1) Who is Samuel in the bible? What did he do?
2) Who is Abraham in the bible? What did he
do?
You should be able to find the answers from
the bible itself but for more background read IVP commentary On Samuel http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=TwNiFW7I06gC&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=samuel+of+the+bible+ivp&source=bl&ots=1CkyiIElOS&sig=V5ziEUnyTiGqZ3yHpstByJTUYys&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GV9bUeuRGsmciAfA4YHQAQ&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=samuel%20of%20the%20bible%20ivp&f=false
Consider the difference between a call to
be a prophet who reminds people of God’s covenant with people and a promise to
build a nation who is blessed to be a blessing.
3) Compare and contrast their response to God
from this passage.
4) What do these passages tell you about God?
5) Do you think these passages are descriptive
or prescriptive? How can you tell? Why is it important to distinguish between the two?
When the passage was originally
written, was it prescriptive or descriptive? Prescriptive passages are those
that give a command or a
"prescription" for human behavior, and they often provide teaching
intended for direct application. Descriptive passages simply tell what happened
at a particular time, often without providing any value judgment as to whether
this was good or bad. "When Scripture describes human actions without
comment, it should not necessarily be assumed that those actions are approved.
When Scripture describes an action of God with respect to human beings in a
narrative passage, it should not be assumed that this is the way He will always
work in believers' lives at every point in history.
6) Share how God speaks to you? How do you
respond?
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