What is 1 Samuel about?

1-2 Samuel was originally one book explaining the movement of the Ark of the Covenant, which meant the movement of the presence of God in the nation of Israel.

The rise of the prophet in Israel and the importance of the word of God coupled with the decline of the Levitical priesthood. The prophet and priest Samuel established a faulty throne in Israel showing the prophet to be the highest authority in the nation.

Samuel is the first prophet in the land

The Rise of the Prophet

  • In God’s history of national Israel Samuel is considered the first prophet in the Promised Land.
  • Samuel’s birth and rise to prominence
  • Hannah’s Rejoicing
  • Samuel’s Faithful Childhood
  • Honor for Honor
  • Precious Word of the Lord
  • Ichabod
  • Holy and Unholy
  • Who’s Your Who
  • Ebaneezer-The Lord Helped Us
  • Israel’s Rejected King
  • The People’s King
  • Equipping Saul for Service
  • Anointing by God’s Spirit
  • Renewing the Kingdom
  • Saul’s Stumbling
  • Foolish Warfare
  • Stubbornness
  • Stubbornness
  • From the Pasture to the Palace
  • David and Goliath
  • Gospel According to Jonathan
  • Wisdom is God’s Presence
  • Taking Refuge in the Lord
  • A Step
  • A Christian’s Life
  • A Moral Dilemma
  • The Fugitive King
  • For David’s Sake
  • Today’s Victory is Tomorrow’s Salvation
  • David’s Faith
  • The Gospel According to Abigail
  • Faithfulness
  • Do What You Can
  • Rebellion is as the Sin of Witchcraft
  • David’s Reputation
  • David Recovers Everything
  • Saul’s End