Resources on 1–2 Samuel
First and second Samuel tell of a king who is provided by God and established to govern his people. It was a gigantic thing that God purposed in his heart when he put David of Bethlehem on the throne of the Lord in Jerusalem. There is a deep connection between the history in the book of 1 Samuel and the history of the New Testament. In the book of Samuel, we are in the presence of one of those prototypes, which God in his wisdom constructed in history, that show how God himself would one day go about appointing his Son as not only the king of Israel, but the king of the world.
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Overview the Book
These single-part resources will guide you through the whole book focussing on structure, pattern and thought-flow.
Study the Whole Book
These multi-part resources will guide you through the whole book in varying levels of detail.
Explore Sections/Themes
These single or multi-part resources will guide you through specific parts or themes of the book.
Read Questions/Answers
Through the years David Gooding answered many Bible-related questions that he received through correspondence and in Q&A sessions. Below you will find a list of answers to questions referencing 1–2 Samuel. Some of these deal with specific sections or verses, while others cite 1–2 Samuel as part of an answer to a broader question.
