Outline 1
(Scroggie)

1. Eli and Samuel  1-7
   1. Contrasted family life in Shiloh  1-3
      1. Elkanah and his son.  Righteous
      2. Eli and his sons.  Wicked
   2. The Philistines and the Ark of God  4-7
      1. The Philistines victorious  4:1-7:1
      2. The Philistines defeated  7:2-17
          
2. Samuel and Saul  8-15
   1. Saul's selection for the throne  8-15
      1. Israel's demand for a king  8
      2. Israel's request granted  9-11
      3. Israel addressed by Samuel  12
   2. Saul's rejection by the Lord  13-15
      1. His sinful impatience  13
      2. His insensate zeal  14
      3. His miserable hypocrisy  15
          
3. Saul and David  16-31
   1. David as a shepherd  16-17
      1. David and Samuel  16:1-13
      2. David and Saul  16:14-23
      3. David and Goliath  17
   2. David as a courtier  18-19
      1. the friendship of Jonathan  18:1-9
      2. the devotion of Israel  18:10-16
      3. The love of Michal  18:17-30
      4. the jealousy of Saul  19
   3. David as a fugitive  20-31
      1. Jonathan's faithfulness to David  20
      2. David's wanderings  21-24
      3. David and Nabal  25
      4. David's further wanderings  26-27
      5. Saul and the witch of Endor  28
      6. David and the Philistines and Amalekites  29-30
      7. Death of Saul and Jonathan  31

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2012-11-20