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“Learning to Wait on God”

The Life of David Before He Became King

1 Samuel 16-31

 

Historical Setting of 1 Samuel

1.  The Patriarchs (2000 B.C.)

        *Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

        *The 12 sons of Jacob

2.  Captivity in Egypt

        *lasted 400 years

        *delivered 1440 B.C.

3.  Conquest of Canaan

4.  Period of the Judges

        *lasted 300 years

        *political, moral, and spiritual anarchy

The final verse of Judges sums up the deteriorated condition of those days:  "...every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25

 

 

An Overview of 1 Samuel

I.  Israel under the Leadership of Eli (1-2)

II.  Israel under the Leadership of Samuel (3-8)

III.  Israel under the Leadership of Saul (9-15)

IV.  Israel under the Leadership of both Saul & David (16-31)

V.  Israel under the Leadership of David (II Samuel)