Part 1 - Approximate Timeline. All dates BC

1104

born
1082

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is born.
1061

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is likely born (since he was Saul’s oldest son)
1052 Samuel anoints Saul (Samuel is 52, Saul 30)
1040

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is born (Saul is 42, Jonathan 21)
1027 Saul is rejected after being king for 25 years. David is anointed king at approx. age 13-15
1025 David defeats

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at age 15-17
1023 David in Saul’s service. David & Jonathan’s friendship. David is 17 and Jonathan 38
1017 David marries Michal. David is 20-23
1015 David Flees from Saul at age 25
1010 Saul and Jonathan die. Saul was 72 and Jonathan 51. David was

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when he began to reign at Hebron
1008 Samuel dies an old man, likely close to 90 years old.
1003 David captures Jerusalem and begins his reign at age 37.
970 David dies at age

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. He reigned 40 years, 7 in Hebron and 33 in Jerusalem.

Part 2 - Outline and Structure

Section 1: Samuel, the last Judge (1 Samuel 1:1-7:17)
1. Samuel’s birth and dedication to the Lord (1 Samuel 1:1-28)
2. Hannah’s prayer (1 Samuel 2:1-11)
3. Corruption at Shiloh (1 Samuel 2:12-36)
4. God calls Samuel (1 Samuel 3:1-21)
5. The Ark captured and returned (1 Samuel 4:1-7:2)
6. Samuel Judges Israel (1 Samuel 7:3-17)

Section 2: Samuel & Saul Israel’s first King (1 Samuel 8:1-15:35)
1. Israel Demands a King (1 Samuel 8)
2. Saul chosen to be King (1 Samuel 9)
3. Saul is anointed and proclaimed as King (1 Samuel 10)
4. Saul defeats the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11)
5. Samuel’s farewell address (1 Samuel 12)
6. Conflicts with the Philistines (1 Samuel 13 & 14)
7. The Lord rejects Saul (1 Samuel 15)

Section 3: Saul & David – The era of two kings (1 Samuel 16:1-2 Samuel 1:27)

1. The Future king (1 Samuel 16)
   a. David is
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   king (1 Samuel 16:1-13)
   b. David enters Saul’s
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   (1 Samuel 16:14-23)
2. David & Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
   a.Saul is
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   in battle (1 Samuel 17:1-11)
   b. David
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   things as God sees them (1 Samuel 17:12-37)
   c. God
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   the people through David (1 Samuel 17:38-58)
3. David in Saul’s
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   (1 Samuel 18-20)
   a. David & Jonathan’s
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   (1 Samuel 18:1-5)
   b. Saul’s
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   and attempted murder (1 Samuel 18:6-16)
   c. David marries Michal, Saul’s daughter (1 Samuel 18:17-30)
   d. Saul again tries to
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   David (1 Samuel 19)
   e. Jonathan warns David (1 Samuel 20)

Section 4: The establishment of David’s reign (2 Samuel 2:1-9:13)

Section 5: The dark days of David’s reign (2 Samuel 10:1-20:26)

Section 6: The conclusion of David’s reign (2 Samuel 21:1-24:25)

Part 3 - Digging deeper

ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

1. Chapter 16 - The Future King
a. How is David described?

b. What is the relation between the story of David being anointed as king and David in Saul’s service?

2. Chapter 17 - David and Goliath
a. Who should we expect to fight Goliath?

or

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b. Who is the reader meant to identify with? The

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c. Who is the hero of the story?

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d. Why does chapter 17 come after chapter 16?
e. Why is there so much conflict between the Philistines and Israel?

6 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan…. 13 Egypt fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 14 Pathrusim, Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and Caphtorim. —Genesis 10:6, 13-14

17 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near. For God said, “Lest the people change their minds when they see war and return to Egypt.” —Exodus 13:17

3. Chapters 18-20 - David in Saul’s House
a. Why does Saul try multiple times to kill David?

and Paranoia
b. Why do Jonathan and Michal, two of Saul’s children, support David?
c. Why doesn’t David defend himself against Saul?

THEMES
1. God does not

things as man sees them. Outward appearance vs. the heart
2. The empowerment of God’s Spirit
3. The Lord was

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David
4. Saul cannot

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what God has declared to happen: that David will be the next king
5. God’s protection of David
6. David

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in ways only that the Lord directs or sanctions.

GOSPEL CONNECTIONS
1. Continuing conflict between the

of the Woman (Israel) and the seed of the serpent (here represented by Philistines)
2. David’s life

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Christ
a. Christ visibly empowered by the Spirit at his baptism
b. Christ defeats the giants of sin and death in a representative way
c. Christ the Anointed is hated
d. David’s sufferings picture Christ’s sufferings
3. Our

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to rescue ourselves and the need for someone else to rescue us
4. One person

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the people. Romans 5

15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.” —Genesis 3:15
4 More in number than the hairs of my head
are those who hate me without cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
those who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
must I now restore? —Psalm 69:4
25 But the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’ —John 15:25
18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous. —Romans 5:18-19

APPLICATIONS
1. Learning to

as God sees. How does God see people? How does God see the world?
2. Beware how far

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can take you. Compare Saul vs. Jonathan. 3. True

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. Loyalty, foundation in God
4.

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God’s provision and protection

16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. —James 3:16

Part 4 - Questions and Answers

QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE

WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT GOD SENT AN EVIL OR HARMFUL SPIRIT TO SAUL?

WHY DOES IT SEEM THAT GOD TELLS SAMUEL TELLS SAMUEL TO DECEIVE SAUL WITH A HALF TRUTH?

WHERE IS JONATHAN IN CHAPTERS 17?

HOW YOUNG WAS DAVID IN THESE STORIES?