Sermon Questions - January 24, 2016

The Lord Looks on the Heart

1 Samuel 16:1-23

January 24, 2016

Study Questions

1. Read 1 Samuel 16:1-3. Why was Samuel so grieved over Saul? For whom did the Lord provide a king? What was Samuel’s concern in going? What was the Lord’s counsel to him? Was this deceitful?

2. Read 1 Samuel 16:4-13. Why were the people of Bethlehem frightened of Samuel? How did he put them at ease?

3. Why did Samuel think that Eliab was to be the king? How did the Lord respond to him? How many sons were passed by to get to David? What was David’s place among his brothers?

4. What was David’s appearance? Where did Samuel anoint him? What happened to David when he was anointed?

5. Read 1 Samuel 16:14-23. Why did the Lord remove his Spirit from Saul? Why did he send a tormenting spirit instead? What does this teach us about who the Lord is and how he works?

6. How did Saul come to choose David to serve him? What more do we learn about David in verse 18? How did Saul feel about David and why?

7. Does the Lord still choose leaders based on what he sees in the heart and not on the basis of their outward appearance? What biblical passages support your answer? How then should we think about selecting and appointing our leaders? What should be our disposition toward our leaders?

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