Samuel
How was Samuel told to show dedication to the Lord?
To never cut his hair
1 Samuel 1:11
What was Eli's job?
Priest
Who did Samson fall in love with?
JUDGES 16:4: Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.
Saul was Israel's ______________.
First king
What is Imago Dei?
Image of God
Who were Samuel's parents?
Hannah and Elkanah
Who was the prophet that told Eli that both of his sons would die on the same day?
Samuel
In which Biblical book is the story of Samson found?
Judges
Who was the prophet that corrected Saul?
Samuel
Everyone is a creation of God but not everyone is a ________________.
child of God
What reason does Hannah give for naming her son Samuel?
So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She namedhim Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
1 Samuel 1:20
What were the names of Eli's two sons that the Lord told Samuel would be killed?
Hophni and Phinehas
Why did Delilah try to find the secret of Samson's great strength?
She was offered money by the Philistine rulers
Why did God not establish Saul's kingdom forever?
because he offered an unlawful sacrifice
What does God desire from us?
Obedience
What did Hannah bring to Samuel every year?
A coat
The Lord told Samuel that He had already spoken to Eli, and would judge his house forever because:
his sons made themselves vile, Eli knew about it and he failed to restrain them.
What were Samson's last words?
"Let me die with the Philistines"
What kind of attitude did Saul have towards himself when God anointed him king over Israel?
he was little in his own eyes
What signs did we see the Samson had turned away from God?
What connection does Samuel have with Saul? (2 major ones)
1. Appointed him first king of Israel
2. Told him God had rejected him as a king
What were the sins of Eli's sons?
appropriating the best portion of sacrifices for themselves, and having sexual relations with the sanctuary's serving women.
What is a Nazirite?
a sacred person whose separation was most commonly distinguished by his uncut hair and his abstinence from wine
Who did Saul seek out for guidance after Samuel died?
A medium
What signs did we see the Saul had turned away from God?
He was arrogant, did not obey God, & referred to him as "your God"