Samuel
What is the name of Samuel's mom?
Hannah
Who captured the Ark of The Covenant?
The Philistines
Where did the Philistines first take the Ark of The Covenant to?
Ashdod
Who told Saul about "a man of God?"
His servant that traveled with him to find the lost donkeys.
What kind of government did the Israelites want to change to after seeing Samuel's sons' actions? (From ______ to _______ )
Theocracy to a MONARCHY!
Who is the person that raised Samuel up?
Eli
What is the Ark of The Covenant?
The Ark of the Covenant was a wooden chest that held the Ten Commandments and was a central symbol of the Jewish faith.
What is the name of the God that the Philistines worshipped and what kind of creature was the God?
Dagon; Half-man Half-fish
Why did they want to look for this "man of God?"
To see if the "man of God" can help them find the best way to go back home.
What was Hannah's prayer and promise to the Lord?
Prayer: for a son
Promise: to give Samuel to the Lord
What did Samuel tell the Israelites to do if they wanted to defeat the Philistines?
If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths (the name of a Canaanite goddess who was worshipped by the Israelites, Zidonians, and Philistines) and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Where was the Ark of the Covenant placed after being stolen?
The temple of the Philistine God
How many Israelites did the Philistines kill in the battle where they captured the Ark of The Covenant and also killed Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas?
30,000 soldiers
What did Samuel do to Saul in the very beginning that signified God's choice of him as king?
Pouring a flask of oil on his head.
How did Eli die?
He fell backward off his chair after hearing that the Ark of The Covenant had been captured by the Philistines and broke his neck and died.
Who were his sons and what did they do wrong?
Joel and Abijah; Dishonest gain, accepted bribes, and perverted justice (the act of doing something that goes against God's laws and principles of righteousness such as treating people unfairly or making it difficult to discover who is guilty of a crime)
Place where the Ark of The Covenant came from.
Shiloh
What did the Philistines give to the Israelites as an offering when returning the Ark of The Covenant?
Five gold tumors and five gold rats.
What was God's revelation to Samuel in regards to Saul?
A day before Saul's arrival, God had told Samuel that He would send a man from Benjamin to be anointed as leader over Israel. God reveals that this man will save Israel from the Philistines, acknowledging the people's cry for deliverance.
How many times did the Lord call/reveal himself to Samuel when trying to relay the prophecy?
Four Times
What did Samuel relay to the Israelites regarding the king they were asking for?
This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots. 12 Some he will assign to be commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his attendants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and of your vintage and give it to his officials and attendants. 16 Your male and female servants and the best of your cattle[c] and donkeys he will take for his own use. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
How did the Philistines test to see if it was truly God who was responsible for their afflictions when returning the Ark of the Covenant back to the Israelites?
The Philistines used a new cart and untrained cows who had their children taken away, increasing the difficulty of their task. If the cows went straight to Israel, it would signify that Israel’s God was indeed behind their afflictions. This test was to confirm that their afflictions were truly divine judgment, as natural instinct would cause the cows to return to their calves rather than go to Israel.
What made the Philistines return the Ark of The Covenant?
Dagon statue falling/breaking + devastation/affliction of tumors on the people of Ashdod/Israel.
What were the three signs that would confirm Saul's anointing?
Saul will meet two men by Rachel's tomb who will tell him that the donkeys he was searching for have been found and that his father is now concerned about Saul.
He will meet three men going to Bethel, carrying three young goats, three loaves of bread, and a skin of wine. They will give him two loaves of bread.
He will meet a group of prophets at the hill of God in Gibeah, and the Spirit of the Lord will come upon him, and he will prophesy with them.
What is the name of the stone that Samuel set up between Mizpah and Shen, after the Lord sent loud thunders against the Philistines and the Israelites defeated them?
Ebenezer.