UNSEEN BATTLE SERIES · BIBLE CARD 9 OF 39
1 Samuel
Shmuel Aleph — “God has heard”
HISTORY
- Author / Era
- Samuel, Nathan, Gad · events approx. 1100–1010 BC
- Setting
- End of the judges, rise of the monarchy. Eli, Samuel, Saul, David.
- Key Figures
- Samuel, Saul, David, Jonathan, Goliath
- Watch For
- The shift from outward kingship (Saul) to inward kingship (David) — God looks on the heart (16:7).
- Connects To
- Acts 13:22 · Romans 8 · 1 Corinthians 1:27
Key Verse
“For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”— 1 Samuel 16:7
Points to Christ: The Anointed Shepherd-King
Chosen, despised, victorious. David’s arc is Christ’s arc in miniature.
For the Fire Pit
Saul is what we want. David is what we need. The book teaches us how to tell the difference.
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