UNIT 5
Before Samuel, his fathers or fathers were Judges, his mother was Hanna which prayed and cried to the Lord daily for a son. Hanna told God if you bless me with a son he will be yours, and Jesus did as she asked. When Samuel was eating table food, his mother took him to live in Shiloh. When Jesus had called Samuel's' name, he thought it was his caregiver. Unknown to Samuel it was Jesus calling for him. He told Samuel to answer. The Lord appeared in front of Samuel and told him what Eli's children had done badly. For that they all will be punished. Israel decided on their own they will go to war with the Philistines. They lost 4,000 soldiers and they asked why God allowed this to happen. They decided to go get the agreement box so the Lord God would help them with this war, but their enemies took the box and kept it their selves. God placed many plagues to make their life bad. Finally
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with gifts to ask God for forgiveness the people sent it back. Before Samuel there was Eli, a man of God and a leader to the people of Israel.
Samuel called upon his people to have their faith in their God. Their blessing for doing so saved them from harm. The people of Israel had wanted to move from the crate to a monarchy. The elders went to their leader to see what could be done and took it upon their selves to tell Samuel he and his family was good enough and wanted a new leader. The people once again went against Gods choice of a leader and demanded another. Samuel was displeased with the people’s choice to replace him. He knelt down and worshiped God. God answered his prayer and said Samuel do as they ask, for they aren't displeased with you but myself. Samuel warned the people of the harm it may cause. Samuel had to give the people what they wanted. God said, as the first king, he chose Saul. Israel was still having trouble from his army and slaughter a lot of them, and it started a war between the two. The people were afraid for their life and ran
away. Saul seen the soldiers leaving and he took it upon his self to do the offering. Samuel was upset with Saul for he didn't follow directions. If Saul didn't break the book of God, his people would have ruled forever. After Samuel told Saul, his God had chosen a new leader he left Gilgal. The war against Amalekites again. Saul was to parish everything in Amalekites, but Saul brought back the king and some cattle for burnt offering. His God was displeased because he didn't obey. Samuel said it was better to obey God than have offerings. The Lord said I am sending you to get a new king, his name is David the youngest of Jesse. Samuel did as he was asked and made David king. The Philistines was ready for war and Goliath was making fun and picking on the Israelites. Eliab, Abinadab and Shammah went to war for Saul. Their youngest brought them things to eat. David was met with a challenge to fight Goliath and she agreed. The Philistines came heavily armed and David had the power of God. The attack started and David took out his slingshot in a rocking killed Goliath. David and Jonathan had a strong friendship. God had sent an evil spirt over Saul, and could get threw his father. He didn't want any part of what his father was doing. Saul became jealous of David so much that he wanted him dead. So Jonathan didn't want that to happen and told David what happened so he could leave. Saul had so much hatred for David that he didn't do anything for anyone until he haunted David down. After running from Philistines, Saul continued the search for David. Unknown to Saul, David was deep in the cave he was in. While sleeping, David took a piece of Saul's robe. This was to show Saul that he could have killed him but didn't. David said to Saul, I want to go against my master, The Lord's chosen king. After Samuel died, his people gathered together and buried him in his homeland. After the departure of Samuel, David tried to be nice to Nabal. Be kind to my men, David had sent this message to Nabal. After we protect your heard and served as a wall around you and your men. David was angry and gathered his army of men for war against Nabal, but his wife tried to stop the war. Saul was still after David, David's army wasn't as big as Saul's. While Saul was camping, David snuck into Saul's tent. He could have killed him again but he didn't. He said to Saul, let god be the judge. David was still afraid of Saul, so he went with the Philistines. David asked the Philistines to go for his people. Saul went against the book of God, using evil. Samuel's spirit told Saul that the kingdom is no longer his and that he would not win. Even though David were going against David and captured all their families, but being the worker he was, he got them back. The Philistines fought and won, Saul was hurt but wasn't dead. He asked his men to do it, but he had to do it. Instead, Saul and his son died. UNIT 6 Even though Saul and David had their differences, David and his men was very saddened about the death of Saul and his son. Now that Saul was dead, David would rule only for a short seven years, he would rule over the house of Judah. The man in charge if Saul's army made one of his sons the master of puppets. David wasn't happy and waited for God. The events lead them to fight. Saul's servant Abner was so found of their family, he fought David's respectful servant. Joab's anger would never settle until he killed his brother’s killer. Amnon, Kileab, Ashsalon, Adoonijah, Shephatiah and Ithrean were all of David's sons. All did what was asked and liked but three. While Saul's and David's war battle lasted for years, David's house grew stronger and Saul's weakened. Joab wasn't happy about Abne's decision about being a servant to David and killed him. Joab finally killed Abner, David was angry to have such a idol had been killed. Recab and Baanah, thought that David would reward them for killing Isbosbeth, instead he ordered his young men to put them to death. The death of two men ended the war, and the people of Israel made David ruler of all lands. He lived in Hebron while he ruled. He needed more of a local kingdom. The people of Jerusalem told David he wasn't allowed to enter their land but when he did take the fort of zain and renamed it “City of David”, because David was the son of God he had grew with the upmost power with his city and people. The king of Jerusalem and thousands of his men gathered to go get the “Holy Box”. Uzzah forgot the rules about the “Holy Box” and Jesus killed him, David was afraid after that. He wouldn't allow the “Holy Box” into the city of David until he heard of the wealth it brought for three months. The king requested to build a place for the Gods “Holy Box”. The spirit of God came to Nathan the prophet. Being the king of many battles, David wasn't allowed to build the house of God. Jesus gave David the kingdom of safety made for cedar wood, God gave his word to David that his family will forever have lives of kings after kings. He gathered what his children would need for the temple. David asked for any member of Saul’s family, The king wanted to show kindness to Jonathan's son Mephibosheth. Who was crippled in both feet at a young age while trying to flee harm? David told Jonathan have no fear, I intend to do no harm. He only wanted to give him back what was his grandfathers “Land”. He told Jonathan's servant that he would always be allowed at the kings table. The king David heard of king Nahash died and sent messengers to console him, but his son Hanum cut off their clothes, half their face hair because he said king David had sent spies. The king was angry and prepared for war, with such a big victory the king was praised. Right after the season of summer, when the kings would go out to war, David took a walk on his roof. From his roof he seen the most beautiful women taking a bath and sent for her. After laying with Uriah wife she became pregnant. Knowing he had sinned, he sent for her husabnd. After Uriah stayed with the other servants instead of going to his wife, King David offered wine, and food so the king sent a letter and ordered Uriah to be placed in the enemies line of fire and was killed. God sent the prophet Nathan to King David. As the prophet was telling David a story on how bad a rich man will deceive a more man for his selfish needs. David got angry and said this person must be punished to death. Unknown to David the prophet was speaking of the kings sins. After the king asked for forgiveness God punished him by taking his baby boys life. God thought that punishment was satisfying so the king had another son. The hatred between King David's son's was a time bomb. After Amnon forced his self-unto his sister. Absalom waited until the right time and plotted his death. Absalmon ran away from home, the kings servants had to go find him, though his king's missed his son a lot. When Joab brought him back, he wasn't allowed to see his father. Years had passed and Absalom had become the peoples favorite. After the kings son tried to take over the kingdom, it started a war between the two of them. Even though King David's army won, Joab fought after Absalom and waited until he couldn't defend himself and kill him. The King ordered for no harm come to his son, Jaob did as he pleased. After the shocking news of his son's death, the King's grief spread across to his people. Even those that crossed him, came before him again. Of course he accepted them as his nation. So the people had king David as ruler. Due to Saul breaking the trust of a bond, he killed Gibeonites, So, David asked why we have no food and why have we been cursed. The Lord said Saul was to blame. King David gathered Saul's son and gave them away to their death. As King David was to old to be king, the Lord had already chose David's oldest son to be king, As requested Soloman, was to ride on his fathers donkey, to accept his kingship. For the end for king David had come, he sent for his sons, his last words where to be strong as you grow. Obey every command that had been written in the “Holy Box.” You are a wise man and know what you must do. God chose David as king because he was a man of God. As he did sin, he did ask for forgiveness. UNIT 7 Jesus asked the king of his people if there was anything he needed from him. Soloman answered, I would like to know right from wrong, great wisdom, he's not sure it could be done. Jesus was so delighted, not only did he give him great wisdom, but fame as well. There were two women that gave birth within days of each other, One baby died, the mom switched babies so she would have an alive baby. They went to the king which tricked them with the knowledge to find out the real mother. It worked and his people knew then he was the right king. King Soloman had begun getting things in order to keep his kingdom safe. He had pride in being allowed to follow in his father’s footsteps. There hadn't been any talk or threat of a war. All the nations had come together to work. Some of the things needed for building th house of God, his father had left for him. Nothing was used that made any noise. King Soloman requested the head of households and elders to come rejoice the relocate of the “Holy Box” to the house of the Lord. Jesus asked Soloman to follow him with a pure and honest heart, if not then there wouldn't be a kingdom with anybody. Some of the kinds wife's where not of his God. God took Solomans Kingdom away for not following his father. God was inraged at Soloman for breaking their agreement. Instead Soloman's son would one day be a ruler. Now that King Soloman couldn't be trusted the people ran away to another city to find Rehoboam and make him king. To ease the weight of Soloman's taxes with the advice of a few young men with foolish advice, Rehoboam kept the tax increase and the land split 10 tribes with Jerolooam, 2 tribes with Reohoboam. But with Jerolooam worship was different God and he was afraid the people would go back to Jerusalem.
David was a young boy who got beaten everyday. He was very skinny, bony, and was beaten everyday. David wore threadbare clothing, he looked as if he hadn't changed or washed his clothes in months. This was the truth, his mother starved him and abused him. She never washed his clothes to embarrass him. This worked at first when people started making fun of him, but David got used to it. Bullies started beating the scrawny boy up everyday, it became a routine, but he was so frail and weak from being starved he couldn?t fight back. David looked muddled, he had a very terrible physical journey that made him mentally stronger.
David is the first king that God chooses to lead His people (Saul was chosen by the Israelites). God makes a covenant with him that there will always be a descendant of his on the
Born is guilty of separating a father and son who were previously conjoined. Since he separated two things that were together, he spends eternity separated himself: “I bear my head cut off from its life source” (329.140). Born is a unique individual in the sense that he is not diluted like many other sinners in the story are. He compares his sin to that of Ahithophel’s counsel to Absalom about David and, unlike many others, he gets his comparison right: “Ahithophel said to Absalom, ‘I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and all the people with him will flee. I would strike down the only king and bring all of the people back to you” (II Samuel 17.1-3). It is also interesting how closely related Born’s punishment is to Absalom and Ahithophel’s death: “The mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth tree, and his (Absalom) head was caught in the terebinth; so he was left hanging between heaven and earth.” (II Samuel 18.9). Second Samuel Chapter 17 Verse 23 states that Ahithophel hanged himself. Just like Born’s head was separated from his body, Absalom and Ahithophel died separated between heaven and
This phrase is later repeated three more times, in Judges 18:1, 19:1, and 21:25. Since the phrase is repeated several times, it emphasizes the need for a king to govern the people and lead them in better ways. The Davidic covenant also exemplifies this positive view, since God showed favor on David and his descendants. God said that King David’s descendants are God’s sons, and that the LORD will establish a “royal throne forever”, as in a line of kings until the end of time (2 Sam. 7:13). God also promises to give David “rest from all your enemies” (2 Sam. 7:11) and a place for his people to live (2 Sam. 7:10). Just like Abraham, King David is promised descendants, blessings, and land. Hezekiah, another good king of Judah, was also viewed favorably. In the LORD’s sight, Hezekiah did what was right, just like David (2 Kgs 18:3). 2 Kings 18: 5 also states that “and neither before nor after [Hezekiah] was there anyone like him among all the kings of Judah.” Unlike Solomon, Hezekiah observed the commandments and thus, “the LORD was with him, and he succeeded in all he set out to do” (2 Kgs 18:7). Therefore, the Deuteronomistic History looks favorably upon kings, since the need for a king is stated multiple times in Judges, and kings like David and Hezekiah are looked upon with favor by God and the people
The book of 1 Samuel, a part of the Old Testament, sparks the dawn of the United Kingdom of Israel by telling of its first king, Saul. Samuel is one of the first talked about pre-literary prophets in the bible perhaps because he anointed the first king of the United Kingdom. He is a prophet by definition because he possessed the ability to converse with the almighty Yahweh. Samuel and Saul are key players to the rise of the kingdom but Saul runs into trouble and disobeys God, which leads him to his own inevitable demise.
However, there is one fact I noticed. Thankfully, Samuel’s brother, Isaiah, adores him and shows so much patience; but, he made an interesting
Allegedly, after his death, Samuel's wife/sister had a relationship with one of her slaves. She tried to keep the relationship a secret. Supposedly, there were two boys born from this relationship. The boys worked outside during the day, but were allowed to sleep in the house at night. They inherited the land at the time of her
Saul bridged that chasm well as he was chosen by Yahweh primarily as a defender of his nation against continual threat from invasion. Nevertheless the introduction of the monarchy did not occur without criticism despite the subtle transition due to Saul's previous charismatic status. Incredible tension formed as underlined in I Samuel 7-15, stemming between early pro-monarchic sources and a later anti-monarchic one. The anti-monarchic sentiments (I Sam 8:7) revealed a reflective criticism of the monarchy, which is probably exilic in origin. I Sam 8:11-18 revealed the root of the criticism and the nature of the kingship in the ancient world. The pious were not the dissenters rather the rich farmers who did not wish to pay taxes to the centralised government. In Marx's ideology it is the Base economic loss which caused the religious or Super Structure criticism of the monarchy.
When Josiah was twenty five he began his next chapter in his dedication to the Lord by rebuilding the temple. The temple had not been restored for almost a century, so it became of great importance to Josiah and his people. This restoration brought new jobs for his people and new hope for the land. As the workers were cleaning out the temple they found a book that looked of great importance. They gave the book to the high priest Hilkiah, who then gave it to Staphan, Josiah’s secretary. The book was the bible, which had been forgotten for so long. Josiah had Staphan read him the words of the bible and was astonished by what was written in it. Josiah tore his robe as a sign for his gri...
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
Following the creation story of the book of Genesis is the book of Exodus. In Genesis, God promised Abraham a “great nation from which all nations of the earth will be blessed (Gen 12:1-3)” and in Exodus God completes this promise through the creation of the holy nation, Israel. Exodus tells the story of the God who rescued his people out of Egypt because of the promise he had made to Abraham. God calls to Moses to complete his promise. God’s call to Moses is not only important because he liberates the Israelites but also because God reveals His name(s) along with His true Nature. God calls upon Moses and tells him that He’s back to help the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and that Moses is to lead them. God then gives him full instructions on what to tell the Pharaoh and, more importantly, the Israelites, who are promised, land “flowing with milk and honey”.
One day God spoke to Abraham with an intention of making a covenant with man whom he chose as his partner. Abraham was told by God to leave his home to a different land since the people of Ur worshipped idols of wood and stone. The covenant made between them had a lot of promises. Abraham left with his wife Sarai, Lot his nephew,
...t. In 1 Kings, Micaiah foretells that 8Cyrus carried out the Lord's mission and effected Israel's salvation; he became the new king of Israel, and new shepherd for the Israelites. The Lord is recognized as being the creator and controller of nature and history, 9 God is the maker of weal and woe, good and evil. Yahweh creates a temporary evil to entice Ahab to seek war. He places a lying spirit in the mouths of his prophets to support his decision to battle Aram. Because of this temptation and evil, Ahab is defeated and killed at war.
1 Samuel is presented in the form of a narrative account of the life and contributions of Samuel. Like most of the bible, scholars have tried to determine the author, date of writing, purpose of the text and the historical and chronological order of events. The author is unknown. Some scholars believe Zabud, son of the prophet Nathan, a priest and the “personal adviser'; to King Solomon, wrote the text shortly after Solomon’s death. Others believe Samuel himself wrote the text, while some scholars believe the priest, Ahimaaz, was the author. Most do agree that the composition and editing took place in several stages over a considerable period of time.
God calls Abram while he is in Ur. He commands him to leave the country with his family to a land God has chosen. He promises to bless Abram and make his descendants form a great nation. This promise will be fulfilled in the Mosaic Covenant. God makes a promise to bless Abrams personally, and also promises that his name will be well known. This promise will later be fulfilled in the Davidic Covenant. God will bless anyone who blesses Abram, but will place a curse on anyone who attempts to cur...