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1 Samuel: The Anointed Shepherd-King — Old Testament Bible card artwork

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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