1. Where did the Philistines decide to place the ark of God? 2. What caused the Philistines to decide to remove the ark of God from their presence? 3. What happened as the ark of God was carried into Gath and Ekron? 4. What did the priest and diviners advise the Philistines to do with the ark of God? 5. Did the Philistines send the ark of God back to the Israelites? 6. Why did the Lord smite the men of Bethshemite? 7. What was required of Israel for the Lord to deliver them out of the hands of the Philistines? 8. Did the children of Israel repent and have the Lord as their defense once again? 9. What does the term “Ebenezer” mean in this context? 10. What happens to the Philistines during the time Samuel was a judge in Israel? 11. Did Samuel’s sons follow in the footsteps of their father? 12. What did the elders of Israel desire of Samuel as he was old in age? 13. Are the elders of Israel going to receive what they requested of Samuel? 14. Was Saul a small, ugly, weak man? 15. What was a “Seer”? 16. Was God behind Saul’s trip to finally meet up with Samuel? 17. What did Samuel first tell Saul? 18. How did Saul respond to Samuel’s first words? 19. What did Samuel tell Saul would happen from the time he departs from Samuel and meets him again in Gilgal? 20. As all occurs as Samuel had said, Saul speaks with his uncle. What did he choose not to tell his uncle? 21. As Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh, did he commend them for fully serving the Lord? 22. Did Saul seem to be in a hurry to be presented to the people? 23. How did the majority of the people respond to Saul being their king? 24. Were there some who despised Saul as their king? |
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