Study Notes for November 22, 2015

His Name Was Saul

1 Samuel 9:1-10:27

November 22, 2015

Study Questions

1. Read 1 Samuel 9:1-27. Who was Saul? What distinguished him from others around him? How did God used some lost donkeys to guide Saul toward his destiny?

2. How did God guide Samuel with regard to Saul? In what context(s) do you think God spoke to Samuel? How did Samuel honor Saul in the sight of others?

3. Read 1 Samuel 10:1-16. How did Samuel honor Saul in the sight of God? What three signs did Samuel say God would give to him, and what was their significance? After receiving these signs, what was Saul to do? Did he do what he was told?

4. Read 1 Samuel 10:17-27. Why did Samuel call upon Israel to gather at Mizpah? What message did he deliver to them? Why was their desire for a king a rejection of God?

5. By what process was Saul chosen as king? What was his attitude toward this? How did the people receive him and why? What final actions did Samuel take? How did various groups of people respond when all was said and done?

6. In what ways do we look for our leaders to be like the world? In what ways do we reject God by looking for worldly things rather than trusting in him?

7. In what ways would our church benefit if all of us embraced the Lord’s vision for us with all of our heart and trusted him for our present and future?

8. Take some time to pray and ask the Lord to give us all an accurate vision of what he wants for his church and also hearts that are filled with faith and resting in his will for us.

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