The Outline for the Life of King Sha’ul
The Life of King Sha’ul from a Messianic Jewish Perspective (Ac)
Glossary (Ad)
The Tabernacle at Shiloh (Ae)
Isra’el and the Philistines (Af)
I. The Birth and Dedication of Samuel – 1:1 to 2:11 (Ag)
A. Hannah’s Prayer is Answered – 1:1-28 (Ah)
1. The Barren Wife – 1:1-8 (Ai)
2. Hannah’s Prayer – 1:9-11 (Aj)
3. Hannah and ‘Eli – 1:12-18 (Ak)
4. Samuel’s Birth – 1:19-20 (Al)
5. Dedicated to ADONAI – 1:21-28 (Am)
6. How to Make an Offering to God (An)
B. Hannah’s Song – 2:1-11 (Ao)
II. The Sons of ‘Eli and the Call of Samuel – 2:12 to 4:1a (Ap)
A. The Sons of ‘Eli – 2:12-36 (Aq)
1. ‘Eli’s Wicked Sons – 2:12-17 (Ar)
2. The Faithfulness of Samuel and His Parents – 2:18-21 (As)
3. ‘Eli’s Ineffective Rebuke of His Sons – 2:22-26 (At)
4. God’s Rejection of ‘Eli’s House – 2:27-36 (Au)
B. Here I Am – 3:1 to 4:1a (Av)
1. Samuel’s Call – 3:1-14 (Aw)
2. Samuel’s First Prophecy – 3:15-18 (Ax)
3. Samuel the Prophet – 3:19 to 4:1a (Ay)
III. The Journeys of the Ark of the Covenant – 4:1b to 7:1 (Az)
A. The Capture of the Ark – 4:1b-22 (Ba)
1. The Philistines Captured the Ark – 4:1b-11 (Bb)
2. The Death of ‘Eli – 4:12-18 (Bc)
3. The Birth of Ichabod – 4:19-22 (Bd)
B. The Ark in the Land of the Philistines – 5:1-12 (Be)
1. The Ark at Ashdod – 5:1-7 (Bf)
2. The Ark at Gath – 5:8-9 (Bg)
3. The Ark at Ekron – 5:10-12 (Bh)
C. The Ark on the Move – 6:1 to 7:1 (Bi)
1. The Ark Leaving Philistia – 6:1-9 (Bj)
2. The Ark at Beit-Shemesh – 6:10-21 (Bk)
3. The Ark at Abinadab’s House – 7:1 (Bl)
IV. The Last Judge – 7:2 to 12:25 (Bm)
A. Repentance and Recommitment at Mizpah – 7:2-17 (Bn)
B. The Rise of King Sha’ul – 8:1 to 12:25 (Bo)
1. The Request for a King – 8:1-22 (Bp)
a. Give us a King – 8:1-9 (Bq)
b. Samuel’s Warnings – 8:10-18 (Br)
c. The People’s Refusal to Listen – 8:19-22 (Bs)
2. The Anointing of King Sha’ul – 9:1 to 10:27 (Bt)
a. Sha’ul and the Lost Donkeys – 9:1-14 (Bu)
b. Behold, Your King – 9:15 to 10:16 (Bv)
1.) Samuel Meets Sha’ul – 9:15-25 (Bw)
2.) Samuel Anoints Sha’ul – 9:26 to 10:16 (Bx)
c. Long Live the King – 10:17-27 (By)
3. The Ammonite War – 11:1-15 (Bz)
4. Samuel’s Farwell 12:1-25 (Ca)
V. The Decline of King Sha’ul – 13:1 to 15:35 (Cb)
A. Samuel Rebukes Sha’ul – 13:1-15a (Cc)
B. Isra’el without Weapons – 13:15b-23 (Cd)
C. Jonathan Attacks the Philistines – 14:1-14 (Ce)
D. Isra’el Routs the Philistines – 14:15-23 (Cf)
E. Sha’ul’s Foolishness – 14:24-46 (Cg)
1. Sha’ul’s Foolish Oath – 14:24-35 (Ch)
2. The Rescue of Jonathan – 14:36-46 (Ci)
F. The Summary of Sha’ul’s Wars – 14:47-52 (Cj)
G. God Rejects Sha’ul – 15:1-35 (Ck)
VI. The Rise of David – 16:14 to 31:13 (Cl)
A. Samuel Anoints David – First Samuel 16:1-13 (Cm)
B. David in Saul’s Service – First Samuel 16:14-23 (Cn)
C. David and Goliath – First Samuel 17:1-58 (Co)
1. Goliath Mocks Isra’el – First Samuel 17:1-16 (Cp)
2. David Kills Goliath – First Samuel 17:17-58 (Cq)
D. Sha’ul’s Growing Fear of David – First Samuel 18:1 to 20:42 (Cr)
1. Sha’ul’s Jealousy of David – First Samuel 18:10-30 (Cs)
2. Sha’ul Tries to Kill David – First Samuel 19:1-24 (Ct)
Sha’ul Sent Men to Kill David – Psalm 59:1-17 (Cu)
3. Jonathan Defends David – First Samuel 20:24b-42 (Cv)
VII. The Fall of King Sha’ul – 1 Sam 21:1 to 2 Sam 1:27; 1 Chron 10:1-14, 12:1-22 (Cw)
A. Sha’ul Kills the Priests of Nov – First Samuel 22:6-23 (Cx)
When Doeg the Edomite Had Gone to Sha’ul – Psalm 52:1-9 (Cy)
B. Sha’ul Pursues David – First Samuel 23:7-29 (Cz)
When the Ziphites Had Gone to Sha’ul – Psalm 54:1-7 (Da)
C. David Spares Sha’ul’s Life – First Samuel 24:1-22 (Db)
When David Had Fled from Sha’ul into the Cave – Psalm 57:1-11 (Dc)
D. When David Spares Sha’ul’s Life Again – First Samuel 26:1-25 (Dd)
1. Do Not Lay a Hand on ADONAI’s Anointed – First Samuel 26:1-12 (De)
2. Sha’ul Promises Not to Harm David – First Samuel 26:13-25 (Df)
E. David Among the Philistines – First Samuel 27:1 to 28:2; First Chron 12:1-22 (Dg)
F. Achish Sends David Back to Ziklag – First Samuel 29:1-11 (Dh)
G. The Timeline for David’s Return to Ziklag and Hearing About Sha’ul’s Death (Di)
H. Sha’ul and the Medium at Endor – First Samuel 28:3-25 (Dj)
I. Sha’ul Takes His Own Life – First Samuel 31:1-13; First Chronicles 10:1-14 (Dk)
Endnotes (Dl)
Bibliography (Dm)
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