Samuel

Question 1

What passage in 1 Sam tells about a date?

Answer 1

9:9 –Written after the events

Question 2

What were prophets called before?

Answer 2

seers

Question 3

What does 1 sam 13:18 depict

Answer 3

a long sleeved robe

Question 4

What is the phrase in 1 sam 27:6 that notes time?

Answer 4

“till this day”

Question 5

When was the book written?

Answer 5

approx 100 years after the description of events.

Question 6

is Samuel the author?

Answer 6

while Samual is the chief figure for most of the book, he could not be the author.

Question 7

What does 2 sam 1:8 mention as a source?

Answer 7

the book of tasher

Question 8

What theory surrounds authorship and 1 chronology 29:29

Answer 8

The author of chronology. things sameuel, Nathan, and Gad wrote “the axe of David” i.e. the samuels

Question 9

Where 1 and 2 sam and 1 and 2 kings always individual books?

Answer 9

no, they are one in the Hebrew transmition

Question 10

what divided the books?

Answer 10

the sept decided the work into 4 sections and titled it the “book of kingdoms”

Question 11

Who is Martin Note and what was his theory?

Answer 11

he argues that one author wrote Deuteronomy-kings with the Deuteronomist theory.

Question 12

What is Samuel?

Answer 12

a prophet and a judge.

Question 13

What does Samuel call the Israelites to do and what was the response?

Answer 13

to put away their idols. Israel has peace during his judgment until Saul became king.

Question 14

What is an issue poised by 1 sam 13:1

Answer 14

Saul was 1 year old when crowned king?

the Septuagint does not have this verse and it may be from a copied Hebrew text

Question 15

What is an issue in 1 sam 14:41

Answer 15

a scribble issue uses two commands to give.

Question 16

Where is there a missing parallel?

Answer 16

there is a missing parallel in the mirroring structures of 2 sam 14 and 1 Chronograph 21:16

Question 17

Who is the main character of 1 sam 1-12?

Answer 17

Samuel

Question 18

Who is the main character of 1 sam 12-31?

Answer 18

Saul

Question 19

Who is the main character of 2 sam 1-20?

Answer 19

David

Question 20

Who is the main character of 2 sam 21-24

Answer 20

it is an appendix, it does not have a main character

Question 21

What is the beginning and ending structure of Samuel?

Answer 21

there are 2 poems that act as bookends/an inclusio

Question 22

What is the world play used in 1 sam 1?

Answer 22

the word “request” is used 8 times
sam and Saul’s names are both associated with request.

Question 23

How is sam’s name associated with “request”

Answer 23

Hannah requests him from the lord (1:20) and names him Samuel to honor God

Question 24

How is Sauls name associated with “request”

Answer 24

Israel requests from the lord a king

Question 25

What is Hannahs situation?

Answer 25

She is barren, not able to have children

Question 26

What is the significance of plural enemies in Hannahs song?

Answer 26

it gives themes beyond childbirth and infertiliy

Question 27

What does Hannahs prayer point to?

Answer 27

a coming king, an anointed messiah

Question 28

Hannahs prayer is a prayer to/for...

Answer 28

the coming annointed king

Question 29

What are the elements of the Dcvidic promised in 2 sam 7?

Answer 29

1) David wants to build God a house, 2) Nathen heard the lord and tells David that God will build him a house 3) God Promises to establish Davids kingdom and will raise up his seed

Question 30

What does God promise David?

Answer 30

an eternal kingdom/ dynasty a father son relationship between God and Davids son

Question 31

Who is the promised son?

Answer 31

the author wants us to think Solomon for a while before dystroying his Character?

Question 32

What scripture does 2 sam 22 point to?

Answer 32

links to ps 18 and Jonah links to Hannahs poem

Question 33

How does the book end?

Answer 33

with Davids failure. he is not a good king, father, or spiritual leader it connects David with the land Abraham purchased

Question 34

even after his failure, David makes what claim?

Answer 34

God will be faithful to his annionted king, his promise, and the seed of David.