Day 15

Day 15-July 18, 2012

Contents:

Ruth
1 Chronicles 2:9-55
1 Chronicles 4:1-23
1 Samuel 1:1-12:25
1 Chronicles 9:35-39
1 Samuel 13:1-14:52

Observations

Ruth and Boaz were in the direct line to David and Jesus

Hannah gives Samuel to God, and he's taken under Eli to be trained
Eli blesses Hannah and she has three more son and two daughters
Samuel would sleep near the Ark
God called to Samuel, and he goes to Eli, thinking he was calling
Eli sends him back to bed
This happens three times
On the third time, Eli tells Samuel if it happens agains to ask God to speak
God calls to Samuel again, and he does what Eli said

Israel tries to use the Ark as a good luck charm against the Philistines
When the Ark came out the Philistines fought harder out of panic
The Ark was captures and Eli's sons were killed
Eli cared more about the Ark than his sons--God had told him his sons would die
When Eli heard about the Ark, he died
The Philistines put the Ark nest tot he idol of Dagan
In the morning, the idol had fallen in front of the Ark, so it was put back up
The following morning, the same thing had happened, and its head and hands were in the doorway.
God sent a plague of tumors to the city
The Ark was moved to a different city, and the plague struck there as well
The Ark was sent to another city, but the people wouldn't allow it in the gates
The priests of the Philistines said to send it back, which they do

Samuel became the judge

The people of Israel demand a king
God tells Samuel t give them one
Saul is anointed king

Saul must have felt bad when Samuel was talking about the people being wicked for asking for a king

Saul
--30 when crowned
--ruled 42 years