“King Saul—the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
1. What is the context (found in 1 Samuel 8:1-7) of the Israelites’ request of Samuel that he anoint a king to rule over them?
2. What does Hosea 13:11 tell us about how God viewed the Israelites’ request for a king?
3. What important warning (found in 1 Samuel 8:11-18) did Samuel give the Israelites (on God’s behalf) about how a king would treat them?
4. According to 1 Samuel 9:1, who was Saul?
5. According to material presented in this lesson, approximately when did Saul reign over Israel, and how long did that reign last?
6. According to material presented in this lesson, what good trait of Saul’s is presented in 1 Samuel 10:20-21?
7. What important information is found in Luke 14:11?
8. What does 1 Samuel 9:2 say about Saul?
9. According to 1 Samuel 10:6, what unusual thing happened to Saul at one point in his life?
10. According to material presented in this lesson, what was Saul’s first transgression against God, and what was the result of that transgression?
11. According to material presented in this lesson, what was Saul’s second transgression against God, and what was the result of that transgression?
12. In 1 Samuel 15:13 Saul told Samuel after returning from an assignment on which God had sent him, “I have performed the commandment of the Lord.” What question did Samuel ask the king in the very next verse (14) which showed that Saul was not telling the truth?
13. According to material presented in this lesson, what sinful emotion ran amok in Saul’s life in regard to his successor, David?
14. What effect did the emotion mentioned in question #13 (above) have on Saul?
16. According to material presented in this lesson, what is the second ugly thing that Saul did as king?
17. According to material presented in this lesson, what is the last (and truly final) ugly thing that Saul did as king?
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