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1 Samuel: Lesson 11 — Presenting A King

The following are discussion questions from a weekly study I am leading through the book of 1 Samuel.  We meet each Wednesday evening at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

 

Here Comes A King:
A Study of the Book of 1 Samuel

Lesson 11 (Presenting A King)
1 Samuel 10:9 – 27

The Text:

  1. What did God do for Saul?  How was this visible to the Israelites — what did Saul do?
     
  2. What did the people think of Saul’s activity?  What was Saul’s uncle concerned about?  How did Saul respond to him?  Why?
     
  3. How does Samuel begin the meeting of the people at Mizpah?  Why do you think these words were important?  Where did his speech come from?
     
  4. What process is used to present Saul to the people as King?  Why do you think Samuel did not just announce what he had already told Saul?  Where is Saul when the selection is determined? 
        
  5. How was Saul compared to the rest of the people?  What was the response of the people to Saul being selected?  How did Samuel finish the meeting?  Was everyone impressed with the new king?

  

The Application:

  1. How has your heart been changed by God?  How is that change visible to others — what are you doing as a result of God changing you?
     
  2. How do people respond to God working in and through you?  Are there people in your life who are more concerned about where you’ve been than about what you’re doing?  How do you respond to people who don’t understand the work God is doing in you?   
     
  3. How important are reminders of what God has already done?  How about reminders of how our disobedience or rejection of God’s plan has brought us to where we are?  What would be the point?  
        
  4. Are there times that it is better to let God reveal to others His purpose for you?  When might that be a benefit?  How hard is that?  Are there times you feel like hiding when faced with actually doing what God is calling you to do?
     
  5. How important is it that the details of the tasks God calls people to do are known by the person doing it and the people around them?  How do you respond when people aren’t impressed with you as the person God calls to do a specific task?

   

Next week: 1 Samuel 11:1-15
Rescue The Perishing