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Who is the boy who killed the Giant with a sling and how many stones did he take with Him?
David... He took 5 Stones!
When he was young he was humble. When he grew older he took a tumble.
Saul
This Battle was won with a sling and five smooth stones in hand.
The Battle of David and Goliath!
The battle...
belongs to the Lord!
Please recite our theme text for the week and its reference.
Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands.
-Samuel 17:47
This person was a head taller than any other person in the land.
Saul
How long was the ark of the covenant in the land of the Philistines?
7 Months
Two wicked sons went out to fight a battle with the Ark of the Covenant and this battle ended in great tragedy!
Hophni and Phineas killed in battle and the Ark of the Covenant was lost to the philistines.
Not to young...
Never to young
Fill in the blanks:
Thy word is a _______ unto my _______, and a ________ unto my _________.
-_________ ____:____
lamp, feet, light, path, Psalm 119:105
Samuel set up a stone to remember how the Lord had delivered them from the Philistines while they were worshiping God.
Ebenezer
The Ark of the Covenant was sent back to Israel on a cart pulled by two female cows. When it got back the Israelites disregard for the sacredness of the Ark of the Covent cost many people their lives. How many people died because they opened the Ark of the Covenant?
50,070 people were killed.
-1 Samuel 6:19
While many were slumbering under a pomegranate two men crept up to the encampment of the Philistines and the Lord won a mighty battle through them.
Jonathan and his armor Bearer.
With great power...
comes great responsibility
Please recite Jonathan's statement of faith to his armor bearer as recorded in -1 Samuel 14:12
Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something.” Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has delivered them into the hand of Israel."
-1 Samuel 14:12
After persevering in prayer this woman and her husband were blessed by the priest Eli and a son was born unto them.
Hana and Elkanah the parents of Samuel.
Saul in his jealously killed all but one of a special group of leaders in Israel.
Saul killed all the priest save Abiathar who escaped to tell David the sad news.
Saul and his disobedience in the battle of the Amalekites.
When you disobey...
you loose your way!
In the Bible Samuel was told something profound by the Lord when visiting the household of Jesse.
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” -1 Samuel 16:7
In the dark of the cave David spared the Lord's anointed. What did David do that taught Saul a valuable lesson about his character?
This man kept the Ark of the Covenant after Uzzah died.
The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. And the Lord blessed Obed-Edom and all his household.
-2 Samuel 6:11
Whoever successfully captured Jerusalem for King David was promised the position of commander in chief over all the armies of Israel. Who completed this challenge successfully?
Joab
God's barriers...
keep you from something scarier.
Saul was a very disobedient child of God. When God rejected Him as King as Israel Samuel declared a powerful message from the Lord concerning obedience. What was the message?
So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king.” -1 Samuel 15:22-23