Kingdom United
Scripture Verses
2 Peter 1:20-21
Outline
First and Second Samuel teach us about God and how we should relate to God.
Primary Resources
- The Bible
- The New American Commentary by Robert D Bergen
- Focus on the Bible Commentaries
- Looking on the Heart, 1 Samuel by Dale Ralph David
- Out of Every Adversity, 2 Samuel by Dale Ralph Davis
- Holman Old Testament Commentary by Stephen Andrews and Robert D. Bergen
- David by Charles Swindoll
- David by Gene Getz
- An Introduction to the Old Testament by Longman III and Dillard
1st and 2nd Samuel
- Greek Orthodox – First and Second Kingdoms
- Vulgate and Catholic – First and Second Kings (making our 1st and 2nd Kings 3rd and 4th Kings) – otherwise called… commonly called…
- Early Judaism – both books were treated as one work
- Septuagint, Greek speeking Jewish community divided into two so it would fit on a standard scroll
Purpose of Books
- It is Scripture
- It is Theology
- It is History
- It is Literary Art
Primary Divisions
Chapters | Main Person | Summary Verses |
---|---|---|
1 Samuel 1-7 | Samuel | 1 Samuel 7:15:17 |
1 Samuel 8-14 | Saul | 1 Samuel 14:47-52 |
1 Samuel 15 – 2 Samuel 8 | David | 2 Samuel 8:15-18 |
2 Samuel 9-24 | David | 2 Samuel 20:23-26 |
1 Kings 1-11 | Solomon | 1 Kings 10:41-43 |
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