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Dr. Ted Hildebrandt, OT History, Lit., and Theology, Lecture 22 © 2012, Dr. Ted Hildebrandt

80+39= 119 questions

A. Roles of Samuel: prophet, priest, judge, and king maker [0:00-4:24]

B. Authorship and literary pattern of 1 Samuel [4:25-7:26]

7 minutes / 11+10= 21 / 17 questions

C. The Samuel Cycle: Demise of an Old Leader—Birth of Samuel [7:27-14:31]

D. Eli’s Sons Hophni and Phinehas [14:32-17:21]

E. Samuel’s childhood [17:22-18:29]

F. Eli as a father [18:30-19:41]

12 minutes / 15 +6 = 21 / 17 questions

G. The Call of Samuel [19:42-24:38]

H. Geographical Setting: Map work [24:39-26:49]

I. The Demise of an Old Leader: Eli [26:50-30:22]

11 minutes / 14 +7 = 21 / 19 questions

J. The Ark is Captured by the Philistines [30:23-32:26]

K. Ichabod [32:27-35:37]

L. Philistines and the Ark [35:37-41:38]

M. The Philistines and the Ark [41:39- 45:47]

15 minutes / 11+6 =17 / 15 questions

N. Ebenezer and Samuel’s first victory [45:48-51:08]

O. Samuel’s sons and the call for a king [51:09-52:51]

P. On fathers and sons [52:52-57:31]

12 minutes / 12 + 5 = 17 questions / 17 questions

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Q. The Call for a King [57:31-62:13]

R. Saul and the prophet/seer Samuel [62:14-66:23]

11 minutes / 9+2 =11 / 11 questions

S. Saul made king: on pride and humility [66:24-72:06]

T. Saul among the Prophets: Spirit of God in the OT [72:07-82:51]

16 minutes / 10+2 = 12 / 12 questions

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Dr. Ted Hildebrandt, OT History, Lit., and Theology, Lecture 22 © 2012, Dr. Ted Hildebrandt

Multiple Choice:

1. All of the following are main characters in the book of 1 Samuel EXCEPT [22A]

A. Samuel

B. Saul

C. David

*D. Solomon

2. The book of Ruth points forward to [22A]

A. Saul

*B. David

C. Samuel

D. Eli

3. If Moses and Samuel were to stand before God, God still… [22A]

*A. Wouldn’t listen to them

B. Would listen to them

C. Would love them

D. Would forgive them

4. Jeremiah puts Samuel on the same level as [22A]

A. David

B. Saul

C. Joshua

*D. Moses

5. Samuel fills all of the following official roles in Israel EXCEPT [22A]

A. A prophet

B. A judge

C. A priest

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D. A Nazirite

*E. A sage

-6. Who put Moses and Samuel on the same level? [22A]

A. Isaiah

*B. Jeremiah

C. Ezekiel

D. Daniel

7. What story in Judges points forward to the story of Saul? [22A]

A. The tribe of Dan moving north

B. Samson’s defeat of the Philistines

*C. The Levite’s concubine

D. Gideon’s son Abimelech making himself king

8. The initial old leader in the book of Samuel is [22B]

A. Samuel

*B. Eli

C. Saul

D. Elijah

9. What is the first thing a new leader has to do in 1 Samuel? [22B]

A. Be anointed

B. Offer a prayer before the people

*C. Win a victory

D. Offer a sacrifice

10. After the new leader wins a victory, what is the next stage of the literary

pattern in 1 Samuel [22B]

A. The new leader follows the Lord

B. The new leader is acclaimed before the people

C. There is arrogance in the leader

*D. There are problems with the leader

11. Why did we conclude that Samuel could not have written the book of Samuel? [22B]

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*A. He is dead before the book ends

B. David is said to be the author

C. It refers to things that happen before Samuel is born

D. It states that much of it was written from the annals of kings

12. Who will be the one who captured Jerusalem and made it Israelite? [22C]

*A. David

B. Samuel

C. Saul

D. Jonathan

13. Where was the tabernacle set up when Eli was priest? [22C]

A. Jerusalem

B. Samaria

*C. Shiloh

D. Bethlehem

-14. The story of Hannah, Peninnah, and Elkanah is parallel to the story of? [22C]

A. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac

B. Isaac, Rebekah, Esau

*C. Jacob, Rachel, Leah

D. Judah, Tamar, Dinah

-15. What was Peninnah’s attitude towards Hannah? [22C]

A. She treated her like a sister

*B. She provoked her

C. She was afraid of her

D. She was jealous of her

16. What does Samuel’s name mean? [22C]

A. God has spoken

B. The Servant of the Lord

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C. He who walks with God

*D. God listened

17. Hannah dedicated Samuel to the Lord that may have been similar to the vow of

which other judge? [22C]

A. Gideon

*B. Jephthah

C. Samson

D. Othniel

18. Eli rebukes Hannah for ________ [22C]

A. Complaining to God about not having a son

B. Being unclean

*C. Being drunk

D. Being immoral

19. Who said “Am I not better to you than ten sons?” [22C]

A. Eli

B. Samuel

C. Hophni

*D. Elkanah

20. Who were Eli’s sons? [22D]

A. Gershom and Armaphel

B. Elizur and Ahira

C. Elisaph and Gamaliel

*D. Hophni and Phinehas

21. Eli’s sons committed what evil act in Israel? [22D]

*A. Ripped off the sacrificial meat

B. Built golden calves at Shiloh

C. Stole the sacred plunder from the city of Hazor

D. Taught Israel to rebel against the ways of the Lord

22. Eli’s sons committed what evil act in Israel? [22D]

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A. Built golden calves at Shiloh and had the people worship them

B. Stole the sacred plunder from the city of Hazor

*C. Committed immorality with women at the entrance of the tabernacle

D. Taught Israel to rebel against the ways of the Lord

23. In Baal/Asherah worship how did a worshipper guarantee that his land would

be fertile? [22D]

A. He would sacrifice his child

*B. He would try to impregnate a priestess

C. He would burn up a handful of grain

D. He would offer incense before the image of Baal

24. Of whom was it said “he grew in stature and favor with God and man”? [22E]

A. Moses and Samuel

B. Joseph and David

*C. Jesus and Samuel

D. Jonathan and John Mark

25. Eli was a weak father because he [22F]

A. Could not lead Israel because his kids were sinful

*B. Failed to restrain the evil his kids were doing

C. Could not maintain the holiness of the tabernacle

D. Caved into what his wife requested

26. What biblical book features a father speaking with his children? [22F]

A. Ecclesiastes

B. Hosea

C. Nehemiah

*D. Proverbs

27. Who is the new leader after Eli [22G]?

A. Hophni

*B. Samuel

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C. Phinehas

D. Saul

28. When God came to call Samuel what was he doing? [22G]

A. Harvesting in the field

B. Fishing

C. Walking down a road

*D. Sleeping

29. Initially when the Lord called Samuel the first time how did he respond? [22G]

A. He said he could not do it

*B. He woke Eli up

C. He told his mother Hannah what God had said

D. He went up on the roof

30. Why did the Lord say he was bringing judgment on Eli? [22G]

*A. Because he failed to restrain the sin of his sons

B. Because his sons did not fear the Lord

C. Because he allowed the altar to be defiled

D. Because he honored his sons over God

31. What did Samuel say in response to God’s waking him the third time

that plays off Samuel’s name? [22G]

A. Behold, your servant

B. Your servant, Lord, is from the least tribe

*C. Speak Lord for your servant is listening

D. Lord, your spirit is upon me

32. What did Samuel have to tell Eli after Samuel received his calling in the night

encounter with God? [22G]

*A. Eli’s sons would be rejected

B. Eli was going to die

C. Eli’s sons were going to die

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D. Samuel would execute judgment on the house of Eli

33. The Ridge Route goes from ____to____from Bethel, to Jerusalem to Hebron [22H]

A. South to north

*B. North to south

C. East to west

D. West to east

-34. Shiloh is located in the northern tribe of Ephraim off the Ridge Route to the

_______ [22H]

A. North

B. South

*C. East

D. West

35. At what town is the ark it going to be taken into battle against the Philistines and

captured? [22H]

A. Shechem

B. Beth Shan

*C. Aphek

D. Gath

36. Shiloh, where the tabernacle was, is located [22H]

A. On a beautiful wide open plain

*B. Hidden away deep in the mountains

C. Right next to the Philistine plain

D. In the valley with Gerizim and Ebal mountains on both sides

37. The Philistines were located on the [22H]

A. Western Foothills

B. Mountains to the north

C. The Negev desert to the south

*D. Western coastal plain

38. The Israelites take the ark to fight against the Philistines. When had they used the

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ark in battle before that? [22I]

A. Hazor

B. Heshbon

C. Ai

*D. Jericho

39. Bringing the ark out to battle was done in order to [22I]

*A. Guarantee that God would be on their side

B. Fulfill what God commanded

C. Unleash the power of the box

D. Make God keep his promise to fight for them from between the cherubim

E. Scare the Philistines

40. The fatal theological error in bringing out the ark to fight at Aphek was ______ [22I]

A. That holiness could be used in war

B. A failure of obeying God’s command to take the land

*C. A God in a box mentality

D. Fear of man rather than fear of God

41. When did Eli die? [22J]

A. When he was told his two sons had been killed in battle

*B. When he was told the ark had been captured by the Philistines

C. When he was told that his daughter-in-law had his grandson

D. When Samuel told him he was no longer high priest

42. How did Eli die? [22J]

A. He had a heart attack

B. A stray Philistine arrow hit him and punctured his lung

*C. He fell off a chair backwards and broke his neck

D. He fell on his sword and killed himself

43. What Philistine city was Goliath from? [22L]

A. Ashdod

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B. Ashkelon

C. Ekron

D. Gaza

*E. Gath

44. Which two Philistine cities are in east near the mountains of Israel? [22L]

A. Ashdod and Ashkelon

*B. Ekron and Gath

C. Gaza and Gath

D. Ashkelon and Gaza

45. The Philistines had control over what major highway coming out of Egypt? [22L]

*A. The Coastal Highway

B. The Kings Highway

C. The Ridge Route

D. The Red Sea Highway

46. Why did the Philistines put the golden rats and tumors on the cart returning

the ark to Israel? [22M]

*A. They represented the 5 Philistine cities

B. They represented the hands with 5 fingers which the disease had eaten off

C. They represented the 5 kings of the Philistines

D. They represented the 5 boundaries between Israel and the Philistines

47. Sending the golden rats back to Israel with the ark showed [22M]

A. The Philistines were trying to make payment for having “borrowed” the ark

*B. The Philistines believed in sympathetic magic

C. The Philistines made their gods out of gold

D. The Philistines worshipped a rat god that they coupled with Israel’s God

48. The Philistines sent the gold tumors on the cart back to Israel because [22M]

A. They were trying to show their gods were better

B. They were trying to honor the God of Israel the best way they knew how

C. They were hoping the tumors would carry the plague back against Israel

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*D. They were hoping the tumor plague would leave them

49. Which of the Philistine gods fell over and had its head broken off? [22M]

A. Chemosh

B. Baal

*C. Dagon

D. Molech

50. What does Ebenezer mean? [22N]

A. God is my help

B. No glory

C. The Father’s altar

*D. Stone of help

51. When Samuel goes out to battle and intercedes to God, who was this parallel to?

[22N]

A. Abraham

B. Joshua

*C. Moses

D. Gideon

52. What does Samuel do at Ebenezer? [22N]

A. Recaptures the ark

*B. Wins his first victory

C. Is anointed the final judge of Israel

D. Settles there as his home

53. What problem arose with Samuel’s naming of the place Ebenezer in 1 Samuel 7?

[22N]

*A. The name Ebenezer is already used for the place two chapters earlier

B. Jacob was traveling through and slept at the place called Ebenezer earlier

C. Ebenezer was in control of the Canaanites until the time of David

D. Archaeologists have shown Ebenezer was not occupied in the time of

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Samuel

54. Why does 1 Samuel say that the Israelites called for a king? [22O]

A. The fear of the Philistine attack

*B. Samuel’s sons were perverting justice

C. They needed someone to lead the tribes of Israel

D. Samuel’s sons were committing immorality in the entrance of the

tabernacle

55. Where did Israel gather to tell Samuel that they wanted a king? [22O]

A. Jerusalem

B. Shiloh

*C. Ramah

D. Hebron

56. What had Moses said was the one thing a judge should not do? [22O]

*A. Accept a bribe

B. Levy taxes

C. Ignore the law

D. Lead Israel into idolatry

57. Who was Jonathan? [22P]

*A. David’s best friend

B. David’s adversary

C. David’s brother

D. David’s son

58. Why is Absalom considered a bad person? [22P]

*A. He killed his brother

B. He stole his father’s gold

C. He lied to his mother Bathsheba

D. He worshiped other gods

59. Eli was portrayed as what type of father? [22P]

A. Distant detached father

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B. Hypocritical father

*C. Weak father

D. Helicopter father

60. What type of father was Samuel? [22P]

*A. Pious godly father

B. Distant detached father

C. Hypocritical father

D. Controlling father

61. While Samuel was a good person his kids became [22P]

*A. Corrupt judges

B. Immoral priests

C. False prophets

D. Traitors to Israel

62. In asking Samuel for a king like the nations what were the Israelites saying in

reference to God? [22Q]

*A. They were rejecting the reign and rule of God

B. They were wanting the king that Moses had predicted in Deuteronomy

C. They were wanting the Messianic King to come

D. They were rejecting obedience to the law wanting their own king to make

laws

63. Why was Samuel hurt in Israel’s request for a king? [22Q]

A. He was sad that he would be the last judge

B. He had to realize he really couldn’t lead Israel into battle anymore

*C. He and his sons were being rejected

D. He realized it was God that was being rejected

64. Israel was like the other nations in all of the following EXCEPT [22Q]

A. Priesthood

B. Prophets

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C. Judges

*D. Levites

65. Ultimately the kingship in Israel would move _______ [22Q]

A. Back to God

*B. To a messianic king

C. To a Moses like leader

D. To the destruction of Israel

66. Where had Moses told Israel they would have a king like the nations? [22Q]

A. Numbers

B. Leviticus

*C. Deuteronomy

D. Exodus

67. What does the Hebrew word roeh mean? [22R]

A. Prophet

*B. Seer

C. Oracle

D. Soothsayer

68. What does the Hebrew word nabi mean? [22R]

*A. Prophet

B. Seer

C. Oracle

D. Soothsayer

69. Why was the historical development of the term “seer” to “prophet”

so significant? [22R]

A. It shows that Israel was dependent on prophets before the kingship arose

B. It shows a shifting in how God spoke to the prophets from visions to oral

communication

C. A seer was known to give oracles whereas a prophet spoke prophecies

*D. It demonstrates that the book of Samuel was written long after the events

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took place

70. What was Saul doing when he initially met Samuel? [22R]

A. Shepherding his father’s sheep

*B. Chasing his father’s donkeys

C. Looking for a stray sheep

D. Watering his father’s camels

71. What is Saul’s key feature noted when he was called to be king? [22S]

A. He had a lot of hair

B. He was left-handed

C. He was very strong

*D. He was tall

72. It was suggested that Saul’s demur that he was from the tribe of Benjamin and

so couldn’t be king was an example of his _______ [22S]

A. Humility

*B. Insecurity

C. Lack of trust in God

D. Cruelty

73. Why did Saul use his heritage as a Benjaminite as an excuse as to why he shouldn’t

be king? What was wrong with being a Benjaminite?

*A. They were a small tribe because of the Levite’s Concubine destruction

B. They were a small tribe that had little territory in the inheritance of Israel

C. They were a small tribe in that most of them were short

D. Their population had dwindled because of the wars they had with the

Philistines

74. Where does Saul go to win his first victory as a new leader? [22T]

A. Aphek

B. Jerusalem

C. Heshbon

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*D. Jabesh Gilead

75. Where did Saul/Samuel renew the covenant? [22T]

A. Jericho

*B. Gilgal

C. Jabesh Gilead

D. Bethel

76. How did Mizpah play into the making of Saul king? [22T]

*A. It was his public anointing

B. It was where he first met Samuel

C. It was where he renewed the covenant

D. It was his home where he first accepted the kingship

77. 1 Samuel 13:1 has a scribal problem over ______ [22T]

A. How old Samuel was when he anointed Saul king of Israel

B. How long it was from when Samuel took over until the time of Saul

*C. How old Saul was when he began to reign and how long he reigned

D. How old Saul was when he was made king and how old David was when

he was first anointed

78. For 1 Samuel 13:1, there are many different modern translations. What is true about

this passage? [22T]

A. It’s a scribal problem and the numbers are missing

B. God wants us to worship Him, not the Bible

C. It was copied over and over again

*D. All of the answers listed here

79. When the Spirit came on Saul what happened? [22T]

A. He gained courage and led Israel into battle

B. He spoke in tongues

*C. He prophesied

D. He spoke to Samuel the word of God

80. How did Saul react at his public anointing at Mizpah? [22T]

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A. He cut an animal in two and sacrificed it

*B. He hid himself among the baggage

C. He refused to come out of his house

D. He stood on the roof of his house over the people

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Fill-ins:

-1. The great message of the prophet is _________ (4 words) [22A] thus saith the Lord

2. Who was the first king that Samuel anointed? [22A] Saul

3. Who was the second king that Samuel anointed? [22A] David

4. Samuel is going to be the last of the great ______ [22A] judges

5. Samuel oversaw the transition from the judges to the ________ [22A]

monarchy/kingship

-6. Samuel anointed the first two kings of Israel with what substance? [22A] oil/olive oil

7. Who reared Samuel? [22A] Eli

-8. It was suggested that much of Samuel was based on the _______ of Samuel [22B]

journals/diaries/annals/diary/journal/annal

9. What is David’s first initial victory as the new leader? He defeats _____ [22B]

Goliath/Philistines

10. _______is one of the literary keys to understanding 1 Samuel [22B] repetition

11. Who was Hannah’s husband? [22C] Elkanah

12. Who was Samuel’s mother? [22C] Hannah

13. Who’s name means “God listened”? [22C] Samuel

14. From birth Samuel was dedicated by his mother to be a __________ [22C] Nazirite

-15. Baal was a ________ type of a god [22D] fertility

-16. It was said of Samuel that he grew in stature and ______ with God and man [22D]

favor

-17. It was suggested that Eli was a _______ type of father [22F] weak

18. How many times did God come to little boy Samuel before he and Eli figured

out it was the Lord? ______ (number) times [22G] 3

19. In the call of Samuel God explained that the two sons of Eli were being rejected.

Hophni and _______ [22G] Phineas

-20. In the call of Samuel God explained that the two sons of Eli were being rejected.

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Phineas and _______ [22G] Hophni

21. Who was the first one Samuel talked to after the Lord called him in the night

divine encounter? [22G] Eli

22. During the time of Eli the tabernacle and ark were located at _______

(town) [22H] Shiloh

23. The ark would be captured by the __________ [22H] Philistines

24. The ark would be captured by the Philistines at ________ (town name) [22H] Aphek

25. What name means “No glory” or “the glory has departed” [22K] Ichabod

26. The five cities of the Philistines are labeled as the _______ [22L] Pentapolis

27. What is the other name for the Coastal Highway? [22L] via Maris

28. Pentapolis means________ (2 words) [22M] five cities

29. The Philistines returned the ark with five golden _______ on the cart along

with the ark [22M] tumors/rats

30. What god of the Philistines fell over before the ark? [22M] Dagan/Dagon

31. When something is out of chronological order in the text it is called a(n) ______

[22N] Anachronism

32. Saul had a wonderful son named _______ [22P] Jonathan

33. Who was David’s son who tried to kill him? [22P] Absalom

34. Who was David’s son who was the wisest man ever? [22P] Solomon

35. In the old proverb they say: The apple doesn’t fall far from the _____ [22P] tree

36. When Israel asked for a king who was Israel’s king at the time? [22Q] God

37. Who told Israel they would have a king like the other nations? [22Q] Moses

38. Saul used the fact he was from the tribe of ________ to excuse himself from being

considered as the first king of Israel. [22S] Benjamin

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39. How many times was Saul made king? ____ (number) [22T] 3