Israel rejects God’s chosen leader, Samuel (a judge), and demands a king despite God’s warnings.

INTRODUCTION TO
1 Samuel

Outline:

1. The service of Eli as priest and judge. (1:1–4:22)
2. The ministry of Samuel, the last judge of Israel. (5:1–7:17)
3. The ministry of Saul, the first king of Israel. (8:1–15:35)
4. David and Saul. (16:1–27:12)
5. The decline and death of Saul. (28:1–31:13)

Author: Unknown (possibly Samuel, with excerpts from the memoirs of Gad and Nathan).

Date Written: Probably between 1050 and 931 b.c. However, the book was not put into its final form until some years later, possibly between 930 and 722 b.c.

Time Span: About 94 years (time from the birth of Samuel to the death of Saul).

Title: This book is named after Samuel, not only because he is the principal figure in the first part, but also because he anoints Saul and David, the main figures in the latter portion of the book.

Background: First Samuel is a continuation of the story in the book of Judges. It begins late in the turbulent time of the judges, when Eli is the judge-priest and Israel is being oppressed by the Philistines. First and 2 Samuel consist of one book in the Hebrew Bible since they cover the continuous story of Samuel, Saul, and David.

Where Written: Unknown (probably in Israel).

To Whom: To the Israelites.

Content: The Israelites insist on a king like the pagan nations have; they no longer want God’s placement of a judge over them. First Samuel is the story of Israel’s last judge and first prophet (Samuel), her first king (Saul), and the early years of her anointed king-elect (David). Saul lacks a heart for God, so God rejects him as king. Young David then enters the picture by slaying Goliath with a sling and a stone (Ch. 17) and developing a strong friendship with Saul’s son, Jonathan (ch. 18). God selects David to replace Saul as king. Still, David has to flee to the desert to escape Saul’s raging jealousy. David lives in exile until Saul and his sons die in battle at Mount Gilboa. The stage is now set for the golden age, with David reigning as king of Israel.

Key Words: “Jealousy”; “Heart.”
The book is full of “jealousy”: Israel for a king like her neighbors, and Saul of his successor David. Thus God looks at the “heart,” and His selections are not always what are expected.

Themes: • God is bigger than any problem we will ever have. • With God’s help our emotions can be kept under His control. • Even God’s children can fail and fall into sin. • Any life full of sin and defeat can have victory and accomplishment if repentance and obedience are begun. • Sin may encourage God to take away our blessings and give them to others. • Our ultimate leader should be God, not man. • Obedience is much more important to God than sacrifice. • We, like David, should be men after God’s heart (13:14).

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