Samuel, Kings

Question 1

1 Samuel 1:4-20 describe what is going on with Eli, Samuel, and Hannah.

Answer 1

Hannah is barren and prays for a son.
Eli thinks she is drunk while she prays, she moves her lips, but her voice is not heard.

When she has a son, Samuel, she brings him back to Eli the priest so he can be raised as a Nazarite in the temple.

Question 2

1 Samuel 2:1-10 What does Hannah say about God?

Answer 2

There is no one like the LORD… God will bring justice and judgment on his adversaries and guard his faithful ones.

Question 3

1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 what did Samuel do as a boy?

Answer 3

Samuel was ministering for the Lord and grew up in the presence of the Lord. He was learning to be a priest.

Question 4

1 Samuel 3:1-10 How is Samuel identified v. 20

Answer 4

A trustworthy prophet is all of Israel

Question 5

1 Samuel 8: 4-20 What does Samuel say the king will do to the people?

Answer 5

The king will take men and create army’s and force people to work for his glory and take land and riches for himself.

Question 6

1 Samuel 15-16 what happens what Samuel, Jesse, David,

Answer 6

Samuel goes to the house of Jesse and sizes up all the sons of Jesse but God doesn’t pick any of them.

God says humans look at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart. V7

Then Jesse has to retrieve David from the field and Samuel anoints him with oil.

Question 7

1 Samuel 17 - story and outline

Answer 7

David and Goliath

Question 8

What is David’s response to Saul’s death?

Answer 8

David mourns Saul’s death and has the man who killed Saul, struck down

Question 9

1 Samuel 17-18 David, Saul, Jonathan…

Answer 9

David gains notoriety because of killing Goliath

Saul is jealous and and evil spirit inflicts him.

David is asked to the play the harp for Saul

Jonathan and David become close friends.. Jonathan give David his cloak and armor.

Saul offers David his daughter in marriage.. david refuses

Question 10

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
What happens with this covenant?

Answer 10

David becomes king and becomes more and more powerful because God was with him

Question 11

2 Samuel 6 - What does David do before the ark? How does his wife respond?

Answer 11

David dances before the ark, Michal is embarrassed that David danced in his pajamas?

Question 12

2 Samuel 7 - what promise does God make at the end of this text?

Answer 12

The house of David will be blessed forever

Question 13

2 Samuel 11 - storyline

Answer 13

David sleeps with Bathsheba, she becomes pregnant, David gets Uriah drunk and places him in the frontlines of the battle to die

Question 14

2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a -

Nathan’s parable

Answer 14

Nathan rebukes David for what he did to Uriah and Bathsheba

Question 15

2 Samuel 18 what happens to Absalom? What is David’s response?

Answer 15

Absalom is killed by Joab’s armor bearers. David weeps and mourns

Question 16

2 Samuel 23:1-7 how does David describe God’s covenant on his deathbed?

Answer 16

God’s covenant is arranged in every part…His house is right with God

Question 17

1 Kings 2 : Solomon’s dream

Answer 17

God appears to Solomon in a dream and tells him to ask for what he wants. Solomon asks for discernment to govern God’s people

Question 18

1 Kings 8 - how is the temple dedicated? How does it involve all humanity?

Answer 18

The priests move the Ark of the covenant to the Temple.

They sacrifice so many animals too many to count.

All gather as they moved the ark and God’s presence fills up the Holy Place in a dark cloud.

Solomon dedicates the temple.

Question 19

1 Kings Storyline?

Answer 19

Solomon become King
Solomon builds the temple

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Question 20

1 Kings 18 - Mount Caramel Showdown

Answer 20

Elijah meets King Ahab and wants to prove God is the 1 true God

450 prophets of Baal
1 prophet of God

Prophets of Baals could not do anything.

Elijah has water poured on the offering and then prayers to God.

God that they may know you are the one true God show your greatness!

Fire comes from heaven and it burns up the offering and the ground around it!

Elijah kills all the prophets of Baal

Question 21

1 Kings 19 - Ahab and Jezebel in relation to Elijah…

Answer 21

Ahab reports to Jezebel that Elijah killed all the prophets

Jezebel threatens Elijah’s life…

Elijah flees to Mount Horeb where God takes care of him and Elijah feels his presence in the stillness

Question 22

1 kings 19:9-18 - Elisha, Jehu

Answer 22

Jehu is anointed king of Israel after Ahab

Elisha is anointed as prophet following Elijah

Question 23

1 Kings 19 How does Elisha join Elijah?

Answer 23

Elisha is found in the field - Elisha sacrifices his oxen and burns the plows to cook the meat.

He feeds all those around him and then follows Elijah…

Question 24

1 Kings 21- 22 ahab and Jezebels death

Answer 24

Jezebel will be eaten by dogs in Jezereel

Ahab will be cut off fine all of Israel too… he dresses in sack cloth ‘repents’

His life is spared - until he is kills in battle and dies in his chariot(Ch 22).

Question 25

2 Kings 2 - what do prophets do at Jordan? What does Elisha ask?

Answer 25

The prophets follow Elijah and Elisha to the Jordan. Elisha asks for all the power that Elijah has. Elijah responds, if it will be, it will be.

Question 26

2 Kings 2:1-12 - how does Elijah end his time on earth?

Answer 26

Elijah is taken up to heaven in a chariot.. while him and Elisha are walking down the road…

Question 27

2 Kings 4 - 4 Miracles of Elisha

Answer 27

Widow and 2 sons - gather the pots from her neighbors and pour form your small oil pot and it get filling up all the vessels. Elisha told her to use the money to pay her debts and live on the rest. ———————————————— The Shunnamite woman makes a room for Elisha to stay - her son dies, Elisha takes her son to the room and lays on him then breathes in his mouth. He comes back to life! ————————————————— Elisha urges the gathering of prophets to make a pot is stew - there was a famine so they gathered wild things they could find. It was horrible - but Elisha instructed them to add flour and it turned good for them! ————————————————— A man brought his 20 loaves of first fruits to Elisha and instructed his to feed the 100 men. He didn’t think there would be enough. There was enough and more!

Question 28

2 kings 5: 1-3, 7-15 - storyline

Answer 28

Naaman has leporasy and is sure God will cure him. Elisha asks him to bathe 7 times in the Jordan, but Namman does not want to do this. He finally does and his leporasy is cured and he states that he now knows that God is the only god of Israel.

Question 29

2 Kings 5:1-14 - storyline

Question 30

1 & 2 Samuel Outline

Answer 30

God makes Saul King David anointed King David and Goliath David brings Ark to Jerusalem God’s eternal promise to David David’s sin with Bathsheba and Uriah David’s son Absalom, usurps the throne and dies

Question 31

CEB 1 & 2 Samuel NOTES

Answer 31

one book until 16th century Establishment of Kingship internal failures external threats (Philistines) Samuel, Saul, David - God works through leaders/events(providence) --Request for a king as sinful --kingship as God's gift to Israel 1) Samuel the Prophet; Eli's corrupt family Israel's is in need of new leadership for a new future. 2) The story of Lord's Covenant Chest Israel needs new leaders, but the power for change comes from God. 3) Establishment of kingship and the choosing of Saul. Samuel views this as sinful. Saul's story is one of promise and tragedy. 4) Rise of David Traits that make him worthy to be God's anointed king. warrior, man of prayer, leader with wisdom and compassion. 5) David on the throne David brings kingdom together and makes it stable David brings the Lord's covenant check to Jerusalem, giving it a place of honor. Defeats Israel's enemies Loose tribal alliance to David's firm leadership and infant royal state. 6) The court history of David. David's use of power - abuse of power (Bathsheba, Uriah, Nathan) Marks the story in 2 parts Blessing/Curse - Gift/Grasp Rape, Murder, Exile, Rebellion, Civil War, Grief David's retreat to Jerusalem(trusts his future to God, depends on divine mercy) 7) Final Davidic Traditions God's sovereignty exceeds human sovereignty God's promise and direction - God's willingness to look beyond human failures to find a future for Israel and its leadership. Power doesn't rise from the force of human personality alone. God acts to create a future for Israel. God can initiate judge, renew, and empower but chooses to do so through human leaders and their gifts. God's providence will create the future.