Homiletics Study
- Children of the Promise
Lesson 8 Passage:
1 Samuel 4-8
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Israelites take Ark into battle and Loose; Eli and sons
die (1 Samuel 4)
a. Israelites are defeated and take Ark to battle. (4:1-9)
b. Philistines defeat Israelites (1:9-10)
c. Ark of God captured Eli’s son’s die (1:11)
d. Town and Eli hears of defeat, son’s death and loss of
Ark; Eli dies (1:12-18)
e. Wife of Phinehas dies in birth of Ichabod; glory of God
departed Israel (19-22)
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Lord’s hand was heavy on Philistines and they return Ark
to Israel (1 Samuel 5-6)
a. Philistine god “Dagon” falls face down before Ark (5:1-5)
b. Ark moved from city to city to avoid tumor devastation
(5:6-12)
d. Philistines prepare guilt offering and return Ark (6:1-12)
e. God strikes down some inhabitants of Beth Shemesh for
defying rules associated with Ark (6:13-21).
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Ark returned and people return to God but want a King (1
Samuel 7-8)
a. Ark return with consecrated guard (7:1-2)
b. Samuel asks people to rid themselves of foreign gods
and intercedes (7:3-12)
c. During Samuel’s lifetime; the Lord’s hand was against
the Philistines (7:13-14)
d. Samuel continued as Israel’s leader all his life (7:15-17)
e. Israel asks Samuel
for king and he describes implications (8)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Division
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I. Israelites take Ark into battle and Loose; Eli
and sons die
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1 Samuel 4
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II. Lord’s hand was heavy on Philistines and they return
Ark to Israel
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1 Samuel 5-6
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III. Ark returned and people return to God but want a King
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1 Samuel 7-8
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
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Lord’s Ark captured and returned like Israel’s heart for
Lord
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATL that the Lord wants our heart; seeking after Him
brings peace to our lives.
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Specific Application Questions
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1.
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Where are you trying to leverage your relationship with
God for your own gain?
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2.
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What penalties are you facing because God does not have
first place?
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3.
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In your life what peace do you lack that you need to take
to God?
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4.
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Principles to Remember
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1.
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We loose when we aren’t dependent on God.
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2.
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Returning to God brings peace
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3.
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God wants our heart.
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4.
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Characteristic of God
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Victory Comes through dependence.
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Theme
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Focus of our heart brings peace.
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