Journey Through the Bible

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OUTLINE OF 1 SAMUEL

• I. Samuel 1-7
• His Birth 1
• His Dedication 2
• His Calling 3
• His Ascendancy 4-7

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OUTLINE OF 1 SAMUEL

• II. Saul 8-15
• The Call for a King 8
• The Establishment of a King 9-12
• The Failures of a King 13-15

• A Soiled Sacrifice 13
• A Frivolous Vow 14
• A Sorry Victory 15

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OUTLINE OF 1 SAMUEL

• III. David's Ascendancy 16-31
• His Anointing 16
• His Acclaim 17-18
• His Humiliation 18-26
• His Vengeance 27-31

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1 Samuel

• The birth, youth and call of Samuel (chs. 1 - 3).
  In a book dealing for the most part with the
  reigns of Israel's first two kings, Saul and
  David, it is notable that God did not choose to
  include the birth story of either one but to
  describe the birth of their forerunner and
  anointer, the prophet Samuel.
• This shows the importance God attached to
  Samuel's role in the events that follow. chs. 1
  - 3 should be viewed as a more likely component
  of the book of Judges or as a prefix to the rest
  of 1,2 Samuel.

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1 Samuel

• Kingship is given its birth and then nurtured by
  the prophetic word and work of the prophet
  Samuel.
• Samuel is the priest and judge who bridges the
  gap in this turn in the history of Gods people
  into a kingdom (like the nations round about).
  They were to be separated unto God but rather
  chose to be like everyone else.

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The Ark Narratives

• (chs. 4 - 6). This section describes how the ark
  of God was captured by the Philistines and then,
  after God wreaked havoc on several Philistine
  cities, how it was returned to Israel.
• These narratives reveal the folly of Israel's
  notion that possession of the ark automatically
  guaranteed victory over her enemies. They also
  display the awesome power of the Lord God and his
  superiority over the Philistine god Dagon.
• The Philistines were forced to confess openly
  their helplessness against God's power by their
  return of the ark to Israel.
• The entire ark episode performs a vital function
  in placing Israel's sinful desire for a human
  king in proper perspective.

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Samuel- Priest, Prophet,Judge Deliverer

• (ch. 7). When Samuel called Israel to repentance
  and renewed dedication to the Lord, the Lord
  intervened mightily in Israel's behalf and gave
  victory over the Philistines. This narrative
  reaffirms the authority of Samuel as a divinely
  ordained leader at the same time it provides
  evidence of divine protection and blessing for
  God's people when they place their confidence in
  the Lord and live in obedience to their covenant
  obligations- GOD WAS THEIR KING and any victory
  they enjoyed came from Him. It can be argued
  that Samuel was perhaps the best of all the
  judges.

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Israel Asks For A King

• All the material in chs. 1 - 7 serves as a
  necessary preface for the narratives of chs. 8 -
  12, which describe the rise and establishment of
  kingship in Israel. God has so arranged the
  stories in chs. 8 - 12 to accentuate the
  transition to a king.
• In the study of these chapters, scholars have
  often noted what seems curious- On the one hand,
  Samuel is commanded by the Lord to give the
  people a king (87,9,22 916-17 1024 1213)
  on the other hand, their request for a king is
  considered a sinful rejection of the Lord (87
  1019 1212,17,19-20).
• These seemingly conflicting attitudes towards
  Israel having a king must be understood in the
  context of Israel's covenant relationship with
  the Lord.

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Why Did Israel Ask For A King?

• Moses had anticipated Israel's desire for a human
  king (Dt 1714-20), but Israelite kingship was to
  be compatible with the continued rule of the Lord
  over his people as their Great King.
• Instead, when the elders asked Samuel to give
  them a king (85,19-20), they rejected the Lord's
  kingship over them. Their desire was for a king
  such as the nations around them had -- to lead
  them in battle and give them a sense of national
  security and unity.

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Why Did Israel Ask For A King?

• Their request for a king constituted a denial of
  their covenant relationship to the Lord, who was
  their King.
• Moreover, the Lord not only had promised to be
  their protector but had also repeatedly
  demonstrated his power in their behalf, most
  recently in the ark narratives (chs. 4 - 6), as
  well as in the great victory won over the
  Philistines under the leadership of Samuel (ch.
  7).

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Saul Becomes King

• In spite of Israels rebellion to Him, the Lord
  instructed Samuel to give the people a king. By
  divine appointment Saul was brought into contact
  with Samuel, and Samuel was directed to anoint
  him privately as king (91 -- 1016).
• Samuel gathered the people at Mizpah, and after
  again admonishing them concerning their sin in
  desiring a king (1018-19), he presided over the
  selection of a king.

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Saul Becomes King

• Saul did not immediately assume his royal office,
  but returned home to work his fields (115,7).
  When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were
  threatened by Nahash the Ammonite, Saul rose to
  the challenge, gathered an army and led Israel to
  victory in battle.
• His success placed a final seal of divine
  approval on Saul's selection to be king (cf.
  1024 1112-13) and occasioned the inauguration
  of his reign at Gilgal (1114 -- 1225).

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Gods Role For Kings In Israel

• The question was not so much whether Israel
  should have a king(it was clearly the Lord's will
  to give them a king), but how they could maintain
  their covenant with God as a theocratic nation
  now that they had a human king.
• The problem was resolved when Samuel called the
  people to repentance and renewal of their
  allegiance to the Lord on the very occasion of
  the inauguration of Saul as king.
• By establishing kingship in the context of
  covenant renewal, Samuel placed the monarchy in
  Israel on a different basis than the kingdoms of
  men.

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Gods Role For Kings In Israel

• The king in Israel was not to be autonomous in
  his authority and power rather, he was to be
  subject to the law of the Lord and the word of
  the prophet (1025 1223).
• This was to be true not only for Saul but also
  for all the kings who would occupy the throne in
  Israel in the future.
• The king was to be an instrument of the Lord's
  rule over his people, and the people as well as
  the king were to continue to recognize the Lord
  as their ultimate Sovereign (1214-15).

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Sauls Rule As King

• Saul soon demonstrated that he was unwilling to
  submit to the requirements of his theocratic
  office (chs. 13 - 15).
• When he disobeyed the instructions of the prophet
  Samuel in preparation for battle against the
  Philistines (1313).
• When he refused to totally destroy the Amalekites
  as he had been commanded to do by the word of the
  Lord through Samuel (ch. 15), he ceased to be an
  instrument of the Lord's rule over his people.
• These abrogations of the requirements of his
  theocratic office led to his rejection as king
  (1523).

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Timeline of 1 Samuel

• 1105 b.c. - Birth of Samuel (1Sa 120)
• 1080-Birth of Saul
• 1050-Saul anointed to be king (1Sa 101)
• 1040-Birth of David
• 1025-David anointed to be Saul's successor (1Sa
  161-13)
• 1010-Death of Saul and beginning of David's reign
  over Judah in Hebron (1Sa 314-6 2Sa 21,4,11)

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Another Outline Of 1 Samuel

• Historical Setting for the Beginning of Kingship
  in Israel (chs. 1-7)
• Samuel's Birth, Youth and Call to Be a Prophet
  (chs. 1-3)
• Israel Defeated by the Philistines the Ark of
  God Taken and Restored (chs. 4-7)

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Another Outline Of 1 Samuel

• The Beginning of Kingship in Israel under the
  Guidance of Samuel (811613)
• The Rise of Saul (chs. 8-12)
• The people's sinful request for a king (ch. 8)
• Samuel anoints Saul privately (911016)
• Saul chosen to be king publicly (1017-27)
• Saul's choice as king confirmed (111-13)
• Saul's reign inaugurated at a covenant renewal
  ceremony (11141225)
• Saul's Kingship a Failure (1311613)

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David Enters The Picture

• The Establishment of Kingship in Israel
  (16143113)
• The Rise of David (16142712)
• David enters Saul's service (1614-1758)
• David becomes alienated from Saul (chs. 18-19)
• Jonathan protects David from Saul (ch. 20)
• David continues to elude Saul (211225)
• Saul kills the priests at Nob (226-23)

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David Enters The Picture

• David rescues the people of Keilah (231-6)
• Saul continues to pursue David (237-29)
• David spares Saul's life (ch. 24)
• David threatens Nabal's life (ch. 25)
• David spares Saul's life again (ch. 26)
• David enters Achish's service (ch. 27)
• The End of Saul's Reign (chs. 28-31)

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1 Samuel- Transition From Judge To King

• The main people of this book
• Eli- He is the High Priest. His sons Phineas and
  Hophni are corrupt. Eli is very old at the start
  of First Samuel.

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1 Samuel- Transition From Judge To King

• The main people of this book
• Samuel - is the last judge, and the first
  prophet. His mother is Hannah, and his father is
  Elkanah. His sons are Joel and Abijah and they
  are corrupt.

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1 Samuel- Transition From Judge To King

• The main people of this book
• Saul the first King of Israel. His son Jonathan
  will become Davids best friend, confidant,
  adviser, and will save Davids life from Sauls
  pursuit of David.

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1 Samuel- Transition From Judge To King

• The main people of this book
• David He will be the successor to Saul. He is
  from Bethlehem and his father is Jesse.
• (Remember Ruth from the book of Ruth, is
  Jesses Grandmother, and Davids
  Great-Grandmother.)

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1 Samuel- Transition From Judge To King

• The main people of this book
• Jonathan- He is Sauls son and Davids best
  friend. He will protect David from Saul.

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1 Samuel- Chapter By Chapter

• Samuel Called
• 1. The birth and consecration of Samuel (1)
• 2. Elis terrible sons (2)
• 3. Samuel is called (3)
• The Ark of the Covenant is captured by the
  Philistines
• 4. The war with the Philistines (4)
• 5. Capture of the Ark (4)
• 6. Eli dies (4)
• 7. The ark in the hands of the philistines (5, 6)
• 8. Samuel becomes the judge of Israel (7)

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1 Samuel- Chapter By Chapter

• Saul is chosen as King
• 9. Israel wants a King (8)
• 10. Saul is chosen secretly (9)
• 11. Samuel anoints Saul (10)
• 11a. Saul calls hesitant people to war (11)
• 12. Samuels farewell address- Saul leads (12)
• 13. Saul begins war with Philistines ( 13)

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1 Samuel- Chapter By Chapter

• 14. Saul rules Israel disobeys God (14,15)
• 14a.Evil spirit comes on Saul after rejection
  David secretly anointed as king(16)
• 14 b. David Goliath- David begins rise (17)
• 15. Saul against David- Jonathan David close
  friends- David flees from Saul- Davids mighty
  men-Saul and his sons die in battle at the hands
  of the Philistines (18-31)

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Kish had a son whose name was Saul, a choice
and handsome man, and there was not a more
handsome person than he among the sons of Israel
from his shoulders and up he was taller than any
of the people. 1 Samuel 92 (NASB)
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1 Samuel 8 1 Kings 11

• Israel Demands a King
• When Samuel was old he made his sons judges. 8 1
• His sons (Joel Abijah), however, were ungodly
  judges in Beersheba. 82-3
• The elders ask Samuel for a king. 84-5
• This grieves Samuel and he goes to God in prayer
  87
• God tells him to heed the peoples request.
• They have rejected Me.

1. Saul
2. David
3. Solomon

Reference 1 Samuel 8-15 Israel demands a king (1
Samuel 8)
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1 Samuel 82-10

• 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel and the
  name of his second, Abiah they were judges in
  Beer-sheba.
• 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned
  aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted
  judgment.
• 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered
  themselves together, and came to Samuel unto
  Ramah,

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1 Samuel 82-10

• 5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and
  thy sons walk not in thy ways now make us a king
  to judge us like all the nations.
• 6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they
  said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel
  prayed unto the Lord.
• 7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the
  voice of the people in all that they say unto
  thee for they have not rejected thee, but they
  have rejected me, that I should not reign over
  them.

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1 Samuel 82-10

• 8 According to all the works which they have done
  since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt
  even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken
  me, and served other gods, so do they also unto
  thee.
• 9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice howbeit
  yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the
  manner of the king that shall reign over them.
• 10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto
  the people that asked of him a king.

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Warnings About Having A King
1 Sam 811-21

• 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the
  king that shall reign over you He will take your
  sons, and appoint them for himself, for his
  chariots, and to be his horsemen and some shall
  run before his chariots. And he will appoint
  him captains over thousands, and captains over
  fifties and will set them to ear his ground, and
  to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments
  of war, and instruments of his chariots.

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1 Sam 811-21

• And he will take your daughters to be
  confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be
  bakers. And he will take your fields, and your
  vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of
  them, and give them to his servants. And he
  will take the tenth of your seed, and of your
  vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his
  servants. And he will take your menservants, and
  your maidservants, and your goodliest young men,
  and your asses, and put them to his work.

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• He will take the tenth of your sheep and ye
  shall be his servants. And ye shall cry out in
  that day because of your king which ye shall have
  chosen you and the Lord will not hear you in
  that day. Nevertheless the people refused to
  obey the voice of Samuel and they said, Nay but
  we will have a king over us That we also may
  be like all the nations and that our king may
  judge us, and go out before us, and fight our
  battles. And Samuel heard all the words of the
  people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the
  Lord. 1 Sam 811-21

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Transition From Judges To Kings
1 Sam 1115-125 12-15 22-25

• 1 Sam 1115-125 15 And all the people went to
  Gilgal and there they made Saul king before the
  Lord in Gilgal and there they sacrificed
  sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord
  and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced
  greatly. 121- And Samuel said unto all Israel,
  Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all
  that ye said unto me, and have made a king over
  you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before
  you and I am old and grayheaded and, behold,

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• my sons are with you and I have walked before
  you from my childhood unto this day. 3 Behold,
  here I am witness against me before the Lord,
  and before his anointed whose ox have I taken?
  or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I
  defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose
  hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes
  therewith? and I will restore it you. 4 And they
  said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed
  us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's
  hand. 5 And he said unto them, The Lord is
  witness against you, and his anointed is witness
  this day, that ye have not found ought in my
  hand. And they answered, He is witness.

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• 1 Sam 1212-15 12 And when ye saw that Nahash
  the king of the children of Ammon came against
  you, ye said unto me, Nay but a king shall reign
  over us when the Lord your God was your king.
  13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have
  chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold,
  the Lord hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will
  fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice,
  and not rebel against the commandment of the
  Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that
  reigneth over you continue following the Lord
  your God 15 But if ye will not obey the voice
  of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of
  the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be
  against you, as it was against your fathers.

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• 1 Sam 1222-25
• 22 For the Lord will not forsake his people for
  his great name's sake because it hath pleased
  the Lord to make you his people. 23 Moreover as
  for me, God forbid that I should sin against the
  Lord in ceasing to pray for you but I will teach
  you the good and the right way 24 Only fear the
  Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart
  for consider how great things he hath done for
  you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye
  shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

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1 Samuel 91-2

• Saul (the man).
• From tribe of Benjamin.
• From a wealthy family.
• Most handsome in Israel.
• From shoulders up he was taller than everyone
  else.
• NOTE Popular choice in the eyes of the
  People
• God gave the people who/what they believed would
  make for a great king.
• Saul fit the mold of most popular

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1 Samuel 10

• Saul Proclaimed as King
• Samuel to the people You have rejected your God
  Present yourselves before the Lord 1019
• Tribes, then families, then Kishs family brought
  before the Lord, but Saul was hiding. 1021-22
• Saul was brought before the people with Samuels
  declaration. 1023-24
• Samuel then recites Gods ordinances of the
  kingdom. 1025

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1 Samuel 11

• Saul saves Jabesh Gilead
• Ammonites came against Jabesh Gilead who wanted
  to serve them. v. 1
• Jabesh cries for help after Nahash refuses to
  make a covenant with them. v. 2
• Saul gathers Israel and brings victory for
  Israel. v. 6-11
• Those who despised Saul were nearly put to death,
  but Saul saves them. v. 12-13
• Israel makes Saul king. v. 15

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1 Samuel 13

• NOTE Philistines strong in the land
• They strove for land dominance for nearly 300
  years by now.
• They had garrisons in Israel.

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1 Samuel 13

• Unlawful sacrifice
• Saul, waiting for Samuel in Gilgal decided to
  offer burnt offerings. 137b-9
• Samuel rebukes Saul and asked what have you
  done?
• Sauls reply The people were scattering the
  Philistines were gathering at Michmash. 1311
• Samuel - Now your kingdom shall not continue. The
  Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own
  heart1 Sam. 1313-14

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1 Samuel 14

• God provides victory to Jonathan
• His faith was strong in the Lord. v. 6 (cp.
  1320-22).
• He secretly goes to the Philistines garrison and
  sees if God would deliver them to him. vss. 8-15
• After his victory the Phili- stines tremble.
  vss. 12-15
• This allowed all Israel to strengthen and fight
  (victoriously) against the Philistines. vss. 16-23

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1 Samuel 14
Saul and the Philistines

• Sauls bad oath
• God just delivered Israel vss. 1-23
• The people, however, were weary because Saul made
  an oath not to eat food until the evening. v.
  24-26
• Jonathan didnt know about this oath and ate. v.
  27
• At Jonathans word, the people ate the spoil
  with blood. vss. 28-32
• Saul stops his oath find out Jonathan caused
  this sin. v. 33-43
• The people argue against Saul and for Jonathan.
  v. 45

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1 Samuel 15
Saul sins by sparing Agag

• Constant warring with enemies. 1447-52
• Saul commanded to fight against Amalekites
• Because of what Amalek did to Israel while in the
  wilderness. Dt. 2517-19
• He spares Agag and the best of the clean
  livestock (against Gods command).
• Samuel (vss. 10-23) Because you have rejected
  the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you
  from being king. v. 23

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1 Samuel 16

• David (secretly) anointed as next king over
  Israel
• Saul rejected Samuel to anoint next king. v. 1
• Samuel is afraid of Saul. v. 2
• God tells Samuel to tell Saul he is going to
  sacrifice (take Jesse as one of his sons would be
  anointed)
• Jesse and sons consecrated
• Samuel, after looking at Eliab Surely the Lords
  anointed is before Him!
• God man looks at the outward appearance, but the
  Lord looks at the heart.

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1 Samuel 16

• David (secretly) anointed as next king over
  Israel
• David was the last to come before Samuel before
  God said Arise, anoint him for this is the one!
  v. 12
• Samuel takes the horn of oil and anoints David
  before his brothers.
• v. 13 and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David
  from that day forward.
• NOTE Saul still king

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Philistines Intimidate Israel- Goliath

• 1 Sam 172-11- Saul and the Israelites assembled
  and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up
  their battle line to meet the Philistines. The
  Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites
  another, with the valley between them. A
  champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came
  out of the Philistine camp. He was over nine feet
  tall. He had a bronze helmet on his head and
  wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing
  five thousand shekels on his legs he wore bronze
  greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his
  back.

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• His spear shaft was like a weaver's rod, and its
  iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His
  shield bearer went ahead of him. Goliath stood
  and shouted to the ranks of Israel, "Why do you
  come out and line up for battle? Am I not a
  Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul?
  Choose a man and have him come down to me. If he
  is able to fight and kill me, we will become your
  subjects but if I overcome him and kill him, you
  will become our subjects and serve us." Then the
  Philistine said, "This day I defy the ranks of
  Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each
  other." On hearing the Philistine's words, Saul
  and all the Israelites were dismayed and
  terrified.

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David Enters The Scene Of Battle

• 1 Sam 1713-24- Jesse's three oldest sons had
  followed Saul to the war The firstborn was
  Eliab the second, Abinadab and the third,
  Shammah. David was the youngest. The three
  oldest followed Saul, but David went back and
  forth from Saul to tend his father's sheep at
  Bethlehem. For forty days the Philistine came
  forward every morning and evening and took his
  stand. Now Jesse said to his son David, "Take
  this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves
  of bread for your brothers and hurry to their
  camp. Take along these ten cheeses to the
  commander of their unit.

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• See how your brothers are and bring back some
  assurance f from them. They are with Saul and
  all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah,
  fighting against the Philistines." Early in
  the morning David left the flock with a shepherd,
  loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He
  reached the camp as the army was going out to its
  battle positions, shouting the war cry. Israel
  and the Philistines were drawing up their lines
  facing each other. David left his things with
  the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines
  and greeted his brothers. As he was talking
  with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from
  Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his
  usual defiance, and David heard it. When the
  Israelites saw the man, they all ran from him in
  great fear.

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Is There Not A Cause?

• 1 Sam 1725-29- And the men of Israel said, Have
  ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy
  Israel is he come up and it shall be, that the
  man who killeth him, the king will enrich him
  with great riches, and will give him his
  daughter, and make his father's house free in
  Israel. And David spake to the men that stood
  by him, saying, What shall be done to the man
  that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the
  reproach from Israel? For who is this
  uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the
  armies of the living God?

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• And the people answered him after this manner,
  saying, So shall it be done to the man that
  killeth him. And Eliab his eldest brother heard
  when he spake unto the men and Eliab's anger was
  kindled against David, and he said, Why camest
  thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left
  those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy
  pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart for
  thou art come down that thou mightest see the
  battle. And David said, What have I now done? Is
  there not a cause?

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Lions, Bears and Goliath

• 1 Sam 1732-37- And David said to Saul, Let no
  man's heart fail because of him thy servant will
  go and fight with this Philistine. And Saul
  said to David, Thou art not able to go against
  this Philistine to fight with him for thou art
  but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
  And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his
  father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a
  bear, and took a lamb out of the flock

60

• And I went out after him, and smote him, and
  delivered it out of his mouth and when he arose
  against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote
  him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the
  lion and the bear and this uncircumcised
  Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he
  hath defied the armies of the living God. David
  said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of
  the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the
  bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this
  Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the
  Lord be with thee.

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David Goes Against Goliath

• 1 Sam 1738-46- And Saul armed David with his
  armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his
  head also he armed him with a coat of mail.
  And David girded his sword upon his armour, and
  he assayed to go for he had not proved it. And
  David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these for
  I have not proved them. And David put them off
  him.

62

• And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him
  five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them
  in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a
  scrip and his sling was in his hand and he drew
  near to the Philistine. And the Philistine came
  on and drew near unto David and the man that
  bare the shield went before him.

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• And when the Philistine looked about, and saw
  David, he disdained him for he was but a youth,
  and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And the
  Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou
  comest to me with staves? And the Philistine
  cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine
  said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy
  flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the
  beasts of the field. Then said David to the
  Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and
  with a spear, and with a shield

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• but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of
  hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou
  hast defied. This day will the Lord deliver thee
  into mine hand and I will smite thee, and take
  thine head from thee and I will give the
  carcases of the host of the Philistines this day
  unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts
  of the earth that all the earth may know that
  there is a God in Israel.

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Israels Enemy Falls

• 1 Sam 1747-51- And all this assembly shall know
  that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear
  for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give
  you into our hands. And it came to pass, when
  the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to
  meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the
  army to meet the Philistine. And David put his
  hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and
  slang it, and smote the Philistine in his
  forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead
  and he fell upon his face to the earth.

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• So David prevailed over the Philistine with a
  sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine,
  and slew him but there was no sword in the hand
  of David. Therefore David ran, and stood upon
  the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it
  out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut
  off his head therewith. And when the Philistines
  saw their champion was dead, they fled.

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1 Samuel 17

• David and Goliath
• Previously Israel had defeated the Philistines
  during Sauls reign (starting with Jonathan). cp.
  Ch. 14
• After a while, another Philistine came and
  challenged Israel Goliath
• Goliath Choose a man for yourselves, and let him
  come down to me. If he is able to fight with me
  and kill me, then we will be your servants. But
  if I prevail against him and kill him, then you
  shall be our servants and serve us. vss. 8-9

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1 Samuel 17

• David and Goliath
• Saul Israel fearful. v. 11
• David sent to his brothers with provisions
• Asks what would be done to the one who kills
  Goliath
• People respond riches/ Sauls daughter (Michal)
  in marriage
• Eliab discourages David
• Saul sends for David
• Saul sees the battle only through the eyes of
  flesh. v. 33
• David assures victory for Israel. vss. 34-37

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1 Samuel 17

• David and Goliath
• David, unable to use armor, carries a staff, five
  smooth stones, and a sling.
• Goliath Am I a dog, that you come to me with
  sticks? v. 43
• You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and
  with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of
  the Lord who does not save with sword and
  spear for the battle is the Lords, and He will
  give you into our hands. vss. 45-47
• Goliath killed with a stone.

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Lessons For Us

• We have our Goliaths today.
• Substances? Ungodly people (peers)? Family
  members? False Teachers?
• God is looking for champions today- Is there not
  a cause still today worth fighting for?
• Cannot hide and cower from Sin and Satan.

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Lessons For Us

• We do not fight physically today but spiritually-
  Eph 612- For we wrestle not against flesh and
  blood, but against principalities, against
  powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
  this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
  places.
• We must hate every false way (Ps. 119104,128).

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Lessons For Us

• Resist the devil and he will flee (James 47-
  Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
  devil, and he will flee from you. We must humble
  ourselves before God can use us.
• James 410- Humble yourselves in the sight of the
  Lord, and he shall lift you up.

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The Cause- Righteousness

• The battle rages between godliness and sin.
• In our personal lives (lions and bears) in the
  church- error in our nation- good is evil and
  evil is good to many today. (same sex marriage
  abortion fornication divorce humanism
  defense of religions that do not even believe in
  Jesus Denominationalism).

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The Cause- Righteousness

• Isa 520-23- Woe unto them that call evil good,
  and good evil that put darkness for light, and
  light for darkness that put bitter for sweet,
  and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are
  wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own
  sight! Woe unto them that are mighty to drink
  wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink
  Which justify the wicked for reward, and take
  away the righteousness of the righteous from him.

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1 Samuel 18

• Davids life sought by Saul (ch. 18)
• NOTE Jonathan and David (both faithful to God)
  became instant friends. v. 1
• Saul sets David over the men of war. v. 5
• After coming back from battle the women Saul
  has slain his thousands, and David his ten
  thousands.
• Saul angry at those words and became jealous of
  David. vss. 8-9

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1 Samuel 18 23

• Davids life sought by Saul (ch. 18)
• Distressing spirit comes upon Saul. v. 10
• David would play music to soothe Saul.
• Saul, however, sought Davids life. v. 11
• When he knew the Lord was with him (v. 12) he
  demoted David to being a captain over a thousand
  men. v. 13
• David continued to behave wisely. v. 5, 15-16
• He used the Philistines and his daughters to have
  David killed. vss. 17-27

77
1 Samuel 18 - 23

• Davids life sought by Saul (ch. 19)
• Saul charges Jonathan and his servants to kill
  David. vss. 1-3
• Jonathan speaks kindly about David vss. 4-6
• Reminds Saul when David killed Goliath how David
  did good for the king.
• Saul heeds Jonathans advice.
• Saul distressed again David soothes Saul again
  Saul tries to kill David again! vss. 9-10

78
1 Samuel 18 - 23

• Davids life sought by Saul (ch. 20-22)
• Saul determined to kill David.
• Jonathan makes a covenant with David.
• David flees and on the run from Saul.
• Saul kills Ahimelech (priest in Nob, who gave
  David the show-bread). NOTE his servants refused
  to kill the priest, and had Doeg (vassal from
  Edom) kill them. 2218f

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1 Samuel 18 - 23

• Davids life sought by Saul (ch. 23)
• Saul continued to have people attempt to
  surrender him.
• Jonathan encourages David.
• David flees to a desolate mountain nearly
  capturing David before a messenger of Saul
  informed him of a Philistine raid. They called
  the place Rock of Escape.

80
1 Samuel 24 - 26

• NOTE After returning from battling the
  Philistines Saul sought David again.
• David spares Sauls life
• First time in a cave cut off a piece of Sauls
  robe while he was relieving himself (24)
• Second time David took Sauls spear and jug of
  water while he slept in the midst of the camp
  (26)
• David flees to the Philistines

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1 Samuel 31

• Saul dies in battle.
• Israel and Philistines at war with each other.
• His three sons killed.
• His is fatally wounded
• Asks his armor-bearer to kill him (he refuses).
• An Amalekite says that he killed Saul (upon the
  kings request). David has the Amalekite killed.
  2 Sam. 11-16
• David mourns for Saul. 2 Sam. 117-27

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David Laments Saul Jonathan

• 2 Sam 117-27- And David lamented with this
  lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son
  (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah
  the use of the bow behold, it is written in the
  book of Jasher.) The beauty of Israel is slain
  upon thy high places how are the mighty fallen!
  Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the
  streets of Askelon lest the daughters of the
  Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the
  uncircumcised triumph.

83

• Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew,
  neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields
  of offerings for there the shield of the mighty
  is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as
  though he had not been anointed with oil. From
  the blood of the slain, from the fat of the
  mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and
  the sword of Saul returned not empty. Saul and
  Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives,
  and in their death they were not divided they
  were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than
  lions.

84

• Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who
  clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who
  put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How
  are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!
  O Jonathan, thou was slain in thine high places.
  I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan
  very pleasant hast thou been unto me thy love to
  me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How
  are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war
  perished!

85
2 Samuel 2
Davids house grows stronger

• Transition from Sauls
  kingdom to Davids
• Judah makes David king over them. 2 Sam.
  24
• Abner (Sauls commander) makes Ishbosheth (Sauls
  son) king over Israel.
• Ishbosheth would be made a puppet king ruling
  Israel from the East side of Jordan! v. 8
• David rules over Judah for 7 ½ years while
  Ishbosheth ruled over Israel for two of those
  years. vss. 10-11

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2 Samuel 2 - 3

• A Contest held between Abner and Joabs men.
• 12 from each army battle with Joabs men
  victorious a sign of the changing of the guard.
  2 Sam. 212-17
• Joab, Abishai, and Asahel (fleet of footkilled
  by Abner) pursue Abner.
• Abner and Joab eventually stop fighting against
  each other, but the house of Judah and Israel
  were in a long war with each other. 31

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2 Samuel 3

• Davids house grows stronger Sauls weaker
• War continuing between Saul and Davids house.
  Vss. 1, 6
• Abner tries to strengthen himself in Sauls house
  (to become king over Israel?). V. 6
• Ishbosheth rebukes Abner. V. 7
• Abner leaves Sauls house. vss. 8-11
• Abner makes a covenant with David to be over all
  Israel. Vss. 12-21

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2 Samuel 5 - 10

• Davids rule as king
• Becomes king. 2 Sam. 51
• Captures Jerusalem. 2 Sam. 56ff
• Took more concubines.
• Sons born here. Vss. 14-16
• Ark brought to Jerusalem. Ch. 6
• Davids victories over other nations
  (Philistines, Ammon, Moab, Edom, etc.). Ch. 8-10

89
2 Samuel 11 - 12

• Davids Sin and consequences
• David and Bathsheba. Ch. 11
• Sees Bathsheba naked and desires her. Vss. 2-5
• Commits adultery with her.
• Has Uriah (her husband) killed. Vss. 6-21
• Nathan confronts David. Ch. 12
• The Lord sends Nathan to David.
• David I have sinned against the Lord. Nathan
  The Lord has taken away your sin. Vss. 12-13

90
2 Samuel 13 - 15

• Fighting/consequences in
  the house of David
• His son (born by Bathsheba) was taken by the
  Lord. 2 Sam. 1214-23
• Amnon forcefully sleeps with Tamar (Absaloms
  sister) Absalom murders Amnon. Ch. 13
• Absalom Ch. 13-15
• Flees to Geshur. Ch. 13
• Returns to Jerusalem. Ch. 14
• Conspires against David. Ch. 15

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2 Samuel 21

• David and the Gibeonites
• Remember, the Israelites (Josh. 915-21) made a
  covenant with the Gibeonites.
• Famine result of Saul killing the Gibeonites
  (reason not recorded). V. 1
• David makes restitution by asking the Gibeonites
  what they wish 7 men of Saul. Vss. 5-7

92
1 Kings 1

• Davids reign comes to an end
• Adonijah makes himself king. 1 Kings
  11-10
• David makes Solomon king.
• Bathsheba/Nathan speak to David about Adonijah.
• Before he dies he instructs Solomon. V. 2-9
• David dies. V. 10

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1 Kings 2

• Solomon made King
• David encourages Solomon.
• Show yourself a man.
• Keep the Lords commandments
• Remember Joab (v. 5-7) and Shimei (vss. 8-9) and
  for them not to go to Sheol (the grave) in peace.
  2 Sam. 327 2 Sam. 209-10/2 Sam. 165-8
• Show kindness to Barzillai. Cp. 2 Sam. 1931-38
• David dies and Solomon reigns

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1 Kings 3

• Solomon asks for wisdom
• Solomon loved the Lord, except that he worshipped
  at the high places, including Gibeon, where he
  offered 1,000 burnt offerings on that altar. Vss.
  2-3
• At Gibeon God appeared to Solomon in a dream and
  asked what he wished God would give to him. V. 5
• Solomon praises God speaks of his difficult
  ability to judge Israel asks for wisdom. Vss.
  6-9
• God is pleased. Vss. 10-15

95
1 Kings 3

• Solomon Uses His Wisdom To Judge Two Women
• Two harlots went before Solomon to argue
  guardianship of a child. Vss. 16-22
• Solomon Get me a sword. Divide the living child
  in two.
• The (real) mother begged that the king would not
  kill the child, but that he be given to the other
  woman.
• Solomon gave the child to her.
• The people feared Solomon for they saw his great
  wisdom. v. 28

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1 Kings 4 - 6
Temple built

• Solomons officials great wealth. Ch. 4
• Laborers for the temple (Ch. 5)
• Barters with Hiram (king of Tyre) trees from
  Lebanon for food. vss. 1-12
• Made forced laborers (30,000) 10,000/month (1
  month on 2 months rest) 70,000 transporters
  80,000 hewers of stone, 3,300 to oversee the
  work. vss. 13-18

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1 Kings 6

• Temple Built (Ch. 6)
• 480th year since leaving Egypt/4th year of
  Solomon temple building started. v. 1
• 60 cubits (90 ft.) long 20 cubits (30 ft.) wide
  30 cubits (45 ft.) high. v. 2
• Temple built at a quarry (no tool heard at the
  house of the Lord. V. 7
• Took seven years to build. vss. 37-38
• NOTE Hiram (Father from Tyre mother from
  Naphtali) work in the temple. 813-51

98
1 Kings 7 - 8

• Solomon builds his palace. (Ch. 7)
• Ark brought to the temple (Ch. 8)
• Brought from the city of David (Zion) a
  different area of the city to the newly built
  temple. v. 1-11
• Solomon addresses the people gives a history of
  how the temple came into being (Davids desire).
  vss. 12-21
• Prayer made. vss. 22-61
• Dedication (sacrifices). vss. 62-66

99
1 Kings 10

• Queen of Sheba visits Solomon
• She came to test Solomons wisdom. V. 1
• Solomon answered all her questions. V. 3
• There was no more spirit in her. V. 5
• Queen the half was not told me. You exceed in
  wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.
  V. 7
• NOTE This story, along with other information in
  this text showed the great glory God gave to
  Solomon (known throughout the world)

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1 Kings 11

• Solomons downfall
• His wives he loved many foreign women, which the
  Lord said not to associate with (because they
  would turn their hearts away from Him). Vss. 1-13
• His enemies
• Hadad (Edom). Vss. 14-25
• Jeroboam (Ephraim) rebelled against Solomon.
  Vss. 26-40
• His death

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1 Kings 11

• Solomons downfall typifies the downfall of
  Israelleading to the Divided Kingdom
• Solomon. 1 Ki. 15-11
• Jeroboam (Solomons servant)
• 10 pieces of a torn cloak of the prophet Ahijah
  given to him.
• 1 piece given for Solomon on behalf of David.
• Reason(they have forsaken Me). v. 33

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