I Samuel 8-15
The Life of Saul
Saul: The first king of Israel
A New King
Israel's request for a king was a) ______________, and
their motivation was b) _________________.
In their request for a king, Israel was demonstrating a
disintegration of the a) _______, ____________________,
a rejection of b) ___________________.
Distressed by Israel's request for a king, Samuel was
assured by Jehovah that Israel was rejecting a) _________,
not b) _______________________.
Israel's problem was a) _________________ and
not b) __________________.
In search of his father's stray donkeys, Saul came
to _________________, where Samuel lived.
On the day prior to Saul's arrival, The Lord had told
Samuel that on the following day the one He had
selected to be king in Israel would be sent to
Samuel from the land of ___________________.
Samuel anointed Saul with oil, because The Lord
had ___________________.
Israel's King Announced
To announce publicly to
Israel God's selection of
Saul as king, Samuel
gathered Israel together at
__________________.
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Hhv_Mj2fVbE
Your turn:
20 points
Read I Samuel 8:1 through 10:9. . . .
What were three factors that contributed to Israel's
desire for a king?
In the first part of chapter 10 of I Samuel, what
were three signs promised Saul that would confirm
that The Lord was with him?
The Lord confirmed his choice of Saul by granting him
_______________ over the _________________. At
Mizpeh, Saul demonstrated two noble personal qualities: a)
_______________ and b) ________________.
King Nahash and his Ammonite army surrounded the city of
__________________
The condition required by the Ammonites for a covenant
with Jabesh was for all the men of Jabesh to have their
__________________
Saul responded to the plight of Jabesh and their plea for
help by
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
________
In response to Saul's action, three hundred
thousand men came from ________ and thirty
thousand from _____________. Saul gave credit
for the defeat of the Ammonites to the
_____________
At an unusual time of the year for the phenomena, Samuel
announced a _____________ with _____________________
and _____________________ as a sign from God confirming
the fact of Israel's ________________ in requesting a
______________________.
Saul demonstrated impatience at Gilgal and, under pressure,
committed a willful, presumptuous act of sin by proceeding to
___________________ instead of waiting for
_______________________.
Although Samuel clearly informed Saul about the seriousness
of his error and the severe punishment God would impose,
Saul ga ve no indication of ________________________
http://youtu.be/bxhqnjuty3s
Saul and David
We are obviously all familiar with the story of David
and Goliath, but what is it that leads to Saul's
downfall following David's success?
Jealousy. . . . not knowing who we are and what
our purpose or place is in Christ. . . How about
another example of someone who had to figure out
his identity??? And what is the lesson there for
each of us.
Saul seeks
David's
life.
http://youtu.be/CGgKRVtHXJQ
My name is Max. . .
Saul's downfall:
The second major step in Saul's downfall occurred during his war
with the __________________________.
Saul's obedience concerning the Amalekites was incomplete
because __________________________.
On his way back from Amalek, Saul remained at Carmel long
enough to _____________________ to
_______________________.
Saul's words to Samuel at Gilgal, "Blessed be tou of the LORD: I
have performed the commandment of the LORD," could well be
described as ______________________
Saul's confession to Samuel "I have sinned,"
following Samuel's classic statement "to obey is
better than sacrifice," was really ______________
because he continued to ________________.
Upon Saul's rejection, the Lord sent Samuel with
oil to ____________________ to anoint
________________ as Saul's successor.