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1 Samuel — Group study guide

Part 1 of 3 · chapters 1–10

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10 chapters · 90 questions

Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

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Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.

Contents

  1. 1 Samuel 113 questions
  2. 1 Samuel 214 questions
  3. 1 Samuel 39 questions
  4. 1 Samuel 49 questions
  5. 1 Samuel 56 questions
  6. 1 Samuel 67 questions
  7. 1 Samuel 77 questions
  8. 1 Samuel 810 questions
  9. 1 Samuel 97 questions
  10. 1 Samuel 108 questions
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1 Samuel 1 — Study questions

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Read first: 1 Samuel 1 (KJV)

  1. 1. How many wives did Elkanah have?

    1 Samuel 1:2

    • A. One
    • B. Three
    • C. Two
    • D. Four

    Correct answer: C. Two

    Two.

    1 Samuel 1:2

  2. 2. Did Hannah have children?

    1 Samuel 1:2

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: No

    No.

    1 Samuel 1:2

  3. 3. Who was Peninnah?

    1 Samuel 1:2

    • A. Elkanah's mother
    • B. Elkanah's wife
    • C. Hannah's sister
    • D. Eli's daughter

    Correct answer: B. Elkanah's wife

    Elkanah's wife.

    1 Samuel 1:2

  4. 4. What were the names of Eli's two sons?

    1 Samuel 1:3

    • A. Eleazar and Abinadab
    • B. Hophni and Phinehas
    • C. Joel and Abiah
    • D. Abiathar and Ahimelech

    Correct answer: B. Hophni and Phinehas

    Hophni and Phinehas.

    1 Samuel 1:3

  5. 5. To whom did Elkanah give a worthy portion?

    1 Samuel 1:5

    • A. To his sons
    • B. To Hannah
    • C. To Peninnah
    • D. To Eli

    Correct answer: B. To Hannah

    To Hannah.

    1 Samuel 1:5

  6. 6. Because Hannah had no children, what did Peninnah do?

    1 Samuel 1:6

    • A. She prayed for her
    • B. She took her to Shiloh
    • C. She comforted her
    • D. She provoked her sore, to make her fret

    Correct answer: D. She provoked her sore, to make her fret

    She provoked her sore, to make her fret.

    1 Samuel 1:6

  7. 7. Elkanah said to Hannah: Am not I better to thee than... what?

    1 Samuel 1:8

    • A. A thousand shekels of silver
    • B. A house full of bread
    • C. Ten sons
    • D. Thy father and thy mother

    Correct answer: C. Ten sons

    Ten sons.

    1 Samuel 1:8

  8. 8. What did Hannah do in bitterness of soul?

    1 Samuel 1:10

    • A. She went to her father's house
    • B. She rebuked Peninnah
    • C. She stopped eating for good
    • D. She prayed unto the LORD

    Correct answer: D. She prayed unto the LORD

    She prayed unto the LORD.

    1 Samuel 1:10

  9. 9. What vow did Hannah make to God?

    1 Samuel 1:11

    • A. That she would never complain again
    • B. That she would give half her goods
    • C. That if He gave her a son, she would give him unto the LORD
    • D. That she would live in the temple

    Correct answer: C. That if He gave her a son, she would give him unto the LORD

    That if He gave her a son, she would give him unto the LORD.

    1 Samuel 1:11

  10. 10. Eli thought Hannah was... what?

    1 Samuel 1:13

    • A. Sad
    • B. Sick
    • C. Drunken
    • D. Mad

    Correct answer: C. Drunken

    Drunken.

    1 Samuel 1:13

  11. 11. What did Hannah pour out before the LORD?

    1 Samuel 1:15

    • A. Her tears in a bottle
    • B. Her soul
    • C. Oil
    • D. Wine

    Correct answer: B. Her soul

    Her soul.

    1 Samuel 1:15

  12. 12. What was the name of the son Hannah bore?

    1 Samuel 1:20

    • A. Nathan
    • B. Samuel
    • C. Joel
    • D. Saul

    Correct answer: B. Samuel

    Samuel.

    1 Samuel 1:20

  13. 13. After the child Samuel was weaned, to whom was he brought?

    1 Samuel 1:25

    • A. To Hophni
    • B. To Eli
    • C. To Elkanah
    • D. To Nathan

    Correct answer: B. To Eli

    To Eli.

    1 Samuel 1:25

Notes

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1 Samuel 2 — Study questions

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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

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Read first: 1 Samuel 2 (KJV)

  1. 1. There is no rock like... whom?

    1 Samuel 2:2

    • A. Like mount Zion
    • B. Like our God
    • C. Like the rock of Horeb
    • D. Like the house of the LORD

    Correct answer: B. Like our God

    Like our God.

    1 Samuel 2:2

  2. 2. Who weighs actions?

    1 Samuel 2:3

    • A. The priest
    • B. The LORD
    • C. The judge
    • D. The king

    Correct answer: B. The LORD

    The LORD.

    1 Samuel 2:3

  3. 3. From where does the LORD raise up the poor?

    1 Samuel 2:8

    • A. From the sea
    • B. From the wilderness
    • C. Out of the dust
    • D. Out of prison

    Correct answer: C. Out of the dust

    Out of the dust.

    1 Samuel 2:8

  4. 4. Who shall prevail by his own strength?

    1 Samuel 2:9

    • A. No man
    • B. The valiant
    • C. The king
    • D. The wise

    Correct answer: A. No man

    No man.

    1 Samuel 2:9

  5. 5. The child ministered unto the LORD before... whom?

    1 Samuel 2:11

    • A. Before Elkanah
    • B. Before Hannah
    • C. Before Eli
    • D. Before the people

    Correct answer: C. Before Eli

    Before Eli.

    1 Samuel 2:11

  6. 6. Did Eli's two sons know the LORD?

    1 Samuel 2:12

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: No

    No.

    1 Samuel 2:12

  7. 7. Why was the sin of the young men very great before the LORD?

    1 Samuel 2:17

    • A. Because they worshipped Baal
    • B. Because they did not keep the sabbath
    • C. Because men abhorred the offering of the LORD
    • D. Because they stole the gold of the tabernacle

    Correct answer: C. Because men abhorred the offering of the LORD

    Because men despised the offerings.

    1 Samuel 2:17

  8. 8. How often did Hannah see her son Samuel?

    1 Samuel 2:19

    • A. Every month
    • B. Once a year
    • C. Every seven years
    • D. Every week

    Correct answer: B. Once a year

    Once a year.

    1 Samuel 2:19

  9. 9. How many more sons and daughters did Hannah have?

    1 Samuel 2:21

    • A. Five more
    • B. Seven more
    • C. Two more
    • D. Three more

    Correct answer: A. Five more

    Five more.

    1 Samuel 2:21

  10. 10. What sin did Eli's sons commit at the door of the tabernacle?

    1 Samuel 2:22

    • A. They lay with the women that assembled at the door
    • B. They sold the shewbread
    • C. They offered strange fire
    • D. They drove away the poor

    Correct answer: A. They lay with the women that assembled at the door

    They lay with the women that assembled there.

    1 Samuel 2:22

  11. 11. If one man sin against another, who shall judge him?

    1 Samuel 2:25

    • A. The king
    • B. The elders
    • C. The judge
    • D. The priest

    Correct answer: C. The judge

    The judges.

    1 Samuel 2:25

  12. 12. If a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him?

    1 Samuel 2:25

    • A. The priest
    • B. The Levites
    • C. No one
    • D. The prophet

    Correct answer: C. No one

    No one, the verse implies.

    1 Samuel 2:25

  13. 13. What had the LORD decided to do with Eli's sons?

    1 Samuel 2:25

    • A. To slay them
    • B. To cast them out of the tabernacle
    • C. To forgive them
    • D. To make them kings

    Correct answer: A. To slay them

    To slay them.

    1 Samuel 2:25

  14. 14. Whom did Eli honour more: the LORD or his sons?

    1 Samuel 2:29

    • A. The LORD
    • B. His sons

    Correct answer: B. His sons

    His sons.

    1 Samuel 2:29

Notes

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1 Samuel 3 — Study questions

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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

NameDate

Read first: 1 Samuel 3 (KJV)

  1. 1. What was precious (scarce) in the days of young Samuel?

    1 Samuel 3:1

    • A. Priests
    • B. Bread
    • C. The word of the LORD
    • D. Water

    Correct answer: C. The word of the LORD

    The word of the LORD.

    1 Samuel 3:1

  2. 2. And what was not frequent?

    1 Samuel 3:1

    • A. Open vision
    • B. Rain
    • C. Feasts
    • D. Sacrifice

    Correct answer: A. Open vision

    Open vision.

    1 Samuel 3:1

  3. 3. When the LORD first called Samuel, what did he think?

    1 Samuel 3:5

    • A. That it was an angel
    • B. That it was Eli calling him
    • C. That it was his mother
    • D. That he was dreaming

    Correct answer: B. That it was Eli calling him

    That it was Eli calling him.

    1 Samuel 3:5

  4. 4. Why did Samuel not realize it was the LORD calling him?

    1 Samuel 3:7

    • A. Because he was asleep
    • B. Because he did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him
    • C. Because the voice came from far away
    • D. Because Eli had not taught him to pray

    Correct answer: B. Because he did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him

    Because Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

    1 Samuel 3:7

  5. 5. The third time the LORD called Samuel, what did Eli perceive?

    1 Samuel 3:8

    • A. That someone had entered the temple
    • B. That Samuel wanted to go home
    • C. That Samuel was sick
    • D. That the LORD had called the child

    Correct answer: D. That the LORD had called the child

    That the LORD had called the child.

    1 Samuel 3:8

  6. 6. What instruction did Eli give Samuel for when the LORD called him?

    1 Samuel 3:9

    • A. To run and wake him
    • B. To fall on the ground
    • C. To answer: Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth
    • D. To light the lamp

    Correct answer: C. To answer: Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth

    He told him to answer: Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth.

    1 Samuel 3:9

  7. 7. Did Eli restrain his sons when they made themselves vile?

    1 Samuel 3:13

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: No

    No.

    1 Samuel 3:13

  8. 8. Was Samuel afraid to show Eli the vision?

    1 Samuel 3:15

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: Yes

    Yes.

    1 Samuel 3:15

  9. 9. What did the LORD not let fall to the ground of Samuel's?

    1 Samuel 3:19

    • A. His ephod
    • B. His lamp
    • C. His mantle
    • D. Any of his words

    Correct answer: D. Any of his words

    None of his words.

    1 Samuel 3:19

Notes

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1 Samuel 4 — Study questions

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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

NameDate

Read first: 1 Samuel 4 (KJV)

  1. 1. When Israel came back from the battle to the camp, what did the elders say?

    1 Samuel 4:3

    • A. Let us set a king over us
    • B. Let us flee to Shiloh
    • C. Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines?
    • D. Let us return to Egypt

    Correct answer: C. Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines?

    Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines?

    1 Samuel 4:3

  2. 2. Why did they bring the ark of the LORD into the camp?

    1 Samuel 4:3

    • A. To offer sacrifices
    • B. That it might save them out of the hand of their enemies
    • C. To hide it
    • D. To hand it over to the Philistines

    Correct answer: B. That it might save them out of the hand of their enemies

    That it might save them out of the hand of their enemies.

    1 Samuel 4:3

  3. 3. How did Israel react when the ark came into the camp?

    1 Samuel 4:5

    • A. They shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again
    • B. They fled in fear
    • C. They kept silent
    • D. They wept bitterly

    Correct answer: A. They shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again

    All Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

    1 Samuel 4:5

  4. 4. And how did the Philistines react?

    1 Samuel 4:7

    • A. With indifference
    • B. With joy
    • C. With mockery
    • D. With fear

    Correct answer: D. With fear

    With fear.

    1 Samuel 4:7

  5. 5. Even though the ark had come into the camp, did the Philistines defeat Israel?

    1 Samuel 4:10

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: Yes

    Yes.

    1 Samuel 4:10

  6. 6. Why did Eli's heart tremble?

    1 Samuel 4:13

    • A. For the ark of God
    • B. Because of his old age
    • C. Because of Samuel
    • D. Because of his sons

    Correct answer: A. For the ark of God

    For the ark of God.

    1 Samuel 4:13

  7. 7. What happened to Eli when he heard the ark had been taken?

    1 Samuel 4:18

    • A. He went to the battle
    • B. He died
    • C. He went blind
    • D. He rent his clothes and fled

    Correct answer: B. He died

    He died.

    1 Samuel 4:18

  8. 8. What was the name of the child born to Phinehas?

    1 Samuel 4:21

    • A. Ahitub
    • B. Eleazar
    • C. Abiathar
    • D. Ichabod

    Correct answer: D. Ichabod

    Ichabod.

    1 Samuel 4:21

  9. 9. When she gave him that name, what did his mother say?

    1 Samuel 4:21

    • A. God hath made me to laugh!
    • B. The glory is departed from Israel!
    • C. The LORD hath looked upon my affliction!
    • D. Hitherto hath the LORD helped us!

    Correct answer: B. The glory is departed from Israel!

    The glory is departed from Israel!

    1 Samuel 4:21

Notes

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1 Samuel 5 — Study questions

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Read first: 1 Samuel 5 (KJV)

  1. 1. Where did the Philistines put the ark of God?

    1 Samuel 5:2

    • A. In the king's house
    • B. In the field
    • C. In the house of Dagon
    • D. In a cave

    Correct answer: C. In the house of Dagon

    In the house of Dagon, the idol of the Philistines.

    1 Samuel 5:2

  2. 2. How did the Philistines find Dagon the next day?

    1 Samuel 5:3

    • A. Covered with gold
    • B. Burned
    • C. Fallen upon his face before the ark of God
    • D. Split in two

    Correct answer: C. Fallen upon his face before the ark of God

    Fallen upon his face before the ark of God.

    1 Samuel 5:3

  3. 3. How did they find Dagon the second time?

    1 Samuel 5:4

    • A. Fallen, with his head and both hands cut off
    • B. Outside the temple
    • C. Covered with ashes
    • D. Standing beside the ark

    Correct answer: A. Fallen, with his head and both hands cut off

    Fallen, with his head and both his hands cut off.

    1 Samuel 5:4

  4. 4. How did God destroy the people of Ashdod?

    1 Samuel 5:6

    • A. With emerods (tumors)
    • B. With drought
    • C. With locusts
    • D. With fire from heaven

    Correct answer: A. With emerods (tumors)

    With emerods (tumors).

    1 Samuel 5:6

  5. 5. What did the Ekronites say when the ark was brought there?

    1 Samuel 5:10

    • A. Blessed be the God of Israel
    • B. Let us offer sacrifices to it
    • C. Let us put it in the house of Dagon
    • D. They have brought about the ark to us, to slay us

    Correct answer: D. They have brought about the ark to us, to slay us

    They have brought about the ark to us, to slay us.

    1 Samuel 5:10

  6. 6. Why did the Philistines decide to send the ark of God back to Israel?

    1 Samuel 5:11

    • A. Because Israel bought it
    • B. So that they would not keep dying
    • C. Because it broke
    • D. Because Samuel asked for it

    Correct answer: B. So that they would not keep dying

    So that they would not keep dying.

    1 Samuel 5:11

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1 Samuel 6 — Study questions

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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

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Read first: 1 Samuel 6 (KJV)

  1. 1. How long was the ark in the country of the Philistines?

    1 Samuel 6:1

    • A. Twenty years
    • B. Seven days
    • C. Seven years
    • D. Seven months

    Correct answer: D. Seven months

    Seven months.

    1 Samuel 6:1

  2. 2. What went in the coffer beside the ark of God when it was returned to Israel?

    1 Samuel 6:8

    • A. Bread and wine
    • B. Jewels of gold for a trespass offering
    • C. The tables of the law
    • D. Dagon's head

    Correct answer: B. Jewels of gold for a trespass offering

    Jewels of gold, which were the Philistines' payment for the trespass.

    1 Samuel 6:8

  3. 3. If the cart with the ark went up by the way to Beth-shemesh, what did that mean?

    1 Samuel 6:9

    • A. That the LORD had done this great evil to the Philistines
    • B. That the kine were lost
    • C. That Israel would attack
    • D. That the ark wanted to return to Shiloh

    Correct answer: A. That the LORD had done this great evil to the Philistines

    That the LORD had done the evil to the Philistines.

    1 Samuel 6:9

  4. 4. What did the men of Beth-shemesh do with the kine that brought the ark?

    1 Samuel 6:14

    • A. They sold them
    • B. They left them in the field
    • C. They offered them as a burnt offering
    • D. They returned them to the Philistines

    Correct answer: C. They offered them as a burnt offering

    They offered them as a burnt offering.

    1 Samuel 6:14

  5. 5. Why did the men of Beth-shemesh die?

    1 Samuel 6:19

    • A. Because they ate of the grain
    • B. Because they looked into the ark
    • C. Because they touched the kine
    • D. Because they did not offer sacrifice

    Correct answer: B. Because they looked into the ark

    Because they looked into the ark.

    1 Samuel 6:19

  6. 6. How many men died?

    1 Samuel 6:19

    • A. Seventy men
    • B. Thirty thousand men
    • C. Fifty thousand and threescore and ten men
    • D. A thousand men

    Correct answer: C. Fifty thousand and threescore and ten men

    Fifty thousand and threescore and ten men.

    1 Samuel 6:19

  7. 7. Facing the slaughter, what did the men of Beth-shemesh say?

    1 Samuel 6:20

    • A. Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God?
    • B. The LORD hath forsaken us
    • C. Let us offer more sacrifices
    • D. Let us return the ark to the Philistines

    Correct answer: A. Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God?

    Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God?

    1 Samuel 6:20

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1 Samuel 7 — Study questions

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Read first: 1 Samuel 7 (KJV)

  1. 1. How long was the ark of God in Kirjath-jearim?

    1 Samuel 7:2

    • A. Seven months
    • B. Forty years
    • C. Twenty years
    • D. Three years

    Correct answer: C. Twenty years

    Twenty years.

    1 Samuel 7:2

  2. 2. If Israel wanted to return to God with all their hearts, what were they to do?

    1 Samuel 7:3

    • A. Build a temple
    • B. Put away the strange gods
    • C. Go to war
    • D. Ask for a king

    Correct answer: B. Put away the strange gods

    Put away the strange gods.

    1 Samuel 7:3

  3. 3. What happened as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering?

    1 Samuel 7:10

    • A. Fire came down from heaven
    • B. The king of Moab arrived
    • C. The Philistines drew near to battle against Israel
    • D. Eli died

    Correct answer: C. The Philistines drew near to battle against Israel

    The Philistines drew near to battle against Israel.

    1 Samuel 7:10

  4. 4. What did the LORD do then?

    1 Samuel 7:10

    • A. He made the sun stand still
    • B. He sent hail
    • C. He thundered with a great thunder upon the Philistines
    • D. He opened the earth

    Correct answer: C. He thundered with a great thunder upon the Philistines

    The LORD thundered with a great thunder.

    1 Samuel 7:10

  5. 5. What name did Samuel give the stone he set between Mizpeh and Shen?

    1 Samuel 7:12

    • A. Peniel
    • B. Beth-el
    • C. Eben-ezer
    • D. Gilgal

    Correct answer: C. Eben-ezer

    Eben-ezer.

    1 Samuel 7:12

  6. 6. What does Eben-ezer mean?

    1 Samuel 7:12

    • A. Hitherto hath the LORD helped us
    • B. The LORD will provide
    • C. God with us
    • D. House of God

    Correct answer: A. Hitherto hath the LORD helped us

    Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

    1 Samuel 7:12

  7. 7. Where did Samuel live?

    1 Samuel 7:17

    • A. In Shiloh
    • B. In Bethlehem
    • C. In Ramah
    • D. In Gilgal

    Correct answer: C. In Ramah

    Ramah.

    1 Samuel 7:17

Notes

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1 Samuel 8 — Study questions

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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

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Read first: 1 Samuel 8 (KJV)

  1. 1. What did Samuel do with his sons when he was old?

    1 Samuel 8:1

    • A. He sent them to war
    • B. He made them judges over Israel
    • C. He disinherited them
    • D. He made them priests

    Correct answer: B. He made them judges over Israel

    He made his sons judges over Israel.

    1 Samuel 8:1

  2. 2. What was the name of Samuel's firstborn son?

    1 Samuel 8:2

    • A. Abiah
    • B. Jonathan
    • C. Joel
    • D. Hophni

    Correct answer: C. Joel

    Joel.

    1 Samuel 8:2

  3. 3. Did Samuel's sons walk in his ways?

    1 Samuel 8:3

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: No

    No.

    1 Samuel 8:3

  4. 4. After what did Samuel's sons turn aside?

    1 Samuel 8:3

    • A. After idols
    • B. After foreign women
    • C. After lucre
    • D. After wine

    Correct answer: C. After lucre

    After lucre.

    1 Samuel 8:3

  5. 5. What did the elders of Israel ask of Samuel when they gathered at Ramah?

    1 Samuel 8:5

    • A. That he judge his sons
    • B. A new priest
    • C. A king
    • D. That the ark be returned

    Correct answer: C. A king

    They asked him for a king.

    1 Samuel 8:5

  6. 6. Did Israel's request please Samuel?

    1 Samuel 8:6

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: No

    No.

    1 Samuel 8:6

  7. 7. In asking for a king, whom was Israel rejecting?

    1 Samuel 8:7

    • A. The LORD God
    • B. Samuel
    • C. The priests
    • D. The judges

    Correct answer: A. The LORD God

    The LORD God.

    1 Samuel 8:7

  8. 8. Why would the king take the tenth of Israel's seed and vineyards?

    1 Samuel 8:15

    • A. For the temple
    • B. For the Levites
    • C. For the poor
    • D. To give to his officers and to his servants

    Correct answer: D. To give to his officers and to his servants

    To give to his officers and his servants.

    1 Samuel 8:15

  9. 9. What will the LORD do when Israel cries out to Him because of the king?

    1 Samuel 8:18

    • A. Deliver them quickly
    • B. Take the king away
    • C. Not hear them
    • D. Send them a judge

    Correct answer: C. Not hear them

    He will not hear them.

    1 Samuel 8:18

  10. 10. Did the LORD give Israel the chance to change their minds about the king they asked for?

    1 Samuel 8:19

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: Yes

    Yes, He gave them the chance, but they refused to obey the voice of Samuel.

    1 Samuel 8:19

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1 Samuel 9 — Study questions

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Read first: 1 Samuel 9 (KJV)

  1. 1. What was the name of Saul's father?

    1 Samuel 9:1

    • A. Jesse
    • B. Ner
    • C. Kish
    • D. Abiel

    Correct answer: C. Kish

    Kish.

    1 Samuel 9:1

  2. 2. What did Saul's father lose?

    1 Samuel 9:3

    • A. A servant
    • B. The asses
    • C. The sheep
    • D. A ring

    Correct answer: B. The asses

    The asses.

    1 Samuel 9:3

  3. 3. He who is now called a Prophet, what was he called in Samuel's time?

    1 Samuel 9:9

    • A. Judge
    • B. Levite
    • C. Priest
    • D. Seer

    Correct answer: D. Seer

    Seer.

    1 Samuel 9:9

  4. 4. Why did the people wait for Samuel to come before they would eat?

    1 Samuel 9:13

    • A. Because he blessed the sacrifice
    • B. Because he brought the bread
    • C. Because he was the king
    • D. Because it was a fast day

    Correct answer: A. Because he blessed the sacrifice

    Because he was the one who blessed the sacrifice.

    1 Samuel 9:13

  5. 5. What did the LORD reveal in Samuel's ear?

    1 Samuel 9:16

    • A. That Israel would lose the war
    • B. That his sons would die
    • C. That He would send Saul for Samuel to anoint him captain
    • D. That the ark would return

    Correct answer: C. That He would send Saul for Samuel to anoint him captain

    That He would send Saul for him to anoint as king.

    1 Samuel 9:16

  6. 6. Samuel said to Saul: "On whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee?" How did Saul respond?

    1 Samuel 9:21

    • A. He fled home
    • B. He asked for a sign
    • C. He acknowledged that his family and tribe were among the smallest
    • D. He was filled with pride

    Correct answer: C. He acknowledged that his family and tribe were among the smallest

    Saul acknowledged that both his family and his tribe were among the smallest in Israel.

    1 Samuel 9:21

  7. 7. Why did Samuel ask Saul to bid the servant pass on before them?

    1 Samuel 9:27

    • A. To look for the asses
    • B. To prepare the meal
    • C. Because he wanted to show him the word of God
    • D. To anoint him secretly without witnesses

    Correct answer: C. Because he wanted to show him the word of God

    Because he wanted to show him the word of God.

    1 Samuel 9:27

Notes

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1 Samuel 10 — Study questions

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Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo

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Read first: 1 Samuel 10 (KJV)

  1. 1. What did Samuel do with the vial of oil?

    1 Samuel 10:1

    • A. He poured it upon Saul's head
    • B. He gave it to Saul
    • C. He kept it in the ark
    • D. He put it on the altar

    Correct answer: A. He poured it upon Saul's head

    He poured it upon Saul's head.

    1 Samuel 10:1

  2. 2. How many signs did Samuel give Saul?

    1 Samuel 10:2-6

    • A. Twelve
    • B. Seven
    • C. Four
    • D. Two

    Correct answer: C. Four

    Four.

    1 Samuel 10:2-6

  3. 3. In summary, what were those signs?

    1 Samuel 10:2-6

    • A. A lion on the road; fire on the altar; rain in harvest; a voice from heaven
    • B. The asses would return alone; Samuel would die; the Philistines would flee; the ark would return
    • C. An angel in Gilgal; a chariot of fire; water from the rock; a dove
    • D. Two men with news of the asses; three men who would give him two loaves; a company of prophets; Saul would prophesy and be turned into another man

    Correct answer: D. Two men with news of the asses; three men who would give him two loaves; a company of prophets; Saul would prophesy and be turned into another man

    1) Two men who would tell him the asses were found (10:2). 2) Three men who would give him two loaves of bread (10:4). 3) A company of prophets prophesying (10:5). 4) Saul prophesying and being turned into another man (10:6).

    1 Samuel 10:2-6

  4. 4. How many days was Saul to wait for Samuel in Gilgal?

    1 Samuel 10:8

    • A. Seven days
    • B. Ten days
    • C. Three days
    • D. Forty days

    Correct answer: A. Seven days

    Seven days.

    1 Samuel 10:8

  5. 5. Did Saul tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingdom?

    1 Samuel 10:16

    • Yes
    • No

    Correct answer: No

    No.

    1 Samuel 10:16

  6. 6. Where was Saul hiding when he was proclaimed king?

    1 Samuel 10:22

    • A. Among the stuff
    • B. In a cave
    • C. In his father's house
    • D. Behind the altar

    Correct answer: A. Among the stuff

    He had hid himself among the stuff.

    1 Samuel 10:22

  7. 7. Who went with Saul after he was proclaimed king?

    1 Samuel 10:26

    • A. The priests of Shiloh
    • B. The Philistines
    • C. Samuel's sons
    • D. A band of men whose hearts God had touched

    Correct answer: D. A band of men whose hearts God had touched

    A band of men whose hearts God had touched.

    1 Samuel 10:26

  8. 8. What did some children of Belial say about Saul?

    1 Samuel 10:27

    • A. God save the king
    • B. Is Saul also among the prophets?
    • C. How shall this man save us?
    • D. Is not this the son of Kish?

    Correct answer: C. How shall this man save us?

    How shall this man save us?

    1 Samuel 10:27

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