Old Testament Overview Part 8 - The Poetic Books This Session: Review/Introductions 1st & 2nd Samuel 1st & 2nd Kings 1st & 2nd Chronicles I. Review/Introduction Timeline II. 1 & 2 Samuel “God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7). Originally, there was only the Book of Samuel. It slows down to bridge the judges to the monarchy. (Judges deals w/ roughly 300 years of history, and so do 1 & 2 Kings.) NAME: First/Second Samuel (LXX: First/Second “Kingdoms”) THEME: 1 Samuel — Transition (Judges to Kings) 2 Samuel —David’s reign OUTLINE for 1 Samuel: Samuel – The Last of the Judges 1 - 7 Saul – The First of the Kings 8 –15 David – The Greatest of the Kings 15 – 31 Who is Samuel? Life parallels Moses (faithful mother, raised outside of home, etc.) Samuel is the last and greatest of the judges, bringing in the...
