נביא EC’s שמואל א'

E.C. #1(א:א'-ח') What caused חנה to cry? Why did פנינה mock חנה? What was the location of the משכן in these times? Do you think אלקנה was a good husband? Why or why not?

E.C. #2(א:ט'-טז') What 3 הלכות (laws) of תפלה do we learn from חנה ? Why did עלי think חנה was drunk? (פשט-פסוק) Why did עלי think חנה was drunk? (רש"י/תלמוד)? What quality is necessary for one to receive נבואה (prophecy) that עלי lacked at this time?

E.C. #3(א:טז'-ב':) What do we learn from עלי regarding ‘not jumping to conclusions’? From where do we learn this? What is the theme of שירת חנה ? What two sins were חפני & פנחס committing? How are חפני & פנחס described? How would you explain this phrase? (1)

E.C. #4(ד':א'-ד') How many Jewish soldiers died in the first battle against the פלשתים? How do the elders of Israel seek to resolve this problem ? What could be a reason that חפני & פנחס were mentioned in this context? What is wrong with the proposal of the elders?

E.C. #5(ד':ה'-סוף) Identify the שבט that the “newsbearer” comes from. What does he relay to עלי? (in order) How does עלי die? Why is איכבוד called so?

E.C. #6(ה'-ו:ו) What was instructive about דגון‘s falls? Identify the three cities of the פלשתים that were struck with hemorrhoids. What change happened from city to city? Who do the פלשתים turn to advice when they can no longer bear their suffering?

E.C. #7(ה-ו) How long was the ארון in the fields of the פלשתים? What gift did the כהנים & קסמים give to the פלשתים? How were they supposed to send this gift to the Jews? Identify the three cities of the פלשתים that were struck with hemorrhoids. Why is איכבוד given his name?

E.C. #8 According to the advisors, what two qualities should the cows have? What two miracles occurred when the פלשתים sent the ארון back? Did the פלשתים believe in ה'? Explain. The “test” was toward which city in Israel? Identify the five cities of the פלשתים.

E.C. #9 Why did the פלשתים send a new wagon with cows that had no yoke? What might בנ"י have done wrong that brought about the tragedy? (2 possibilities) How many people died in the ‘tragedy’ of the ארון? (2 explanations) How is the reaction of בנ"י different than that of the פלשתים when they experience the tragedy? Inhabitants of which city in Israel came to retrieve the ארון from בית שמש?

E.C. #10 Where is the ארון now located? (Include House, City and individual ‘guard’) Identify the place that שמואל gathered the בנ"י in. List two steps in the teshuva process and how the Jews fulfilled those steps. Why does שמואל call the rock אבן העזר? How does this פרק (ז') show true תשובה (פרק ד') on the part of בנ"י?

E.C. #11 Who are שמואל‘s two sons? Name two ways they were different than שמואל. What request do בנ"י make of שמואל? What reason do they give שמואל? (1) Give one reason that this request was not good.

E.C. #12 What is wrong with the Jews asking for a king? (2) What is positive about having a king? (1) (Based on some text) Identify two physical attributes of שאול. What שבט is שאול from? Identify two instances of שאול‘s humility.

E.C. #13 Where does שמואל anoint שאול? How does שמואל anoint שאול? (with what?)(2) What is one reason the girls gave שאול a long-winded answer? Identify one of the places שאול was going to stop at after he was to take leave of שמואל? What occurs in those stops? (2/3)

E.C. #14 After שמואל instructs שאול about the “places he’ll go”, he tells him to wait in a specific place (to bring קרבנות.) What place? For how long? How does שמואל introduceשאול as the new king of בנ"י? Where does שמואל gather the Jews to anoint שאול as king? What characteristic/מידה does שאול have? List 3 instances that he demonstrates it. What family within the שבט of בנימין is שאול from?

E.C. #15 After שמואל instructs שאול about the “places he’ll go”, he tells him to wait in a specific place (to bring קרבנות.) What place? For how long? How does שמואל introduceשאול as the new king of בנ"י? Where does שמואל gather the Jews to anoint שאול as king? What characteristic/מידה does שאול have? List 3 instances that he demonstrates it. What family within the שבט of בנימין is שאול from?

E.C. #16 What is the name of the עמוני who is threatening the people of יבש גלעד? When they ask for a treaty, what is his response? How many days does בנ"י ask for as a reprieve? What message does שאול send to בנ"י? How do בנ"י respond?

E.C. #17 Where does שמואל‘s farewell address take place? What does שמואל establish in the first part of his speech? Who are the עדים to שמואל? What does שמואל review in the second part of the speech? List one example of a leader that שמואל mentions.

E.C. #18 Where does this farewell address take place? When does Shmuel bring rain? Why is that significant? What does it show? What is the condition of having a king successfully? List three leaders that Shmuel mentions in the context of the historical section. What is the “#1” item that Shmuel addresses in his speech. Why?

E.C. #18 Where does this farewell address take place? When does Shmuel bring rain? Why is that significant? What does it show? What is the condition of having a king successfully? List three leaders that Shmuel mentions in the context of the historical section. What is the “#1” item that Shmuel addresses in his speech. Why?

E.C. #20 What is the other place in תנ"ך that the enemy kills their own in battle? Why would Shaul declare a fast upon the warriors? Why did Yonatan defy his order? Who are the עברים? Where are they now? (in the narrative) What wrongdoing did בנ"י commit the evening of that battle?

E.C. #21 What is the other place in תנ"ך that the enemy kills their own in battle? Why would Shaul declare a fast upon the warriors? Why did Yonatan defy his order? Who are the עברים? Where are they now? (in the narrative) What wrongdoing did בנ"י commit the evening of that battle?

E.C. #22 When the פסוק states that Shaul fought in the valley, what are two possible explanations? Who tore who’s coat? (3) Why? How could שאול have remedied the situation? (Radak) Who is the king of עמלק? Who kills him? Before he is killed, what is said to him?

E.C. #23 What does Hashem instruct Shmuel? What is Shmuel concerned about? How does Hashem reassure Shmuel? How could Hashem instruct Shmuel to “lie”? Explain Why would Shmuel even be concerned in the first place?

E.C. #24 Identify David’s oldest brother? Why does Shmuel think he is the next king? What is the מלה מנחה (leitwort- lead word) in this פרק? How does the נביא describe דוד? Why does this concern שמואל, according to the גמרא? How does Hashem reassure שמואל?

E.C. #25 At what time of day does גלית taunt the Jews? What is the significance of that timing? For how long does גלית taunt the Jews? From whom did he acquire that merit? Explain the idea of ערבתם- what did דוד bring to his brothers (in addition to the food)? How would you characterize אליאב? Based on what evidence? Why does דוד ask around about the reward given to the one who smites גלית?

E.C. #26 What are the three rewards given to the one who kills גלית? How did דוד manage to kill גלית in the forehead if he was fully covered in armor? (רד"ק) Why would גלית have fallen forward when killed? (רד"ק) How can the phrase “בן מי זה הנער” be explained? Didn’t שאול know who דוד was? What was similar between דוד and יונתן‘s approach in battle? State an example for each to prove your point.

E.C. #27 List two arguments/rationales that יונתן uses to convince שאול to be “easy” on דוד. How does יונתן demonstrate his loyalty toדוד ? How does מיכל demonstrate her loyalty toדוד ? What prompts שאול to attempt the killing of דוד again? How can תרפים be explained?

E.C. #28 Where is David hiding when he ‘chances’ upon Shaul? What is David’s motive for tearing Shaul’s coat? What is the significance of this act, unbeknownst to David? What in the pasuk tells us that Shaul is aware of this significance? How do we infer that דוד was at שמואל‘s funeral?

E.C. #30 Who is נבל descended from? Why would that matter to the episode with דוד? How is אביגיל described by the נביא? What is the difference in the way אביגיל & מיכל helped דוד? What is דוד‘s reaction to אביגיל‘s intervention? How does נבל react to אביגיל‘s actions?

E.C. #31 (5-9-17) What are two (of the at least 10) similarities between פרק כד & פרק כו? What is a significant difference amid these similarities? What might be the reason for this difference? Why does דוד run to אכיש? How does אכיש deal with him upon his arrival? What city is given to דוד that becomes the property of kings of יהודה? What does דוד do for אכיש? How can this endeavor become ‘tricky’?