FBC - Spiritual Growth Guide 2012

Pastor Alfred N. Young, Jr.

Faith Bible Church 1117 N. Columbia St.

Covington, LA 70433 (985) 893-5880

www.myfaithbible.org

February 2012

For questions, contact Larry Groeger 225-803-2771, 985-892-2785

During the month, as you read and answer the guide questions, if you have further questions, or would like to speak with someone about the con-tent, feel free to contact Larry Groeger.

Cell: 225-803-2781

Home: 985-892-2785

Note from Pastor: It is very fulfilling to shepherd a spiritual family that is hungry for God and His Word. You hold in your hand a guide that will help you obey God, understand His Word and enrich your life. Enjoy and be sustained.

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February 2012 – 1 Samuel

S u n d a y M o n d a y T u es d a y W e d n e s -d a y

T h ur s da y F r i da y S a t u r d a y

1 Chapter 1

2 Chapter 2

3 Chapter 3

4 Chapter 4

5 Chapters 5,6

6 Chapters 7, 8

7 Chapter 9

8 Chapter 10

9 Chapter 11

10 Chapter 12

11 Chapter 13

12 Chapter 14

13 Chapter 15

14 Chapter 16

15 Chapter 17

16 Chapter 18

17 Chapter 19

18 Chapter 20

19 Chapter 21

20 Chapter 22

21 Chapter 23

22 Chapter 24

23 Chapter 25

24 Chapter 26

25 Chapter 27

26 Chapter 28

27 Chapter 29

28 Chapter 30

29 Chapter 31 & Review


February 1

Reading: Samuel Chapter 1

Questions:

1. Who was Elkanah’s other wife? _________

Why did she provoke Hannah? ____________

_____________________________________

2. The tabernacle of Moses was set up in

______________ and _________________ served there as Priest.

3. Hannah prays and weeps silently, but Eli accuses her of _______________________.

4. The Lord blesses Hannah with a child, Sam-uel. What does his name mean? __________

_____________________________________

5. Hannah brings her son to Eli and dedicates him to _________________________ and vows that _____________________________

_____________________________________

Review of Events from 1 Samuel

I. Beginning of Kingship for Israel

Samuel is born and called to be a Prophet

Israel defeated by the Philistine; Ark taken & restored

II. Kingship in Israel—Samuel

People request a king, Samuel anoints Saul, choice is confirmed and he is inaugurated at ceremony

Saul’s Kingship is a failure

III. Establishment of Kingship in Israel

David enters Saul’s service, becomes alienated. Jon-athan protects David from Saul who tries to kill him. Saul kills priests at Nob, David rescues the people of Keilah, Saul still hunts David, David spares Saul’s like, David threatens Nabal’s life, David spares Saul and enters Achish’s service. Saul’s reign ends.

And so the first book of Samuel ends with the death of a king, who if he would have obeyed God would have had a kingdom established forever.


February 29

Reading: Samuel chapter 31

Questions:

1. The battle goes badly for Saul and his is wounded by ______________________.

2. His armor bearer is afraid to carry out what order by Saul? _________________________

_____________________________________

3. How did Saul’s sons die? ______________

_____________________________________

4. How did Saul die? ____________________

_____________________________________

5. What did the Philistines do with Saul’s body and his armor? ________________________

____________________________________.

6. What was the final resting place for Saul & his sons’ bodies? _______________________

_____________________________________

February 2


Questions: 1. Eli’s sons were __________________ and ___________________________________. 2. What sins did they commit against the Lord? ________________________, ___________ _____________ and ____________________ 3. A prophet tells Eli God’s punishment towards his sons; the punishment was to be that both

sons would ___________________________. 4. Who does the Lord raise up as a faithful servant _____________________________.


February 3


Questions:

1. What did not occur often in Eli’s days as a priest? ______________________________ ____________________________________ 2. Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about what the Lord said to him. Why? __________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 3. The Lord blesses Samuel and confirms him as a _______________________________

February 28


Questions:

1, What do David and his men find when they return to Ziklag? ________________________

_____________________________________

2. David says in Vs 7 “:please bring me the ephod”. What is he asking of the Lord?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

3. David speaks to an Egyptian in the field who helps David find his enemy the ___________. David does regain all that was lost, including his two wives.


February 27


Questions:

1. What city does the Philistines prepare to take in this chapter? _________________

2. The Philistine commander wants to know why ___________ is with their army.

3. What are the commanders of the Philistine army concerned about ? ________________

____________________________________

4. David is ordered to return to ____________.

February 4


Questions:

1. After the defeat by the Philistines, what ac-tion do the Israelites take without consulting Samuel? _____________________________

_____________________________________

2. In the next battle the Philistines are victorious. They capture __________________ _____________________, with (many or few) that died in this battle.

3. When Eli hears the news about the Ark of the Covenant, what happens to him? _______ _____________________________________

_____________________________________


February 5

Reading: Samuel Chapter 5 & 6 Questions: 1. What happened when the Philistines put the

ark of the covenant before their god Dagon? _____________________________________ 2. What happened on the second day after Da-gon’s statue was stood up? _____________ _____________________________________ 3. The ark was taken to Ashod, Gath and Ekron. What happened in these areas? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. The Philistines sent the ark back to the Isra-elites with a guilt offering of _______________ _____________________________________.

February 26


Questions:

1. Name at least 3 ways God made His will known in the Old Testament:

A) ___________________________________

B) ___________________________________

C) ___________________________________

2. What does God say about witches in His word? (See also Deut. 18:10) _____________

_____________________________________

3. Saul asks the witch to summon forth Samuel spirit. Is she successful? What does Samuel predict? ______________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________


February 25


Questions:

1. Afraid that Saul will again seek to destroy him, David and his men escape to the land of the _____________________________.

2. They stay in the town of _______________

given to David by King __________________.

3. David raids Israel's enemies although he leads Achish to believe he is raiding

____________________________________.

February 6

Reading: Samuel Chapter 7 & 8

Questions:

1. When the ark was in possession of Israel, the Philistines were defeated and Samuel judged Israel from what 3 cities? ___________, _____________, and ______________________.

2. Samuel appoints his 2 sons as judges over Israel. What did they do that angered the people? ___________________________

_____________________________________

3. The people call out to Samuel to name a king for them. What does this mean to Samuel? _____________________________

4. After telling the people all that the king would have the power to do over them, they still kept their request. What then does God tell Samuel to do? _________________________

_____________________________________


February 7


Questions:

1. What was Saul’s father’s name?

_____________________________________

2. What was Saul looking for when he and his servant came to the Land of Zuph?

_____________________________________

3. What offering did Saul give to Samuel?

_____________________________________

February 24


Questions:

1. Saul is once again delivered into David’s hand. How does David react when Abishai wants to kill Saul? _____________________

_____________________________________

2. How did God allow David to enter Saul’s camp? _______________________________

_____________________________________

3. How does Saul react to David’s actions?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________


February 23


We are told of Samuel’s death because all Is-rael mourned him. He was considered the greatest prophet since Moses so did much for Israel.

Questions:

1, Why des David send the men to ask Nabal for food? _____________________________

_____________________________________

2. What does the name “Nabal” mean?

_____________________________________

3. Who saves Nabal and his family from Da-vid’s anger, and how? _________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

4. What happens to Nabal and Abigail?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

February 8


Outside of the Levitical priesthood, Saul was the first person in the Old Testament to be anointed with oil.

Questions

1. What does oil represent throughout the Old Testament? ___________________________

In Vs 6, Samuel tells Saul “The Spirit of the Lord shall come upon you and you shall be changed to another man”. To Understand this verse is to know that God gave Saul a heart to-wards the people and how to govern them.

2. Samuel writes down all the ordinances (laws) of the kingdom and placed it before the Lord. Where did Samuel place this book?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________


February 9


Questions:

1. What did the Ammonites want to do to-wards the Israelites in order to make covenant with them? ____________________________

_____________________________________

2. Why did the Ammonites include this in their covenant arrangement? _________________

_____________________________________

3. Why did the Ammonites seek this revenge?

(See Judges 11:13) _____________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

February 22


Questions:

1. Why wouldn’t David take Saul’s life?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

2. How many men did Saul have to pursue Da-vid? _______________________________

3. Saul asks David not to destroy his descend-ants and David does what? _____________

_____________________________________


February 21


Questions:

1. When we read that David inquired of the Lord, what does it indicate? _______________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

2. Where were these items kept and by whom?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

3. What action saved David from being captured by Saul? ______________________

_____________________________________

February 10


Questions:

1. Samuel tells the people to serve God and obey His laws and all will be well. What sign does Samuel give to show what would happen if the people disobeyed God? _____________ __________________________________________

FYI: The wheat harvest occurs between the middle of May and the middle of June, at which time it never rained in Israel. There fore, this event terrified the Israelites. They realized they did evil by asking God for a king and asked Samuel to pray for them.

2. What would happen to the Israelites if they did not serve God? _____________________

_____________________________________


February 11


Questions:

1. Saul begins war with the Philistines. The

Israelites see how large the army of the

Philistines is and they flee from Saul. Saul

disobeys Samuel by ___________________

____________________________________.

2. The point of waiting for Samuel for 7 days was to test Saul’s _____________________.

3. What were the consequences of Saul’s act?

____________________________________.

4. To further suppress the Israelites, the Philis-tines took away all the __________________.

5. Why did the Philistines do this? _________

____________________________________.

February 20


Questions:

1. Who does David trust to protect his parents?

_____________________________________

2. David’s great-great Grandmother Ruth was from the territory of _____________________.

3. Saul’s anger, bordering on madness, orders that Ahimelech and his priestly family be slain. Who carries out this order? _______________

_____________________________________


February 19


Questions:

1. David secures bread for himself and his men from Ahimelech, the Priest. Where was this bread taken from? ________________

_____________________________________

2. Who was the bread usually eaten by? _____________________________________

3. David is recognized by the Philistines, but pretends to be ____________ to escape from them.

David’s state of mind at this time and be

better understood by reading Psalms

56,52, and 34

February 12


Questions:

1. In this chapter we see Jonathan, by the

power of God win a great battle for Israel. What sign did he ask of God before attacking the Philistines? (See vs 9 –10) ____________

_____________________________________

2. In verse 19, Saul says, “Withdraw your hand”. What is this statement referenced to?

(See Exo. 28:30, Lev. 8:8, Num. 27:21)

_____________________________________

3. What mistake does Saul make during the battle? _______________________________

_____________________________________

4. What is the result of this oath? __________

_____________________________________


February 13


Questions:

1. The Lord tells Saul to war against the Ama-lekites. When Saul defeats them, what is it that God tells him to do? _________________

_____________________________________

2. Does Saul do exactly as he is told? _______

Who does he spare? ____________________

_____________________________________

3. God looks upon obedience as better than

____________________(Very important principle to keep mindful of)

4. What happened to Agag? ______________

_____________________________________

February 18


Questions:

1. The fact that David and Jonathan were in covenant meant that David would do every-thing his power to protect, honor, and help Jonathan and his descendents, and Jon-athan would _____________________.

2. Who were the enemies of David, that Jon-athan refers to in verse 16? ____________

_____________________________________

3. Which verses refer to David and Jonathan’s covenant and their relationship? (there are 5)

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________


February 17


Questions:

1. On two different occasions, two different people save David’s life. Who were they?

__________________ and _______________

2. What did Michal put in the bed to make it look as if David was there? _______________

_____________________________________.

3. Where did David flee to, in his escape from Saul? _______________________________

February 14


Questions:

1. Samuel is told to anoint a man of God’s choosing and not to look on his statue or ap-pearance for “God sees not as a man sees, but God looks at ____________________”.

2. David is anointed and the Spirit of the God comes upon him. In old testament times the Spirit of God only comes upon a few men. How does that differ from today? _______________

_____________________________________

3. David plays the harp for Saul when he is troubled by _____________________ sent by God.


February 15

Reading: Samuel chapter 17: the account of David Vs. Goliath Questions:

1. As David speaks with Saul, he mentions that he has already killed a _____________ and a

_________________, in defense of his sheep.

2. Saul gives David his armor and weapons, but David prefers to us his _______________.

3. As Goliath taunts David, David tells him that the Lord will deliver him into David’s hand. Da-vid’s confidence is in _____________ and not in ________________________________.

Extra Credit:

A) How tall is Goliath?

B) What is the length of a cubit?

C) What is the length of a span? For the answers, turn the page over:

A- nine plus feet, B– about 18 inches, C– about 9 inches

February 16


Questions:

1. Jonathan and David become friends. They exchange robes, armor, bow, and sword. This indicates that they made a _______________.

2. Why does Saul become suspicious of Da-vid? _______________________________

_____________________________________

3. Saul give his daughter, Michal, to David as a wife. What was the dowry (payment) that Saul asked of David? ________________________

4. Instead, David’s delivers _______________

as dowry to Saul.

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FBC - Spiritual Growth Guide 2012