1 Samuel Flashcards
Who was Samuel’s father and mother?
Elkanah and Hannah
Meaning of name Elkkanah?
God Created
What is the meaning of the name Hannah?
Favor, Grace
Meaning of name Samuel
God has heard
Who was Elkanah’s 2nd wife?
Peninnah
Which wife did Elkanah love?
Hannah his first wife not Peninnah
What was the vow that Hannah made while praying to the Lord?
If the Lord would give her a son then she would dedicate his life to the Lord
What was Eli’s response to seeing Hannah pray?
Initially thought she was drunk, then blessed her petition to be granted by God
What did Hannah do before bringing Samuel to Eli?
Weaner him off breastfeeding first.
Who were the sons of Eli?
Hophni and Phinehas.
Difference in Samuel vs sons of Eli in service to God?
Samuel served God, the sons of Eli did not know the Lord.
What was Eli told would happen to his sons?
in one day they would both die
How many times did the Lord call Samuel before he responded to the Him instead of Eli?
4 times. The 3rd time Eli told him say “Speak Lord fro thy servant heareth.”
Why did God say that he would make an end of Eli’s house?
Because his sons made themselves vile and Eli didn’t restrain them
Where did Israel and the Philistines battle when the ark was taken?
Between Ebenezer and Aphek in Northern Israel
How were the sons of Eli killed?
In battle they were slain and the ark taken.
How far did the man from the tribe of Benjamin run to tell Eli his sons were killed and the ark was taken?
20 miles
What caused Eli to die?
When hearing that the ark of God was taken he fell backward from his seat and died.
What did Phineas’s wife name their child?
Ichabod
What is the meaning of the name Ichabod?
Where is Glory?
When the ark was stolen what were the three cities it went to? And why did the Philistines return it?
Ashdod, Gath, and Ekron. Returned it because of how all their people were afflicted by the ark.
What God was found face on the earth before the ark of the Lord after it was stolen? What happened after the people put their God upright?
Dagon. The 2nd time it’s head and hands were found cut off the next morning.
What did the Philistines send the ark back to the Israelites with?
on a cart driven by cows that had not been yoked and five golden mice/emerods.
Who was the first to see the ark returning to Israel from the Philistines?
Joshua, a beth-shemite in the field