David and Abigail – 1 Samuel 25
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 25 Request (25:1–9) Contextually, the events of this chapter occur between the two times that David spared Saul’s life. This chapter gives us a brief […]
David Spares Saul – 1 Samuel 24
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 24 David Spares Saul (24:1–7) In the narrative of 1 Samuel, David has been fleeing Saul in the wilderness since chapter 21. Note that wilderness […]
David’s Flight – 1 Samuel 21–22
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 21-22 David Flees from Saul (21:1–9) Upon learning from Jonathan that, indeed, it was Saul’s intent to kill him, David fled from the royal court […]
David and Jonathan – 1 Samuel 20
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 20 David’s Covenant (20:1–23) Jonathan first appeared in the text of 1 Samuel in chapter 13 when he successfully attacked a Philistine garrison, which was […]
David and Saul – 1 Samuel 18–19
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 18-19 Saul Resents David (18:1–16) Although David had been in the employment of Saul and royal court for some time, as his harpist and armor-bearer […]
David and Goliath – 1 Samuel 17
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 17 The Setting (17:1–16) This story, which is a real-life historical event, is an account with which you have probably been familiar since childhood. Yet, […]
Anointing of David – 1 Samuel 16
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 16 Samuel Sent (16:1–3) Because of Saul’s disobedience in selfishly offering a sacrifice (cf. 1 Sam. 13:9), as well as selfishly sparing the Amalekites (cf. […]
Jonathan and Saul – 1 Samuel 14–15
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 14-15 Jonathan’s Valor (14:1–52) Despite the fact that God had declared an eventual end to his monarchy, Saul remained king. Yet, as was alluded to […]
God’s Rejection of Saul – 1 Samuel 13
Read the Text: 1 Samuel 13 Army Gathered (13:1–7) In last week’s lesson we studied the Israelites’ sin of asking a king for themselves. We saw that their desire for […]
The Inaugeration of Saul – 1 Samuel 8–10
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 8-10 Demand for a King (8:1–21) 1 Sam. 7:15–17 describes the general ministry of Samuel, which included traveling on a yearly circuit throughout Israel in […]
The Ark of the Covenant – 1 Samuel 5–6
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 5-6 The Ark and Dagon (5:1–5) The Ark of God was arguably the most important piece of Tabernacle furniture. God commanded for it to be […]
Hophni, Phineas, & Samuel – 1 Samuel 2:12–3:21
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 2:12-3:21 Sins of the Sons (2:12–26) In Exod. 29:9 God had declared that Aaron’s descendants would always be priests before the Lord. Therefore, one would […]
Hannah and Samuel – 1 Samuel 1:1–2:11
Read the Passage: 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11 Authorship and Date – Technically speaking, the authorship of both 1 & 2 Samuel is anonymous. Jewish tradition identifies the author as the judge […]
