1.How would the Jews justify taking the ark into the battle?

2.Why did God let so many of them get killed? Isn’t that kind of harsh, especially considering all the worse things they had done?

3.Have you ever done something superstitious?

4.Have you ever done something just because it worked before, or worked for someone else?

5.How has God humbled you in the past? What do you do to try to humble yourself?

1.When did you hear God speak to you most clearly?

2.What do you wish God would speak to you about now?

3.Who do you know who God uses to speak to you most?

4.Have you ever known a child who seemed to hear from God?

5.Have you ever known anyone who, although they didn’t say much, yet what they said was profound?

1.What do you think was the mindset of Hophni and Phinehas? How would they justify their behavior? What was Eli thinking in allowing it?

2.What made Samuel such a good person? What qualities allowed him to thrive in a bad environment?

3.What would motivate a bad person to go into ministry?

4.What good choices have you made that led to blessed consequences? Have you made any good choices that haven’t yet led to blessings?

1.From what you know, how did your parents respond to your birth?

2.If you have children, how did having them affect you? Grandchildren?

3.What would you say to a woman who desires a child but hasn’t been able to conceive?

4.How is Hannah not a horrible person for turning her young son over to Eli and his evil boys?

5.How does the idea of “loaning to the Lord” resonate with you?