I SAMUEL OUTLINE

A Ralph Johnson

Theme: Life of Saul, the First King

Samuel was the last Judge  

CHAPTERS &

KEY WORDS

OUTLINE

31ch(2) (brief)

1: Birth

I.    JUDGESHIP OF SAMUEL  (chap. 1--12)

 

 

A.   Birth and Infancy of Samuel  (1:1—2:11)

 

1.    Setting for Samuel's birth. (1:1-8)

 

Elkanah, a Levite in Ephraim, had two wives, Hanah and Peninnah. (2)

 

Hannah, provoked by Peninnah for being barren. (6)

 

2.    Hanah's vow offering her first son to Jehovah. (11)

 

3.    Eli, the priest, grants her petition. (1:12-18)

 

4.    Samuel born (1:19-20)

 

5.    Samuel presented to the Lord (1:23-28)

2: Eli

6.    Hanah's prayer of thanksgiving. (2:1-11)

 

 

B.   Call of Samuel (2:12—3:21)

 

1.   Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, pervert the sacrifices.   (2:12-17)

 

2.    Samuel's service in the tabernacle (2:18-21)

 

Hannah, his mother, brings a coat each year. (19)

 

Hannah has three more sons and two daughters. (21)

 

3.    Eli's sons consort with women. (2:22-26)

 

4.    Man of God's warning of death of Eli's sons. (2:27-36)

3: Call

5.    Samuel's call. (3:1-18) (Priest, judge and first oral prophet.)

 

Doom coming on Eli's house. 10

 

6.    Samuel established as a prophet. (3:19-21)

 

4: Ark

C.    End of Eli's house after 40 year reign (chap. 4)

 

1.    Philistines capture the Ark (4:1-11) and take it to Ashdod.

 

Eli's sons slain. (11)

 

2.    Eli (98 years) falls backwards and breaks neck (4:12-18)

 

3.    Phnehas's dying  wife brings forth “Ichabod” (“The glory has departed”) (21)

 

5: Plague

  1. Captivity of the Ark (chap. 5—7)

 

1.        Ark in temple of the god, Dagon, at Ashdod (5:1-5)

 

Dagon falls twice.  Head and Palms of hands broken off. (3)

 

2.        Ark in Ashdod (5:6) –plague of tumors

 

3.        Ark in Gath (5:8-9) –Plague of tumors

 

4.        Ark in Ekron (5:10-12) –Plague

6: Return

5.        Decision to return the Ark after seven months (6:1-9)

 

6.        Ark returned on cart pulled by two cows (6:10-18)

 

7.        Men of Beth-shemesh smitten  for looking into the ark. (6:19-21)

7: Eben-ezer

8.        Ark in house of Abinidab (7:1-2)

 

9.        Ark in Kiriath-Jearim 20 years. (2)

 

10.     Israel cleansed from idolatry (7:3-4)

 

11.     Defeat of the Philistines at Mizpah (7:7-11) (terrorized by thunder)

 

12.     Eben-ezer stone set up at Mizpah (7:12-14)

 

13.     Samuel's Judgeship (7:15-17)

 

8: King

E. Saul Installed as the first king (chap. 8—11)

 

1.    Bribes of Samuel's sons Joel and Abijah (8:1-3)

 

2.    The people demand a king like other nations (8:4-5)

 

3.    Jehovah instructs Samuel (8:6-9)

 

4.    Samuel warns of what a king will really be like (8:10-18)

 

5.    The people persist. (8:19-22)

9: Saul

6.    Samuel chooses Saul, a Benjamite, who is seeking his father's asses. (9:1-27)

 

Feast prepared (22). Talk on the housetop. (25)

10: Anoint

7.    Samuel anoints Saul.  (10:1-8)

 

8.    Saul among the prophets (10:9-16)

 

9.    Saul accepted by the people (10:17-24)

11: Ammonites

10.  Ammonites defeated by Saul. (11:1-11)

 

11   Saul made king at Gilgal (11:14-15)

 

12: Warning

F.    Samuel's reign as Judge ends (chap. 12)

 

Warning against rebellion. Thunder and rain called as sign (16)

 

13: Sacrifice

II.   REIGN OF SAUL (chap. 13—31)

 

A.   Early days of Saul's reign (chap. 13—14)

 

1.   Jonathan, attacks Philistines at Geba. (13:1-4)

 

2.   Philistine response (13:5-7)

 

3.   Saul's unauthorized sacrifice (13:9-14).

 

Samuel warns of loss of the kingdom (11)

 

4.    Preparation for battle. (13:15-23)

 

Saul has 600 men but no weapons in Israel (19)

14: Vow

5.   Jonathan and armor-bearer surprise Philistines. (14:1-17)

 

6.    Philistines fight each other and routed. (14:18-23)

 

7.   Saul's foolish vow. Jonathan eats honey. (14:24-30)

 

8.   Hungry people eat blood (32). Altar built. (14:35)

 

9.   Jonathan condemned for eating a little honey (42). Saved by the people.(14:45)

 

10.  Saul's victories. Saul's family. (14:49-52)

 

15: Agag

B.    Saul rejected from being king (chap. 15)

 

1.    Saul's saves Amalekite king, Agag and best of spoils. (15:7-9)

 

2.    Saul rejected (15:10-35)

 

16: David

C.   David chosen as Saul's successor (chap. 16)

 

1.    Samuel anoints David. (16:1-13)

 

2.    David plays for Saul to sooth evil spirit. (16:14-23)

 

17: Goliath

D.   Philistine giant slain by David (chap. 17)

 

18: Jealousy

E.   David in Saul's court (chap. 18)

 

1.   Covenant between David and Jonathan. (18:1-4)

 

2.    Saul's jealousy over praise David's victory over Philistines. (18:6-16)

 

3.    Saul tries to spear David. (18:10-16)

 

4.    Saul's daughter, Merab, offered to David. (18:17-21)

 

5.    Saul's daughter, Michal, given to David (18:22-30)

 

(David kills 200 Philistines for Michal.) (26)

 

19: Jonathan

F.    David's Flight from Saul's court (chap. 19)

 

1.    Jonathan saves David. (19:1-7)

 

2.    Michael saves David. (19:8-17)

 

3.    David flees to Samuel at Ramah. (19:18-24)

 

(Saul and his messengers follow and prophecy) (22)

 

20: Covenant

G.    Jonathan and David's covenant  (chap. 20)

 

Feast. (24-34) Jonathan's arrow message (35-42)

 

21: Showbread

H.   David's Flight to Gath (chap. 21)

 

1.    Flight to the priest, Ahimelech at Nob. (21:1-6)

 

Priest gives David bread from the tabernacle (3)

 

Doeg, the Edomite observes. (21:7)

 

Sword of Goliath Given to David.  (8)

 

2.    David flees to Achish, king of Gath (10)

 

David feigns madness. (21:13-15)   

 

22: Cave

I.    Saul's reprisals (chap. 22)

 

1.    David flees to the Cave of Adullam (22:1-2)

 

2.    David goes to Mizpeh of Moab. (22:3-5)

 

Prophet, Gad, warns David to go to Judah. (5)

 

3.    Priests and their city, Nob, destroyed. (22:6-19)

 

4.    Abiathar, the priest, protected by David. (22:20-23)

 

23: City

J.    Saul pursues David to Keilah (chap. 23)

 

1.    Jehovah sends David to Keilah to fight against the Philistines (23:1-5)

 

2.    Abiathar, the priest, flees to David with an ephod (23:6)

 

3.    Saul plots to capture David at Keilah. (23:7)

 

3.    David consults with Abiathar and goes to wilderness of Ziph. (23:8-14)

 

3.    Jonathan meets with David. (23:16-18)

 

4.    Ziphite conspiracy against David. (23:19-23)

 

5.    David goes to Maon, in the Arabah. (23:24-26)

 

              6.    Philistine invasion causes Saul to stop following David (23:27-28)

 

              7.    David goes to En-gedi. (23:29)

 

24: Cave

K.    Saul's life spared by David in En-gedi (chap. 24)

 

(Cave in the wilderness of En-gedi.)

 

25: Nabal

L.    Nabal and Abigail (chap. 25)

 

1.    Samuel's death (25:1)

 

2.    Nabal's folly against David in Maon.(25:2-13)

 

3.    Abigail's intercession. (25:14-35)

 

4.    Nabal stricken and dies (25:36-38)

 

5.    David marries Abigail and Ahinoam. (25:39-44)

 

26: Spared

M.   David spares Saul's life in wilderness of Ziph (chap. 26)

 

Spear and cruse of water taken while Saul sleeps. (11)

 

27: Philistines

N.   David receives Ziklag as a refuge (chap. 27)

 

1.    David goes to Philistines, in Gath (27:1-4)

 

2.    King Achish gives Ziklag to David. (27:5-7)

 

3.    David invades the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites (8)

4.    Achish deceived to believe David fought Israel. (12)

 

28: Witch

O.   Saul warned of his death (chap. 28)

 

(Woman of Endor brings up Samuel for Saul.) (7-25)

 

29: Philistines

P.   Philistines reject David from battle with Saul (chap. 29)

 

30: Raid

Q.   Amalekites raiders destroyed (chap. 30)

 

1.    Amalekites raid Ziklag and take captives. (30:1-6)

 

3.    David pursues and defeats them. (30:7-20)

 

4.    Spoil divided justly. (30:22-25)

 

5.    Gifts sent to Elders of Israel. (30:26-31)

 

31: Death

R.   Saul's final battle (chap. 31; 1Chron. 10:1-14)

 

1.    Saul, Jonathan and other sons slain.

 

(Saul and armor bearer fall on swords). (31:5-7)

 

2.    Saul and sons buried (31:11-13)

 

Saul's Armor put in house of Ashtaroth 10.

 

Saul and sons fastened to wall of Bethshan 10.

 

Valiant men retrieve them, burn their bodies and bury their bones. 11