Dr. Constable’s Audio Lessons on the Book of 1 Samuel

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Overview of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:1-18, Hannah’s Condition and Vow
1 Samuel 1:1-2:11, Hannah’s Song
1 Samuel 2, The Contrast between Samuel and Eli’s Sons
1 Samuel 3 was not recorded
1 Samuel 4, The Capture of the Ark
1 Samuel 5, Pagan Fertility Foiled by God
1 Samuel 6, The Ark Returned to Israel by God
1 Samuel 7, Samuel’s Ministry as Israel’s Judge
1 Samuel 8, The Demand for a King
1 Samuel 9, The Anointing of Saul
1 Samuel 10:1-16, The Anointing of Saul (continued)
1 Samuel 10:17-27, The Choice of Saul by Lot
1 Samuel 11 to 12, The Confirmation of Saul as King
1 Samuel 13:1-15, Saul’s Disobedience at Gilgal
1 Samuel 13:15-14:23, Saul’s Struggle Against the Philistines
1 Samuel 14:24-52, Saul’s Limited Effectiveness in Battle
1 Samuel 15:1-22, Yahweh’s Final Rejection of Saul
1 Samuel 15:23-35, Yahweh’s Final Rejection of Saul (continued)
1 Samuel 16, God’s Selection of David for Kingship
1 Samuel 17, The Reason for God’s Selection of David
1 Samuel 18, The Results of God’s Selection of David
1 Samuel 19, God’s Deliverance in Ramah
1 Samuel 20, Jonathan’s Advocacy for David
1 Samuel 21, David’s Initial Movements
1 Samuel 22, David’s Initial Movements (continued)
1 Samuel 23, Saul’s Pursuit of David
1 Samuel 24, David Spares Saul’s Life
1 Samuel 25, Samuel’s Death
1 Samuel 26, David Spares Saul’s Life Again
1 Samuel 27, David Flees to the Philistines
1 Samuel 28, Saul and the Spirit Medium
1 Samuel 29, Philistines Mistrust of David
1 Samuel 30, David Defeats the Amalekites
1 Samuel 31, The Death of Saul and His Sons