When Saul became king, they fought against one of their enemies. God gave Saul strict orders to destroy everything, but Saul rebelled against God and kept some of the spoils. Even though he thought he was going to use it for good, obedience to God was way more important.

The Philistines were oppressing the Israelites, and Jonathan, Saul's son, went to fight against him. God used his bravery to save Israel!

The people of Israel wanted a king over them and ultimately rejected God as their king. God warned them that a king would eventually oppress them, but they wouldn't listen. So God gave them Saul, whom Samuel anointed as king, to be over them.

God chose Samuel to be a prophet to speak to the Israelites after Eli and his sons. Eli's sons were very wicked, and God was about to punish them for their evil deeds.

In a grand display of loyalty, Ruth traveled to Israel with her mother-in-law. God blessed her steadfastness by bringing her to Boaz.

Time and again, God also used judges to save Israel. He gave Samson great strength and saved Israel through his hand.

In order to make sure the Israelites didn't depend on their own strength but rather depend on God, he only let Gideon go into battle with a very small handful of soldiers against the massive army of the Amalekites. And again, God showed his mighty power in this battle.

After God's mighty victory over Jechicho, he told them to destroy everything that belonged to the city. The Israelites confidently went to their next battle against Ai and were terribly defeated. Someone didn't obey God, and they paid the price for it!

When the Israelites finally entered the promised land, they came to a huge, fortified city called Jericho. Joshua and the Israelites were afraid they couldn't conquer the city, but God had bigger plans in mind!

On their way to the promised land, the people again grumbled against Moses and God. Moses, however, disobeyed God and as a result, Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land.