 7 is a severe lesson against using holy things without repentance.
- 8-10 1 Samuel 8-10 - Israel Asks for a King and Saul Is Anointed Israel asks for a king like all the nations, and the request exposes a wound deeper than political preference.
- 11-12 1 Samuel 11-12 - Saul's Victory and Samuel's Covenant Witness Saul's kingship begins with real deliverance, mercy toward opponents, and public renewal at Gilgal.
- 13-15 1 Samuel 13-15 - Saul's Disobedience and Rejection 1 Samuel 13 15 records the unraveling of Saul's kingship.
- 16 1 Samuel 16 - David Anointed in Secret 1 Samuel 16 is the turning point where God rejects the kingship of outward impressiveness and begins the hidden anointing of David.
- 17-18 1 Samuel 17-18 - David and Goliath, Victory and Jealousy David and Goliath is not a self help story about defeating personal obstacles.
- 19-20 1 Samuel 19-20 - Friendship Under Persecution 1 Samuel 19 20 shows how envy becomes persecution and how holy friendship becomes shelter.
- 21-22 1 Samuel 21-22 - Holy Bread, Nob, and the Cost of Fear David's flight brings him to Nob, where holy bread is given in mercy, and then to Gath, where fear drives him into humiliation.
- 23-24 1 Samuel 23-24 - Wilderness Discernment and Mercy Toward Saul In 1 Samuel 23 24, David is hunted, betrayed, and given a chance to kill Saul.
- 25 1 Samuel 25 - Abigail and the Restraint of David 1 Samuel 25 shows David at one of his most dangerous moments: not when Saul hunts him, but when anger almost turns him into Saul.
- 26-27 1 Samuel 26-27 - Mercy Repeated and David Among the Philistines 1 Samuel 26 27 places David between two dangers: the temptation to seize justice by killing Saul, and the temptation to survive by hiding among the Philistines.
- 28 1 Samuel 28 - Saul and the Medium at Endor 1 Samuel 28 is one of the darkest chapters in the book.
- 29-31 1 Samuel 29-31 - David Preserved and Saul Falls The book ends with two movements held side by side: David is preserved from fighting against Israel and strengthened by God after disaster, while Saul falls in battle with his...