Biblical Cosmology: 1 Samuel Study Guide

Observe: (Make a list or mark each term with a designated symbol)

Who, what, when, where, why, how?

Repeated words or phrases

Verbs, tenses, cause and effect and more

Look up the definitions of certain words in Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament)

Draw what is being depicted based on the scripture

Interpret:

What is the context for this passage (culture, audience, situation etc.)?

Are you assuming anything about the text that’s not explicitly stated or shown in the text?

What passages of scripture relate to this scripture? Is the same thing said or explained clearly elsewhere in the Bible?

2 Corinthians 13:1 “This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”

John 8:17

“It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.”

Application:

Is there a part of me that is not trusting or believing the Word?

What was the application intended for the original audience?

How can you apply what you’ve learned to your life?

Scripture:

1 Samuel 2:7-8:

7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.

1 Samuel 2:10

The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.