1 Samuel moves Israel from judges to kings, exposing the limits of appearance-driven leadership and elevating God’s choice of David. It honors the Law’s order, advances the promise to Judah, and lifts hope toward the righteous King whose reign endures.
Samuel’s horn of oil finds a shepherd in Bethlehem, and the Spirit rests on him while Saul’s house unravels. 1 Samuel 16 invites us to value the heart God sees and to trust his providence in hidden seasons.
God’s command to judge Amalek exposes Saul’s half-hearted leadership and the danger of dressing disobedience as worship. 1 Samuel 15 calls readers to listening obedience under the faithful King whose word does not fail.
Samuel clears his record, confronts Israel with God’s, and seals the transition to kingship with thunder during harvest. The chapter weds warning and comfort: for his great name God will not reject his people, so fear him and serve him with all your heart.
Samuel anoints Saul, the Spirit rushes upon him, and a public lot installs him under a written charter before the Lord. This chapter shows how word, Spirit, and obedience together define the throne God grants his people.
A routine search leads Saul to Samuel and to a calling God had already revealed. This chapter traces how providence, worship, and the prophet’s word shape the rise of Israel’s first king.
Israel asks for a king to be like the nations. Samuel prays and warns, and God concedes while declaring they have rejected his kingship. This study measures leadership by Scripture and points to the righteous ruler God will provide.
Israel turns from idols, gathers to confess, and God answers with thunder that routs the enemy and restores peace. The Ebenezer stone teaches hearts to remember: help came when the nation returned to the Lord with whole hearts.
In a night when God’s word was rare, the Lord called Samuel and renewed revelation at Shiloh. This study traces how listening, truth-telling, and God’s faithful word reshaped Israel.
Hannah’s song celebrates God’s holy reversals and sets the tone for Samuel’s rise amid a failing priesthood. This chapter study follows the promise that the Lord will honor those who honor him and raise a faithful servant for his people.
Hannah’s tears become trust, and her trust becomes dedication in 1 Samuel 1. This chapter study traces how God remembers, answers, and advances his plan through one woman’s surrendered prayer.
Samuel’s farewell address at Saul’s coronation was both a warning and a prophecy, marking Israel’s transition from theocracy to monarchy. His words foreshadowed Israel’s future rejection of Christ as their King, demonstrating that human leadership can never replace divine rule.
Hannah’s story is a powerful testimony of faith, perseverance, and answered prayer. Despite barrenness and mockery, she turned to God in fervent prayer, and He granted her a son, making her the mother of Samuel, one of Israel’s greatest leaders.
Samuel’s story began before he was born and he went on to be a great man of God. He forshadowded Christ in holding the office of Prophet, Judge and King.