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Who Are You Most Like—Saul or David?

1 Samuel Par t 2

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Who Are You Most Like— Saul or David?

1 Samuel Par t 2


Beloved, Do you see life as God sees it? Do you trust in what you think is right or in what He teaches? Do you seek security from men or from God? Are you motivated by fear or do you act courageously under God’s promises? Saul and David were both appointed by God to lead His people. But they responded very differently.

In the conclusion of this special series on 1 Samuel we’ll contrast the lives of Saul and David, the first two kings of Israel-all recorded in God’s Word so you can know and trust God, experience His grace and forgiveness, understand how to make Him smile, and pray more effectively, relying on the pre-cious promises in His Word.

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God’s EyePROGRAM 1

But Lord…!PROGRAM 2

remember from Part 1 of this study that warrants this description?

2. Read chapter 15 and record the essence of the personal message God delivered to King Saul through His prophet, Samuel:

3. Why does God plan to punish Amalek? How extensively was Saul commanded to punish the Amalekites?

TODAY’S TEXT

1 Samuel 15

CROSS-REFERENCES

Exodus 17:8-16

Deuteronomy 25:17-19

Genesis 12

1. Read 1 Samuel chapter 15 again and mark obey with a blue circle. Color utterly destroy(ed) red and put a black squiggly line underneath it. Also double-underline geographical references in green.

2. What did Saul do according to verses 7-9 and why?

3. Note Saul’s response to Samuel from verse 10 to the end of the chapter. Were Saul’s excuses legitimate? What swayed his opinion and action?

TODAY’S TEXT

1 Samuel 15

CROSS-REFERENCES

Deuteronomy 18:9-13

Hebrews 13:4


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Tear out this page and fold as shown. Keep it

in your Bible as a book mark and reference and

use it to make notes as you study. The m

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symbols listed are just suggestions. M

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own and add them

to the list. In no time you’ll

understand God’s Word like never before.

Suggested Markings for Key Wordsin 1 Samuel Part 2

references to time

utterly destroyed

Spirit of God

world

obey

geographical referencessin

anoint

the Philistine(or the champion)

(and Philistine taunt of Israel)

evil or distressing spirit

covenant

prophet

inquire of the Lord

evil my

the Lord’s anointed

weep kill

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uel Part 2

references to time

utterly destroyed

Spirit of God

world

obey

geographical referencessin

anoint

the Philistine(or the cham

pion)

(and Philistine taunt of Israel)

evil or distressing spirit

covenant

prophet

inquire of the Lord

evil my

the Lord’s anointed

weep

kill

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1 SAMUEL 15Observation Worksheet

Chapter Theme ___________________________________________

THEN Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king

over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of

the Lord.

2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will punish Amalek for what he

did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he

was coming up from Egypt.

3 ‘Now go and strike Amalek and utterly destroy all that he has, and

do not spare him; but put to death both man and woman, child

and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ”

4 Then Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim,

200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

5 Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

6 Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, go down from among

the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you with them; for you

showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from

Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

7 So Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur,

which is east of Egypt.

8 He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly

destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep,

the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were

not willing to destroy them utterly; but everything despised and

worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

10 Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,

11 “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from


following Me and has not carried out My commands.” And

Samuel was distressed and cried out to the Lord all night.

12 Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul; and it was told

Samuel, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a

monument for himself, then turned and proceeded on down to

Gilgal.”

13 Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of

the Lord! I have carried out the command of the Lord.”

14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my

ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites, for the

people spared the best of the sheep and oxen, to sacrifice to the

Lord your God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed.”

16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait, and let me tell you what the

Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!”

17 Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own

eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord

anointed you king over Israel,

18 and the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go and utterly

destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until

they are exterminated.’

19 “Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord, but rushed

upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord?”

20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I did obey the voice of the Lord,

and went on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and have

brought back Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed

the Amalekites.

21 “But the people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choic-

est of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord

your God at Gilgal.”

22 Samuel said,


“Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices

As in obeying the voice of the Lord?

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

And to heed than the fat of rams.

23 “For rebellion is as the sin of divintion,

And insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry.

Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,

He has also rejected you from being king.”

24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have indeed trans-

gressed the command of the Lord and your words, because I

feared the people and listened to their voice.

25 “Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me, that I

may worship the Lord.”

26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for you have

rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you

from being king over Israel.”

27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it

tore.

28 So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel

from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better

than you.

29 “Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is

not a man that He should change His mind.”

30 Then he said, “I have sinned; but please honor me now before the

elders of my people and before Israel, and go back with me, that I

may worship the Lord your God.”

31 So Samuel went back following Saul, and Saul worshiped the

Lord.

32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.”

And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bit-


terness of death is past.”

33 But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so

shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hewed

Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his house at

Gibeah of Saul.

35 Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for

Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that He had

made Saul king over Israel.

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