After being raised by the priest eli in temple, samuel becomes gods number one prophet. Audio bible book of 1st samuel chapter 120 lowman whitfield. They brought it to abinadabs house on the hill and consecrated eleazar his son to guard the ark of the lord. The book of 1 samuel is a historical book, as is 2 samuel. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. Originally the two books of samuel formed o n e historical book. The lord said, take a heifer with you and say, i have come to sacrifice to the lord. It was the translators of the septuagint greek translation of the ot at about 200 bc who separated the book into two parts. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. Its three main characters, samuel the prophet, saul, and david are among the most powerful people in the bible, yet their lives were scarred by farreaching mistakes.
The story of samuel begins with, funnily enough, the birth of samuel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this episode saul screws up and god rejects hi as king over israel. God raises up david to be king of israel 1 sa 1620. Up until this point in biblical history, the israelites have not had a king. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk.
I will send you to jesse the bethlehemite, u for i have provided for myself a king among his sons. These are all of the chapters of the book of 1 samuel. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. Together, 1 and 2 samuel form one book in the hebrew bible.
People look at the outward appearance, but the l ord looks at the heart. It is also possible that samuel wrote chapters 125 and then gad andor nathan completed the remainder of the book. It was the translators of the septuagint greek translation of the ot at. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 samuel the niv application commentary book 19. Introduction to book of 1 samuel, israels first king. But the lord said to samuel, do not consider his appearance or his height. The l ord does not look at the things people look at. Aug 22, 2015 the 1st book of samuel 1 samuel from the holy bible new international version niv book 9 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so. Audio bible book of 1st samuel chapter 120 youtube.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 1 samuel in the bible new international version. The lord does not look at the things people look at. The old testament book of 1 samuel is a record of triumph and tragedy. The book of 1 samuel can be neatly divided into two sections.
Though named after its main character, the prophet samuel, the book does not claim an author. The book starts with the miraculous birth of samuel in answer to his mothers earnest prayer. The lord said to samuel, how long will you mourn for saul, since i have rejected him as king over israel. Before the author describes this momentous change in the structure of the theocracy gods kingly rule over his people, he effectively depicts the complexity of its context. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. It covers a time period of continue reading bible study. It is possible that samuel was compiled from the writings of the prophets samuel, gad, and nathan whose works were preserved within the nation 1 chron. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. The greek translation of the bible, the septuagint, was the first version to divide the material into two parts. Summary of the book of 1 samuel the books of 1 and 2 samuel were originally one book. The first book of samuel niv audio holy bible high.
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