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Mar 3, 2022 · When the ten tribes were carried away into captivity to Assyria, the king of Assyria sent people from Cutha, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim to inhabit Samaria (2 Kings 17:24; Ezra 4:2-11). These foreigners intermarried with the Israelite population that was still in and around Samaria.
The books of Samuel provide an answer to that need. The story focuses on three main characters: Samuel, Saul, and David. These three were important leaders whose actions would transition Israel from a group of tribes ruled by judges into a unified kingdom ruled by King David in Jerusalem.
- In the Bible, Samuel is known for being a prophet, a priest, and Israel’s final judge (1 Sam. 1-7). He plays a significant role in Israel’s transit...
- The biblical authors present Samuel as a good (even great!) leader in the Bible (1 Sam. 3:19-21). Unlike the partially negative way authors describ...
- The story of Samuel teaches us that God opposes the proud, exalts the humble, remains faithful in spite of human evil, and that he promises the arr...
- It is likely that Samuel did not cut his hair because of his mother’s vow to God that no razor would ever be used on his head (1 Sam. 1:11). The vo...
- The biblical authors explain that the sons of Samuel were rejected as leaders over Israel because they did not follow in Samuel’s ways. Although we...
- The book of Samuel gets its name from the character of Samuel, who plays a significant role in the early parts of the narrative with the stories of...
- No biblical author claims that 2 Samuel 7 is the most important chapter in the Bible. However, the events of this chapter become significant in the...
- The Bible does not specify Samuel’s age when he died. However, we can infer that Samuel lived to an old age from his self-description of being “old...
- In 2 Samuel, David’s sins include sexual assault, murder, lying, failing to trust God for protection, and ignoring evil within his own family. In o...
- The main message of 2 Samuel includes an appeal to the virtue of humility, the destructiveness of pride, and the faithfulness of God’s promise. Thr...
In 1 Samuel 1, we encounter the stirring story of Hannah, a barren woman whose profound faith and persistent prayers result in the birth of Samuel, who would become one of Israel's great prophets.
Summary. 1st Samuel is a story of Narrative History and includes a great deal of Drama. It is written by the last of the Judges for which the book is named, Samuel. It was written at about 930 B.C. Key personalities include Eli, Hannah, Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, and David. It was written to show Israel how they chose a king but in the process ...
- A. David’s distress.
- B. David Wins Back What Was Lost – and more.
- C. The Spoil from The Battle Is Divided.
1. (1-2) Ziklag is plundered by the Amalekites.
Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, and had taken captive the women and those who werethere, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried themaway and went their way. a. Now it happened: It certainly happened, but it didn’t happen by accident. God had a purpose for all of this in David’s life. i. “On the third dayindicates that David and his men co...
2. (3-6) David and his men come upon the empty, burned city.
So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who werewith him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep. And David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieve...
1. (7-8) David inquires of the LORD.
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake themand without fail recover all.” a. Then David said: In 1 Samuel 30:6, David strengthened himself in the LORD his God. Now it was time to do something with that strength from the LORD. First, David uses that s...
2. (9-10) David pursues the Amalekites who conquered Ziklag.
So David went, he and the six hundred men who werewith him, and came to the Brook Besor, where those stayed who were left behind. But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the Brook Besor. a. So David went: God told David to go and pursue them, and David did exactly that. Obedience to the LORD is often that simple. b. He and the six hundred men who were with him: David’s men were almost at a place of mutiny against h...
3. (11-15) David and his men befriend a helpless Egyptian.
Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water. And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights. Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where areyou from?” And he said, “I ama young man from Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me b...
1. (21-25) The spoils are distributed equally among those who fought and those who supported.
Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weary that they could not follow David, whom they also had made to stay at the Brook Besor. So they went out to meet David and to meet the people who werewith him. And when David came near the people, he greeted them. Then all the wicked and worthless men of those who went with David answered and said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them anyof the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man’s wife and children, t...
2. (26-31) David mends strained relationships.
Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent someof the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD”—to thosewho werein Bethel, thosewho werein Ramoth of the South, thosewho werein Jattir, thosewho werein Aroer, thosewho werein Siphmoth, thosewho werein Eshtemoa, thosewho werein Rachal, thosewho werein the cities of the Jerahmeelites, thosewho werein the cities of the Kenites, thosewho werein Hormah, thosewho werein Chor...
David Guzik commentary on 1 Samuel 1, where Hannah cries out to God in prayer and God answers by giving her a son - Samuel.
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The mighty Samson (Shimshon (שמשון), in Hebrew) was a judge who led and rescued the people of Israel from Philistine oppression. A nazarite from birth, Samson was endowed by G‑d with herculean strength, which he used to fight the Philistines who were occupying the Land of Israel.
