1 Samuel 12-15 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Read 1 Samuel 12-15 (about 25 minutes)
- What does Samuel command Israel in in chapter 12? [1 Sam 12:14]
- How do they respond? [1 Sam 12:18-19]
- How does Saul fall short of God's commands in chapters 13-15?
- What's the result? [1 Sam 15:26-29]
- What is one question that you'd like to have answered about this text?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- What are the righteous deeds that Samuel calls the people to remember in 12:6-12?
- The words "fear the Lord" and "serve him" appear a few times in chapter 12. What does it mean to fear and to serve God?
- Chapter 13 begins with a victory over the Philistine armies. Who was it that led the victory?
- How would you contrast Saul and Jonathan throughout these chapters?
- What is wrong with Saul's offering in 1 Sam 13:8-9?
- What do you think motivated his decision to go ahead with the sacrifice without Samuel?
- What do you think of Saul's response to Samuel's rebuke in 1 Sam 15:20-30?
- Do you think it's genuine?
- What other motivations seem to be going on in Saul's heart?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- Is there something in your life right now that you need to repent of?
- What would it look like to confess that sin and live in obedience to God?
- How have you been tempted to fear man rather than to fear God this week?
- How does the gospel motivate us to repent?
- How does the gospel comfort us, even when we do sin? [cf. Romans 5:8]
- Are there any other applications you can make from this looooooong passage?
- Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made. [Perhaps for boldness to speak and share Gods word.]
- Sing Amazing Grace to God and to one another.
Some of the questions from this study were developed from the ESV Knowing the Bible Study based on 1 Samuel.
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1 Samuel 12-15 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Read 1 Samuel 12-15 (about 25 minutes)
- What does Samuel command Israel in in chapter 12? [1 Sam 12:14]
- How do they respond? [1 Sam 12:18-19]
- How does Saul fall short of God's commands in chapters 13-15?
- What's the result? [1 Sam 15:26-29]
- What is one question that you'd like to have answered about this text?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- What are the righteous deeds that Samuel calls the people to remember in 12:6-12?
- The words "fear the Lord" and "serve him" appear a few times in chapter 12. What does it mean to fear and to serve God?
- Chapter 13 begins with a victory over the Philistine armies. Who was it that led the victory?
- How would you contrast Saul and Jonathan throughout these chapters?
- What is wrong with Saul's offering in 1 Sam 13:8-9?
- What do you think motivated his decision to go ahead with the sacrifice without Samuel?
- What do you think of Saul's response to Samuel's rebuke in 1 Sam 15:20-30?
- Do you think it's genuine?
- What other motivations seem to be going on in Saul's heart?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- Is there something in your life right now that you need to repent of?
- What would it look like to confess that sin and live in obedience to God?
- How have you been tempted to fear man rather than to fear God this week?
- How does the gospel motivate us to repent?
- How does the gospel comfort us, even when we do sin? [cf. Romans 5:8]
- Are there any other applications you can make from this looooooong passage?
- Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made. [Perhaps for boldness to speak and share Gods word.]
- Sing Amazing Grace to God and to one another.