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The First Book of Samuel - Introduction

  1. THE OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY OF ISRAEL
    1. The Patriarchs - Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
    2. The Egyptian Bondage - Joseph, Burdens in Egypt, Exodus, Wilderness Wanderings
    3. The Time of the Judges - Conquest of Canaan, Oppression and Deliverance, Samuel
    4. The United Kingdom - Saul, David, Solomon
    5. The Divided Kingdom - Israel, the Northern Kingdom; Judah, the Southern Kingdom
    6. The Captivities - Assyrian Captivity of Israel; Babylonian Captivity of Judah
    7. The Return From Captivity - Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah
  2. TITLE OF THE BOOK - Called 1 and 2 Samuel because these books tell the story of Samuels life and of the reigns of Saul and David who were both anointed by Samuel  (1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:13)
  3. AUTHOR - Unknown
  4. OUTLINE OF 1 SAMUEL
    1. The Rule of Samuel  (1 Samuel Chapters 1-7)
    2. The Reign of Saul  (1 Samuel Chapters 8-15)
    3. The Rise of David  (1 Samuel Chapters 16-31)
  5. CHAPTERS OF NOTE
    1. Chapter One Birth of Samuel
    2. Chapter Three Call of Samuel
    3. Chapter Ten Anointing of Saul
    4. Chapter Fifteen Rejection of Saul
    5. Chapter Sixteen Anointing of David
    6. Chapter Seventeen David and Goliath
    7. Chapter Twenty-eight The Witch of Endor
    8. Chapter Thirty-one The Death of Saul
  6. STATISTICS FROM 1 SAMUEL
    1. Number of chapters:      31
    2. Number of Verses:       810
    3. Number of Words:   25,061
    4. Shortest Chapter:    Chapter 29  (11 verses)
    5. Longest Chapter:    Chapter 17  (58 verses)
    6. Average Number of Verses Per Chapter:   26
  7. TIME SPANS OF THE BOOKS OF THE KINGS
    1. 1 Samuel
      1. 115 years
      2. From Samuels birth to Sauls death
    2. 2 Samuel
      1. 40 years
      2. The reign of David
    3. 1 Kings
      1. 120 years
      2. From Solomons coronation to Jehoshaphats death
    4. 2 Kings
      1. 300 years
      2. From Elijahs translation to the Babylonian Captivity