First Samuel

1. Samuel’s Early Years (1 Samuel 1:1-7:17)
   1. The Birth of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1-2:11)
      1. Sorrow (1 Samuel 1:1-8)
      2. Supplication (1 Samuel 1:9-18)
      3. Son (1 Samuel 1:19-23)
      4. Sacrifice (1 Samuel 1:24-28)
      5. Song (1 Samuel 2:1-11)
   2. Prophecy Against the House of Eli (1 Samuel 2:12-36) at Shiloh
   3. God Calls Samuel (1 Samuel 3:1-21)
      1. He Receives God’s Message (1 Samuel 3:1-14)
      2. He Repeats God’s Message (1 Samuel 3:15-18)
      3. Eli Recognizes God’s Message (1 Samuel 3:19-21)
   4. Israel at War with the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:1-7:17)
      1. The Capture of the Ark (1 Samuel 4:1-11)
      2. The Death of Eli (1 Samuel 4:12-18)
      3. The Departure of Glory: Ichabod (1 Samuel 4:19-22)
      4. The Curse of the Ark (1 Samuel 5:1-12)
      5. The Return of the Ark (1 Samuel 6:1-7:2)
      6. The Philistines are Subdued (1 Samuel 7:3-17)
2. Saul, the first King of Israel (1 Samuel 8:1-15:35)
   1. Israel Wants a King (1 Samuel 8:1-22)
   2. Samuel Anoints Saul (1 Samuel 9:1-10:27)
      1. The Choosing of Saul (1 Samuel 9:1-27)
      2. The Coronation of Saul (1 Samuel 10:1-27)
   3. Saul’s Leadership is Confirmed in Action (1 Samuel 11:1-15) the Ammonites
   4. Samuel’s Farewell Speech (1 Samuel 12:1-25)
   5. Saul’s Disobedience (1 Samuel 13:1-14:52)
      1. His Sinful Offering (1 Samuel 13:1-23)
      2. His Rash Vows (1 Samuel 14:1-52)
   6. God Rejects Saul as King (1 Samuel 15:1-35) Partial Obedience
3. The Rise of David as King of Israel (1 Samuel 16:1-31:13)
   1. David Anointed by Samuel (1 Samuel 16:1-13)
   2. David as Saul’s Servant (1 Samuel 16:14-23)
   3. David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17:1-58)
   4. Saul’s Jealousy of David (1 Samuel 18:1-20:42)
      1. David’s Friendship with Jonathan (1 Samuel 18:1-4)
      2. David’s Relationship with Saul (1 Samuel 18:5-16)
      3. David Protected by Jonathan (1 Samuel 19:1-10)
      4. David Protected by Michal (1 Samuel 19:11-17)
      5. David Protected by Samuel (1 Samuel 19:18-24)
      6. David Protected by Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:1-42)
   5. Saul Pursues David (1 Samuel 21:1-23:29)
      1. David Protected by Abimelech (1 Samuel 21:1-9)
      2. David Protected by Achish (1 Samuel 21:10-15)
      3. David Protected by His Mighty Men (1 Samuel 22:1-5)
      4. Saul Kills the Priests (1 Samuel 22:6-23)
      5. David Rescues Keilah from Philistines (1 Samuel 23:1-12)
      6. David in the Wilderness of Ziph (1 Samuel 23:13-29)
   6. David Spares Saul’s Life (1 Samuel 24:1-22) at Engedi
   7. David and Abigail (1 Samuel 25:1-44)
   8. David Again Spares Saul’s Life (1 Samuel 26:1-25) in Ziph
   9. David Among the Philistines (1 Samuel 27:1-28:2)
   10. Saul and the Witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:3-25)
   11. David Continues to Prosper Militarily (1 Samuel 29:1-30:31)
       1. David Dismissed by the Philistines (1 Samuel 29:1-11)
       2. David Destroys the Amelekites (1 Samuel 30:1-31)
   12. The Death of Saul (1 Samuel 31:1-13) by Philistines

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