1 Samuel 18-20 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Who are the different characters we see in the passage?
- How are they described?
- How do they relate with David and why?
- What are different ways Saul tried to kill David? How did David escape Saul's plans to kill him?
- How did Saul and Jonathan 's relationship with David change from before?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- Contrast Jonathan and Saul. What is the heart of the difference between them?
- Why is Saul acting less kingly? What does this show about what he desires?
- We saw lying in the passage, is it ok to lie? Why or why not?
- How does this chapter point to Jesus Christ?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- What can we learn from this story about friendship in the faith?
- How do David and Jonathan model faith in God? What would that kind of faith look like for us today?
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1 Samuel 18-20 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- Who are the different characters we see in the passage?
- How are they described?
- How do they relate with David and why?
- What are different ways Saul tried to kill David? How did David escape Saul's plans to kill him?
- How did Saul and Jonathan 's relationship with David change from before?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- Contrast Jonathan and Saul. What is the heart of the difference between them?
- Why is Saul acting less kingly? What does this show about what he desires?
- We saw lying in the passage, is it ok to lie? Why or why not?
- How does this chapter point to Jesus Christ?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- What can we learn from this story about friendship in the faith?
- How do David and Jonathan model faith in God? What would that kind of faith look like for us today?