Studies in 1 Samuel

The book of 1 Samuel covers the life of Samuel a prophet priest and judge in God's service and the reign of Saul the first king of Israel. When the people of Israel rejected God as their King and demanded a human king God chose Saul. But once Saul became king he let it go to his head; he stopped consulting the Lord; and he followed his own counsel. When Saul failed as king the Lord took the kingdom from him and anointed David to be the new king. We learn from 1 Samuel that when God gives a person a task to fulfill He expects that person to seek His guidance on a regular basis! This applied to king Saul to the future king David and correspondingly to each of God's children today!