Everything you need to know about 1 Samuel 1-27 in 18 minutes
Last night I returned to teaching the book of 1 Samuel after being away since December. Holiday services, the church birthday, guest speakers and other things diverted our attention. But that long of a gap definitely left some cobwebs on the characters and events of the first 27 chapters that we had studied. I knew the break was coming so I tried hard to finish the book ahead of time but left 4 chapters behind. I felt going back to the study like Hollywood must have after the 2007/2008 writers strike ended and they began to return to shows that had been suspended mid-plot. I am a fan of the show, Lost, and I noticed that what they did to refresh everyone on the happenings on the island was to air a bonus episode recapping the events of the season and reacquainting the audience with the characters and their backstories. It worked.
When we finish 1 Samuel in two weeks we will be heading straight into 2 Samuel because the two volumes were originally one book and we don’t want to miss a thing! If you haven’t been going through the series this is a great way to get up to speed and you can join us for the ride to come. I really enjoy the midweek studies, because there aren’t the same time constraints as there are on weekends and we can bite off larger chunks of scripture and cover more ground.