Series: Q2 2025 Kingdoms
Service: Sunday Morning Bible Study
Type: Bible Class
Speaker: Jonathan Caldwell
The Birth of Samuel
•vv 1-2 – Elkanah’s Family•vv 3-6 – Hannah and Peninnah•vv 7-8 – Elkanah’s “Comfort”•vv 9-11 – Hannah’s Prayer•vv 12-18 – Eli’s Observation•vv 19-20 – Hannah Conceives•vv 21-23 – The Child Samuel•vv 24-28 – Samuel Given to the Lord Hannah’s Prayer•My soul magnifies the Lord•My mouth derides my
enemies•God’s holiness•vv 6-8a – humbling the
proud•God guards His people•StrengthMary’s Prayer•My soul magnifies the Lord•All generations will call me blessed•Holy is His name•vv 50-51a – Strength•vv 51b-53 – humbling the proud•God helps His peopleEli’s Family•vv 12-17 – The Corruption of Eli’s Sons•vv 18-20 – Samuel’s Family•v 21 – Hannah’s Other Children•vv 22-25 – Eli Rebukes His Sons•v 26 – Progress Report•vv 27-36 – God Rejects Eli’s PriesthoodThe Call of Samuel•v 1 – Background•vv 2-3 – Eli’s Age / Nighttime •vv 4-5 – The First Call•vv 6-7 – The Second Call•vv 8-9 – The Third Call (Eli’s Response)•v 10 – “Speak Lord”•vv 11-14 – Eli’s Fate Revealed to Samuel•vv 15-18 – Samuel Relays to Elivv 19-21 – Samuel, a Prophet of God