By The Book - 1 Samuel

2. Samuel's parent's dedicated Samuel for service to The Lord at what very early age? (1 Samuel 1:24, 2:11)

3. What is the name of the priest that Samuel served under? (1 Samuel 2:11)

4. During the time of Samuel there had yet been no Temple built in Jerusalem. In what town was The House of The Lord then located? (1 Samuel 1:24)

5. Were Eli's two sons, those who would have succeeded him as priests, good or bad men? (1 Samuel 2:12,17)

6. After the Philistines captured The Ark Of The Covenant (which contained the 2 tablets of stone on which were written The Ten Commandments) and killed his 2 wicked sons, how did Eli respond to the news? (1 Samuel 4:17-18).

7. How old was Eli when he died, and how long had he led Israel? (1 Samuel 4:15,18)

8. How long did the Philistines hold the captured Ark? (1 Samuel 6:1)

9. Samuel had been a loyal and obedient servant to The Lord all his life. Were his sons, who would have succeeded him, also good men? (1 Samuel 8:1-3)

10. After rejecting Samuel's two sons as priests to lead Israel, who was chosen as the first king of the Israelites? (1 Samuel 9:2, 10:1)

11. Did Saul turn out to be a good or bad king? (1 Samuel 15:10)

12. Who did Samuel anoint to replace Saul as king of Israel? (1 Samuel 16:13) (see King David)

13. What was the name of the giant Philistine that David defeated with a slingshot? (1 Samuel 17:4,48-50) (see David And Goliath)

14. What was the name of Saul's son who was a very loyal friend of David? (1 Samuel 20:12)

15. How did Saul eventually cease to be king? (1 Samuel 31:1-5) Were three of Saul's sons (and therefore his legal successors) also killed? (1 Samuel 31:2,6)