1 Samuel – Saul and David

Chapter 2

2:1-2 What does Hannah say that is worship to God? What names does Hannah use to speak to God? How do they show what she thinks about God? How does Hannah say ‘Thank you’ to God?

How important is it to thank God? When would it be a good idea to thank God? What will you do about all that?

2:3 What does Hannah say that is a warning to us? Who will judge you? What special advantage does God have, when he judges?

2:4-5 Make two lists. Make one list of the bad things that will come to people. Make another list of the good things.

What do you think about those things that God will cause to happen? What kind of thing can happen when God judges?

2:6-7 What does Hannah say that the Lord does? What do you think about those things?

2:8a What does God do for poor people? What do you think about that? What do you and people in your neighbourhood need to do, that is different, for poor people?

2:8b What does Hannah say about the Lord? What does Hannah say about the earth? What does Hannah say about the world? What do you think about that?

2:9-10a How does God choose between people? What can you expect if you are loyal to God? Who will judge God?

2:10b What does Hannah say about God and a king?

2:11 What do you learn about Samuel and his family?

2:12-36 Make up and act out a dramatic story about Eli and his sons. It might be in 3 acts: 2:12-17 (Leviticus 7:28-36 and Numbers 18:21-28 also tells about the work of priests); 2:18-26; 2:27-36.

2:12-17 What do you learn about the character of Eli’s sons? What was it that Eli’s sons did as priests? How did Eli’s sons deal with other people? What do you think about that?

2:18-21, 26 Put this story into your own words. What do you learn about Samuel’s mother and father?

What do you learn about Eli?

What do you learn about Samuel? What do you learn about Hannah? What do you learn about the Lord? What will you do in a different way because you have learned these things?

2:22-25, 27-36 Put this story into your own words. What does the man of God say about the history of the priests? What does the man of God say will happen to Eli and his sons? What else did the man of God say would happen? What do you think about all that?