SUMMARY OF THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL

BIBLICAL PERIOD	#6 THE UNITED KINGDOM THE BOOK OF 1 SAMUEL
FOCUS	THE LAST JUDGES OF ISRAEL		THE FIRST KINGS OF ISRAEL
THE COVENANT	THE SINAI COVENANT
SCRIPTURE	1:1	4:1	8:1	13:1	15:30–31:13
DIVISION	#1 Transition of Leadership—Eli to Samuel	Samuel: Priest and last Judge of Israel	#2 Transition of Leadership—Samuel to Saul	Reign of King Saul	#3 Transition of Leadership—Saul to David
TOPIC	DECLINE OF ISRAEL AS A THEOCRACY		RISE OF ISRAEL AS A MONARACHY
	ELI	SAMUEL	SAUL	DAVID
LOCATION	THE PROMISED LAND— ISRAEL
TIME	about 94 YEARS

TIME LINE
Assyrian Empire———————————————————————————————————Babylon———Persia———

—UNITED KINGDOM—		—DIVIDED KINGDOMS— Israel and Judah			Exile of Israel (no recorded return)	—Exile of Judah—	Judah returns
c. 1047 BC	c. 1010 BC	c. 970 BC	c. 930 BC	c. 873-853 BC	722 BC	568 BC	539 BC
SAUL becomes King	•Death of SAUL •DAVID–King	•Death of DAVID •SOLOMON–King	•Death of SOLOMON •REHOBOAM–King	ELIJAH the Prophet	Israel destroyed by Assyria	•Judah Destroyed •Begin the Exile	•Persians conquer Babylon •Return to Judah begins