Return to the Lord
Questions for Study 3

1 Samuel 7:2-8:22
Key Verse: 7:12

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I. Return to the Lord (7:2-17)

1. Why were the people so sorrowful? (1-2) How long? Why did they mourn and seek the Lord? (3; 4:10) What did Samuel tell the people to do if they really wanted to return to the Lord? How did they respond? (4)

2. What did Samuel do next? (5-6) What kind of leader was Samuel at Mizpah? When the Philistines gathered to attack, what did Samuel do? (7-9a) What was his prayer topic? (9b) How did God answer? (10-11)

3. Why did Samuel set up the Ebenezer stone? (12) What does Ebenezer mean?

4. What was the results of Israel's repentance, seeking the Lord, and Samuel's prayer? (13a) How is Samuel's life simply told? (13b-17) What is the basic Biblical truth we should learn here?

II. Such as All the Other Nations (8:1-22)

5. What kind of family life did Samuel lead? (1-3) Why might children like this grow up in a family with spiritual parents?

6. Why did the people say that they wanted a king? (4-5) Why did Samuel oppose this idea? (6-7a) What did Samuel do about it? What can we learn from Samuel? (Ps. 149:4, 120:1-2)

7. Who was Israel rejecting? (7b) What did God's history lesson reveal to Samuel? What instructions did the Lord give Samuel?

8. How do most kings lead and how should we lead? (10-18; Matt. 20:25-28) Why does their response show about mankind? (19-22)