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55. The Child Samuel

55. The Child Samuel

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 1; 2:1-11. Elkanah, a Levite of Mount Ephraim, was a man of wealth and influence, and one who loved and feared the ..
56. Eli and His Sons

56. Eli and His Sons

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 2:12-36. Eli was priest and judge in Israel. He held the highest and most responsible positions among the people ..
57. The Ark Taken by the Philistines

57. The Ark Taken by the Philistines

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 3 to 7. Another warning was to be given to Eli’s house. God could not communicate with the high priest and ..
58. The Schools of the Prophets

58. The Schools of the Prophets

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The Lord Himself directed the education of Israel. His care was not restricted to their religious interests; whatever affected their mental or physi..
59. The First King of Israel

59. The First King of Israel

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 8 to 12. The government of Israel was administered in the name and by the authority of God. The work of Moses, of..
60. The Presumption of Saul

60. The Presumption of Saul

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 13; 1 Samuel 14. After the assembly at Gilgal, Saul disbanded the army that had at his call arisen to overthrow t..
61. Saul Rejected

61. Saul Rejected

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 15. Saul had failed to bear the test of faith in the trying situation at Gilgal, and had brought dishonor upon th..
62. The Anointing of David

62. The Anointing of David

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 16:1-13. A few miles south of Jerusalem, “the city of the great King,” is Bethlehem, where David, the..
63. David and Goliath

63. David and Goliath

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 16:14-23; 17. When King Saul realized that he had been rejected by God, and when he felt the force of the words of ..
64. David a Fugitive

64. David a Fugitive

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This chapter is based on 1 Samuel 18 to 22. After the slaying of Goliath, Saul kept David with him, and would not permit him to return to his fathe..