Year 2 - May

Year 2, May - Eli, Samuel and Saul

Year 2, May 1, Eli Dies – 1 Samuel 4:12-18

Questions

Who trembled for the ark of God?

What happened to Eli’s two sons?

What made Eli fall over?

How long did Eli judge Israel?

Year 2, May 2, Ichabod – 1 Samuel 4:19-22

Questions

Whose wife was pregnant?

What did she name her baby?

What does this mean?

Why did she say “The glory has departed”?

Year 2, May 3, Dagon Falls Over – 1 Samuel 5:1-5

Questions

Where did the Philistines take the ark of God?

Which god did they put it beside?

What happened to Dagon the first night?

What happened to the idol the second night?

Year 2, May 4, The People of Ashdod – 1 Samuel 5:6-9

Questions

What happened to the people of Ashdod?

Did they want to keep the ark of God?

Where did the Lords of the Philistines send the ark?

What did God do to the people of Gath?

Year 2, May 5, The People of Ekron – 1 Samuel 5:10-12

Questions

Where did the Philistines send the ark of God next?

What did the people of Ekron cry out?

Where did the lords of the Philistines decide to send the ark?

How far did the cry of the city go?

Year 2, May 6, A Problem for the Philistines – 1 Samuel 6:1-5

Questions

How long was the ark in Philistine territory for?

What offerings did the Philistine priests say they should send?

Who were the Philistines to give glory to?

Year 2, May 7, A Problem for the Philistines – 1 Samuel 6:6-9

Questions

Who hardened their hearts against God?

What sort of vehicle were they to prepare to carry the ark?

What were they to do with the calves?

How would they know it was the God of Israel who had punished them?

Year 2, May 8, Two Milk Cows – 1 Samuel 6:10-16

Questions

What did the men do to the two milk cows?

What did the cows do?

What were the people of Beth-shemesh doing?

Who watched the people sacrifice a burnt offering to God?

Year 2, May 9, The Ark is Returned – 1 Samuel 6:17-21

Questions

How many golden tumours and golden mice did the Philistines send?

What reminded people of the day the ark returned?

Why did the Lord strike some of the men of Beth-shemesh?

Which town did they send a message to come and get the ark?

Year 2, May 10, The Men of Kiriath-Jearim – 1 Samuel 7:1-2

Questions

Whose house did the men take the ark to?

Who did they consecrate to be in charge of the ark?

How long was the ark there?

Were the people of Israel happy?

Year 2, May 11, Samuel Judges Israel – 1 Samuel 7:3-6

Questions

Who spoke to the people of Israel?

Who would deliver them from the Philistines?

What did Israel get rid of?

Where did Israel gather to confess their sin against God?

Year 2, May 12, God Repulses the Philistines – 1 Samuel 7:7-11

Questions

Who came up against Israel?

Who answered Samuel when he made an offering and cried out?

How did God confuse the Philistines?

Who struck the Philistines?

Year 2, May 13, Samuel's Stone – 1 Samuel 7:12-17

Questions

What did Samuel call the stone he set up?

What did it mean?

Where were the cities that were restored to Israel?

Where was Samuel’s home?

Year 2, May 14, Samuel's Sons – 1 Samuel 8:1-5

Questions

What were Samuel’s sons’ names?

What wrong did these men do?

What did the elders of Israel demand?

Who did they want to be like?

Year 2, May 15, A King for Israel? – 1 Samuel 8:6-9

Questions

How did Samuel feel about a king for Israel?

Who had the people really rejected when they asked for a king?

Who was Samuel to obey? Verse 9

What was Samuel to warn the people about?

Year 2, May 16, Samuel Warns Against a King – 1 Samuel 8:10-18

Questions

Who would a king draft to his army and work his farms?

Who would a king make his perfumers and cooks and bakers?

How much of the grain and animals would a king tax the people?

What would the people do when the king enslaved them?

Year 2, May 17, God Gives Them Their Own Way – 1 Samuel 8:19-22

Questions

Did the people listen to Samuel’s warnings?

Who did they want to be like?

Who did Samuel take the people’s words to?

What did the Lord tell Samuel to do?

Year 2, May 18, Saul and the Donkeys – 1 Samuel 9:1-4

Questions

Who was the father of Saul?

What did Saul look like?

What did Kish send Saul and his servant to do?

How many districts did they go through looking for the donkeys?

Year 2, May 19, Saul Looks for Samuel – 1 Samuel 9:5-10

Questions

Why did Saul decide it was time to go back home?

Who did his servant suggest they ask about the donkeys?

What could Saul and his servant give the man of God?

What did they used to call a prophet?

Year 2, May 20, Saul Looks for Samuel – 1 Samuel 9:11-14

Questions

What did the man ask the young women coming to draw water?

Where was the man of God?

Where did the men go?

Who did they see?

Year 2, May 21, Samuel Meets Saul – 1 Samuel 9:15-21

Questions

Who told Samuel that the new king was coming?

Which enemies would he save the people from?

What did Samuel tell Saul about his donkeys?

What did Saul say about his tribe of Benjamin?

Year 2, May 22, Saul Eats With Samuel – 1 Samuel 9:22-26

Questions

How many people did the men have a meal with?

What did the cook put in front of Saul?

Where did Saul sleep that night?

Who woke Saul up to send him home?

Year 2, May 23, Samuel Anoints Saul King – 1 Samuel 9:27-10:2

Questions

What did Samuel want to tell Saul by himself?

What did Samuel pour over Saul before he kissed him?

What did the Lord anoint Saul to be?

Where would Saul and his servant meet two men looking for them?

Year 2, May 24, Saul Proclaimed King – 1 Samuel 10:17-19

Questions

Where did Samuel call the people together?

Who had delivered Israel from all their enemies?

How did Israel reject God?

How were they to organize this great gathering?

Year 2, May 25, Saul Proclaimed King – 1 Samuel 10:20-24

Questions

How was the tribe of Benjamin chosen?

Which clan did Saul belong to?

Where was he hiding?

What did the people shout when they saw Saul?

Year 2, May 26, Saul Proclaimed King – 1 Samuel 10:25-27

Questions

What did Samuel tell the people and write in a book?

Where did he put the book?

Who went home with Saul to Gibeah?

Who despised Saul and brought him no present?

Year 2, May 27, A Terrible Threat – 1 Samuel 11:1-4

Questions

Which city did Nahash the Ammonite besiege?

What was the price of a treaty for the men of Jabesh-Gilead?

How long did they have to find someone to save them?

Who did they send to for help?

Year 2, May 28, Saul Musters an Army – 1 Samuel 11:5-8

Questions

What was Saul doing?

Who rushed upon Saul?

Where did Saul send a message by cutting up his oxen?

How many men from Israel and how many from Judah came out?

Year 2, May 29, Saul's First Victory – 1 Samuel 11:9-11

Questions

What message did they send back to Jabesh-Gilead?

How did the people of Jabesh-Gilead feel?

How many companies did Saul divide the people into?

When did they start to strike down the Ammonites?

Year 2, May 30, Saul Becomes King – 1 Samuel 11:12-15

Questions

What did the people want to do with those who despised Saul?

Who said no, “because the Lord has worked salvation in Israel?”

Where did Samuel take the people to renew the kingdom?

What sort of offerings did they sacrifice to the Lord?

Year 2, May 31, Samuel Says Good-bye – 1 Samuel 12:19-25

Questions

Why did the people ask Samuel to pray for them?

Who did Samuel tell them to follow?

Why would the Lord not forsake them?

What were the people to consider in verse 24?