6.0 Israel Gains a King
Questions for Study 
Last revised: 10/2/01
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          #. (6.1) The enemy that threatened the Israelites the most were the __________________.
 

____ #. (6.1) The danger to the Israelites after the conquest of the Land of Canaan came from
              a)  the large superpower to the South called Egypt.
              b)  the large Hittite empire to the North in Asia Minor.
              c)  the local group of increasingly warlike tribes of the Philistines
 

____ #. (6.1) The leader who emerged to dominate Israelite life for decades and to give leadership to the twelve tribes after the conquest was
              a)  King Saul                                       b) King David                                     c) Samuel
 

____ #. (6.2) First Samuel and Second Samuel were originally a single work recounting the beginning of the monarchy and the reigns of its first two kings, Saul and David. 

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.2) The ____ _____ document used by the Deuteronomic historians believed that kingship was good for Israel. 

a) Early Source b) Late Source


____ #. (6.2) The ____ _____ document used by the Deuteronomic historians believed that kingship was bad for Israel. 

a) Early Source b) Late Source


____#. (6.2) The Deuteronomistic History is a theological history that evaluates Israel's past according to the principles of the book of Deuteronomy. 

a) True b) False


         #. (6.2) Four books in the Hebrew Bible comprise the Deuteronomic historian's history of the Israelite kingdoms. These four books are: 

(1)  (2) 
(3) (4)


        #. (6.2) The books of 1 and 2 Samuel have only three major characters, who are: 

(1)  (2)  (3) 


_b__ #. (6.2) The source for the material found in 2 Samuel 9-20 and 1 Kings 1,2 is called 

a) the law books of the kings b) the Court History of David  c) the Pentateuch


___ #. (6.2) The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles originated some time after the Babylonian Exile and, although many passages in them lift words directly from 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings, the Chronicler reflects a different perspective on the kingship than that of the Deuteronomic historians. 

a) True b) False


____#. (6.2) Whereas 1 Chronicles 21:1 says the Lord caused David to number the people, 2 Samuel 24:1 says "Satan" caused David to number them.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.2.1) The struggles of Sarah regarding the birth of Isaac (Gen. 19,21) have ____ in common with those of Hannah regarding the birth of Samuel (1 Sam 1:1-2:11).

a) very little b) a great deal c) nothing


____ #. (6.2.1) From the following texts containing a representative sample of the Song of Hannah (1 Sam. 2:1-5) and the Song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55) suggest that

a) no connection between them exists.
b) the Song of Hannah is dependent on the wording of the Song of Mary.
c) the Song of Mary is drawing from the wording of the Song of Hannah.
1 Samuel 2:1-5 Luke 1:46-55
2:1 Hannah also prayed and said,
       “My heart exults in the LORD;
              my strength is exalted in the LORD.
        My mouth derides my enemies,
              because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2:2 “There is none holy like the LORD,
       there is none besides thee;
              there is no rock like our God.
2:3  Talk no more so very proudly,
              let not arrogance come from your mouth;
       for the LORD is a God of knowledge,
              and by him actions are weighed.
2:4  The bows of the mighty are broken,
              but the feeble gird on strength.
2:5  Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
              but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
       The barren has borne seven,
              but she who has many children is forlorn.		 1:46 And Mary said,
          “My soul magnifies the Lord,
1:47            and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
1:48     for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.
                   For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
1:49     for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
                   and holy is his name.
1:50    And his mercy is on those who fear him
                   from generation to generation.
1:51    He has shown strength with his arm,
                   he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts,
1:52     he has put down the mighty from their thrones,
                   and exalted those of low degree;
1:53     he has filled the hungry with good things,
                   and the rich he has sent empty away.
1:54     He has helped his servant Israel,
                   in remembrance of his mercy,
1:55     as he spoke to our fathers,
                   to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”

          #. (6.2.1) Why was Samuel turned over to Eli at such an early age?
 
 

____ #. (6.2.2) We can tell that Eli did a good job raising Samuel at the shrine in Shiloh because his own two sons were worthy models of obedience and spirituality for the young boy Samuel to follow.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.3) The experience of the Philistines after they captured the ark of the covenant at the battle for Ebenezer was so negative that they soon returned it to the Israelites (1 Sam. 4:1-6:21).

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.4) Samuel’s leadership elevates him to the level of one of the greatest judges in Israel’s history.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.4.1) As a prophet to the nation, Samuel was

a) a great proclaimer of divine truth to the people.
b) a clairvoyant who could help people find lost objects.
c) both of the above.


____ #. (6.4.2) Samuel’s sons, Joel and Abijah, followed the same path of disobedience to the Lord that Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.4.2) The wickedness of Samuel’s sons, Joel and Abijah, played a role in the growing demand by the people for a king.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.4.3) Samuel fulfilled the role of king-maker _______.

a) very enthusiastically b) very reluctantly c) very indifferently


____ #. (6.4.4) The Hebrew word mashiah means Messias which means Christos which means "Anointed One."

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.5.1) What action made Saul a hero in the early days of his leadership of the people?

a) He successfully led the Israelite army to rout the Ammonites.
b) He made a sacrifice to God at Gilgal in order to insure God's blessings on the battle against the Philistines.
c) He ordered his men to not eat anything until the Philistines were defeated.


--------------------------(6.5.2) Samuel’s Farewell Address (1 Sam. 12:1-25)----------------------

       12:1 And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and have made a king over you. 12:2 And now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray, and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth until this day. 12:3 Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose ass have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you.” 12:4 They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand.” 12:5 And he said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”
       12:6 And Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 12:7 Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the saving deeds of the LORD which he performed for you and for your fathers. 12:8 When Jacob went into Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried to the LORD and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 12:9 But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sis’era, commander of the army of Jabin king of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them. 12:10 And they cried to the LORD, and said, `We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Ba’als and the Ash’taroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.’ 12:11 And the LORD sent Jerubba’al and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety. 12:12 And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, `No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king. 12:13 And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the LORD has set a king over you. 12:14 If you will fear the LORD and serve him and hearken to his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well; 12:15 but if you will not hearken to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king. 12:16 Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 12:17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for yourselves a king.”
       12:18 So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
       12:19 And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” 12:20 And Samuel said to the people, “Fear not; you have done all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; 12:21 and do not turn aside after vain things which cannot profit or save, for they are vain. 12:22 For the LORD will not cast away his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself. 12:23 Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. 12:24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you. 12:25 But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.”

Answer the following questions from the above text:

____ #. (6.5.2) Which of the paragraphs of the above text emphasizes the theme of Samuel’s integrity and honor in serving the people?

 a) 12:1-5 b) 12:6-17 c) 12:18 d) 12:19-25


____ #. (6.5.2) Which of the paragraphs of the above text recounts the wonderful works of God in the history of the nation?

 a) 12:1-5 b) 12:6-17 c) 12:18 d) 12:19-25


         #. (6.5.2) From the above text of  1 Sam. 12:9-11, copy the exact text illustrating the classic elements of the Deuteronomic theme.

(1) Sin:

(2) Punishment:

(3) Repentance:

(4) Deliverance:

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____ #. (6.5.3) Even though Samuel anointed Saul as king, he eventually withdrew his support of Saul and that helped bring about Saul’s downfall as king.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.5.3) Saul stands as the first full-pledged king in the life of the nation of Israel.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.5.3) Saul was more of a transition from the period of judges to the full kingship in the nation beginning with David.

a) True b) False


         #. (6.5.3) Characterize the reign of Saul over the nation:
 
 
 
 

            #. (6.5.4) Why does the Revised Standard Version contain the blank spaces in the translation of the text of 1 Sam. 13:1?
             “Saul was . . . years old when he began to reign; and he reigned . . . and two years over Israel.”
 
 

____ #. (6.5.6) Saul made a huge mistake in preparation for battle against the Philistines at Gilgal by offering a sacrifice to God himself, rather than waiting for the priest Samuel to arrive and make the offering.

a) True b) False


           #. (6.5.7) Who was Jonathan?
 
 
 

____ #. (6.6.1) The name of David’s father was

a) Goliath b) Elhanan c) Jesse


____ # (6.6.1) David was anointed to be king by Samuel

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.6.2) David was initially brought into the royal court of Saul because of

a) his musical abilities.
b) his military skills.
c) his wealthy family.


____ #. (6.6.3) How does 2 Sam. 21:19 complicate our understanding of the story of David and Goliath in 1 Sam. 17:1-58?

2 Sam. 21:19. “Then there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan son of Jaareoregim, the Bethlehemite, killed Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.”

a) No problem is created, the passage harmonizes completely with 1 Sam 17 in asserting that David killed Goliath.
b) Goliath is killed by two different individuals: David in 1 Sam 17 and Elhanan in 2 Sam. 21.


____ #. (6.6.3) 1 Chron. 20:5 attempts to solve the contradiction between 1 Sam 17 and 2 Sam. 21 over who killed Goliath by asserting that Elhanan slew Goliath’s brother.

1 Chron. 20:5. “Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the bother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.”
a) True b) False


____ #. (6.6.4) Saul and David enjoyed a continuous friendship that led naturally to David succeeding Saul as king.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.6.4) In order to gain Saul’s daughter Michal as his wife David had to kill 100 Philistines and bring their foreskins back as proof of his action.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.6.5) Eventually Saul became so jealous of David that he had to flee Saul’s palace to avoid being killed.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.7) While running from Saul as an outlaw, David faced the dilemma of proclaiming his loyalty to the Israelite people and at the same time being an ally of the Philistines.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.7.4.1) Who was Abigail?

a) The beautiful wife of Nabal who intervened in the fight of Nabal with David to prevent David from killing him.
b) The widow of Nabal who eventually became one of David’s wives.
c) Both of the above.


____ #. (6.7.5) When David found an opportunity he slipped into Saul’s camp and killed him.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.8.1) Saul eventually became so desperate to hang onto his kingship that he sought help from a witch at Endor to call up Samuel from the dead to give him advice.

a) True b) False


____ #. (6.8.3) In comparing the two biblical statements regarding the Amalekites, one finds that the two statements:

 1 Samuel 15:7-8 "Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt. He took King Agag of the Amalekites alive, but utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword."

1 Samuel 30:1-2. "Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid on the Negeb and on Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag, burned it down, and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great; they killed none of them, but carried them off, and went their way."

           a) indicate that King David had to deal with the Amalekites before King Saul had the opportunity to kill them.
           b) stand in tension with one another regarding the fate of the Amalekites.
           c) suggest the Amalekites experienced a kind of resurrection by coming back alive after being killed by Saul so they could pose trouble for King David later on.
 

____ #. (6.8.4) Saul died by

a) being killed by Philistine soldiers during a battle.
b) David killing him while sleeping in a cave.
c) committing suicide.


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