1 Samuel 8
What were the names of Samuel's sons
Firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah
From which tribe was Saul?
Benjamin
What did the people shout when Samuel presented Saul?
“Long live the king!”
Were Benjamites a large or small tribe?
Small tribe, least of all the other clans
How did Samuel's sons did not follow his ways
They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes
What can be said about Saul’s physical stature?
Handsome man and a head taller than anyone else
How did Samuel anoint Saul?
Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him.
Where is the tomb of Rachel
Zelzah, in the boundary of Benjamin
Why did Israel want a king?
Samuel's sons did not walk in his ways and wanted to be like other nations
What did the servant answer to Saul on what to give to the man of God?
A quarter of a shekel of silver
Where was Saul when Samuel wanted to present him to the people of Mizpah?
He has hidden himself among the supplies
Who was Samuel's mother name?
Hannah
Why did the people refuse to listen to Samuel?
They wanted a king over them. They would be like all other nations, with a king to lead them and to go out before them and fight their battles.
Saul and the servant were going up the hill to the town, who did they meet and what did they ask them?
They met some young women/girls coming out to draw water and asked "Is the prophet in this city"
The 3 men Saul is suppose to meet, what were they carrying?
one carrying 3 goats
one carrying 3 loaves of bread
one carrying 1 skin of wine
What did God assure Samuel when he prayed about the Israelites wanting a king?
They weren't rejecting Samuel, but Him
What did Samuel warn the people that a king would do to them?
The king would take their sons to be soldiers, take their daughters to be perfumers and cooks, they would be his servants, give a percentage of crops and profits to give to officials and minsters.
Name Kish's (Saul's father) family line
Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin
In the three predictions Samuel told Saul, in order, where is Saul suppose to go?
Rachel’s tomb, then he shall go come to the oak of Tabor, to Gibeath-elohim
What did Samuel predict the two men at Rachel's tomb would tell Saul?
The donkeys were found now his father was worried about him