Trivia 1
What was the prophecy Samuel received from God?
The Lord will judge the house of Eli because his sons have sinned against God.
Why did King Solomon ask God for wisdom?
He asked for wisdom so he could lead God's people according to God's will.
"Fear ___ and keep His ____ for this is man's ___"
Ecclesiastes 12:13b
"Fear God and Keep his commandments, for this is man's all."
(Ecclesiastes 12:13b)
"I can do ___ ____ through ___ who ____ me"
Phillippians 4:13
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
Phillippians 4:13
Why did Saul pursue after David?
Who encouraged/strengthened David and helped him escape from Saul?
Saul pursued David and was very determined to kill him because he was jealous over David's success in the battle against the Philistines.
Jonathan, son of Saul, was David's best friend and helped him escape from Saul.
What did Solomon ask the priests to put in the Most Holy Place of the Temple?
The Ark of the Covenant
"A sound ____ is ___ to the body, but ____ is _____ to the bones."
Proverbs 14:30
"A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones."
Proverbs 14:30
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of _____, I will fear no ____; for ____ are with me; Your rod and your staff, they _____ me."
Psalm 23:4
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
Psalm 23:4
Why did David choose to spare Saul's life?
Do you think it was difficult or easy for David to spare Saul?
David feared God and did not dare to kill people who had been anointed by the Lord.
It may have been tempting to kill him. If David was thinking for himself, then he had almost every right to take his revenge.
But He was acting on the will of God, so he would know that he should not kill the people anointed by the Lord.
What was the weakness that caused Solomon to stray away from God?
He married many foreign wives who eventually led him astray.
"A ____ loves at ____ ____, and a ____ is born for ____."
Proverbs 17:17
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."
Proverbs 17:17
"You prepare a ____ before me in the presence of my _____; You ____ my head with ____; my ____ runs over."
Psalm 23:5
"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over."
Psalm 23:5
What was wrong with how David and the men transported the ark of the covenant the first time?
Instead of having priests carry it using two poles as God had commanded, they brought it on a cart pulled by oxen.
What did Solomon do that angered God greatly?
His Heart turned away from God to follow idols and built temples for them.
"See then that you walk circumspectly, not as ____ but as ____, redeeming the ___, because the days are ____."
Ephesians 5:15-16
"See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
Ephesians 5:15-16
"If any of you lacks ____, let him ask of God, who ____ to all liberally and without ____, and it will be given to him."
James 1:5
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him."
Who was Mephibosheth and how was he handicapped?
What did David do to show his kindness to him?
A Son of Jonathan. He was lame in both feet.
Restored Saul's land to him, ordered Ziba, one of Saul's servants, and his family to manage Mephibosheth's property, as well as invited him to eat at his table.
How did God punish Solomon?
What important lesson did Solomon learn at the end of his life?
God took away his kingdom and raised enemies against him?
Solomon realized that the most important thing in life for a man to do is to fear God and obey His commands.
"Trust in the ____ with all your ____, and _____ not on your own ______"
Proverbs 3:5
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding."
Proverbs 3:5
"____ is the man who walks not in the counsel of the _____, nor stands in the path of _____, nor sits in the seat of the _____, but his delight is in the _____ of the LORD, and in his ____ he meditates day and night."
Psalm 1:1-2
"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful, but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in his law he meditates day and night."