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The First Book of Samuel - Introduction

Scripture Passage: 
1 Samuel
  1. THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY OF ISRAEL
    1. The Patriarchs - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
    2. The Egyptian Bondage - Joseph, Burdens in Egypt, Exodus, Wilderness Wanderings
    3. The Time of the Judges - Conquest of Canaan, Oppression and Deliverance, Samuel
    4. The United Kingdom - Saul, David, Solomon
    5. The Divided Kingdom - Israel, the Northern Kingdom; Judah, the Southern Kingdom
    6. The Captivities - Assyrian Captivity of Israel; Babylonian Captivity of Judah
    7. The Return From Captivity - Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah
  2. TITLE OF THE BOOK - Called 1 and 2 Samuel because these books tell the story of Samuel’s life and of the reigns of Saul and David who were both anointed by Samuel  (1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:13)
  3. AUTHOR - Unknown
  4. OUTLINE OF 1 SAMUEL
    1. The Rule of Samuel  (1 Samuel Chapters 1-7)
    2. The Reign of Saul  (1 Samuel Chapters 8-15)
    3. The Rise of David  (1 Samuel Chapters 16-31)
  5. CHAPTERS OF NOTE
    1. Chapter One – Birth of Samuel
    2. Chapter Three – Call of Samuel
    3. Chapter Ten – Anointing of Saul
    4. Chapter Fifteen – Rejection of Saul
    5. Chapter Sixteen – Anointing of David
    6. Chapter Seventeen – David and Goliath
    7. Chapter Twenty-eight – The Witch of Endor
    8. Chapter Thirty-one – The Death of Saul
  6. STATISTICS FROM 1 SAMUEL
    1. Number of chapters:      31
    2. Number of Verses:       810
    3. Number of Words:   25,061
    4. Shortest Chapter:    Chapter 29  (11 verses)
    5. Longest Chapter:    Chapter 17  (58 verses)
    6. Average Number of Verses Per Chapter:   26
  7. TIME SPANS OF THE BOOKS OF THE KINGS
    1. 1 Samuel
      1. 115 years
      2. From Samuel’s birth to Saul’s death
    2. 2 Samuel
      1. 40 years
      2. The reign of David
    3. 1 Kings
      1. 120 years
      2. From Solomon’s coronation to Jehoshaphat’s death
    4. 2 Kings
      1. 300 years
      2. From Elijah’s translation to the Babylonian Captivity
David Reagan
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