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Bible study · 1 Samuel 11:1-15

1 Samuel 11: The LORD has rescued Israel

Read 1 Samuel 11:1-15 before you meet.

In a few lines

Saul's words at Jabesh Gilead, "today the LORD has rescued Israel" (11:13), come back to him. The people answer his oath with words like them to save Jonathan (14:45), and Jonathan uses them to plead for David (19:5).

The verse to carry

“Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today the LORD has rescued Israel.””

1 Samuel 11:13

To talk about

  1. 1. The people had shouted, "Long live the king!" (10:24), and yet when the news came, Saul was "following the oxen out of the field" (11:5). What ordinary work are you doing right now, and how might God meet you in it?

  2. 2. The elders of Jabesh said, "if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you" (11:3). When have you felt that no one could help you, and what did you do?

  3. 3. On the day Jabesh Gilead was rescued, Saul said, "No man shall be put to death today; for today the LORD has rescued Israel" (11:13). When something goes well for you, what would it look like to give it to the LORD rather than to settle scores?

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