the story session 10 standing tall, falling hard

Session 10: Standing Tall,Falling Hard

Rolling Hills Community Church

Why do we havea President,

or anyGovernment Official?

Where we are…Pentateuch

•Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

History•Joshua, Judges, Ruth

Stories

•Creation•The Fall of Man•Flood•The Patriarchs•Egyptian Captivity

•Freedom from Egypt•Giving of the Law•Wandering•Possession of the Land•Judges

In those days there wasno king in Israel;

everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

Judges 21:25

High Level Overview

• The Last Judge – 1 Samuel 1-4• The Reason for a King – 1 Samuel 5-7• The First King – 1 Samuel 8-10

• Saul in Battle – 1 Samuel 11-15

As Christians,are we part of the

culture of today’s world,or are we the true counter culture?

Key Characters

•Hannah – The Godly Mother

•Eli – The Priest and bad Father

•Samuel – The Last Judge

•Saul – The First King

Hannah•One of the wives of Elkanah.

•After praying earnestly, receives a promised son.

•Mother of Samuel•Name means “gracious, merciful, one who gives.”

Eli•Priest of the Lord at Shiloh.•Mentor to Samuel.•Father of Hophni and Phinehas, two unworthy religious leaders.

•died when he learned the ark of the covenant had been stolen by the Philistines.

•name means “the offering, lifting up.”

Samuel•A prophet and final judge of

Israel.•Son of Elkanah and Hannah.•Dedicated to the Lord from

before his conception.•Raised in the temple from a

young age.•Anointed Saul, then David, to

be kings of Israel.•Name means “God hears,”

King Saul•First king of Israel.•Began his rule in apparent

humility and ended in madness.•Proved again and again that

human kings are no substitute for the Lord.

•Died by his own hand in battle with the Philistines.

•Name means “demanded.”

Where is JesusIn this part of

The Story?

For Next Week1. Read in The Story –

Chapter 11: From Shepherd to King

2015/2016 Men’s Bible

StudyRolling Hills Community Church

All bible references come from theNew American Standard Bible NABS unless otherwise notated.