Bible Bowl 26 I Samuel

Where was Elkanah from?

Mount Ephraim

Who was Elkanah's father?

Elihu

How many wives did Elkanah have?

two

What were the names of Elkanah's two wives?

Hannah and Peninnah

Which of Elihu's wives had children?

Peninnah

Which of Elihu's wives did not have children?

Hannah

What did Elihu every year?

went out of his city to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of host

What was the name of the priest at Shiloh?

Eli

What were the names of Eli's two sons?

Hophni and Phinehas

When the time came what did Elkanah offer to his wives and daughters?

portions of his possessions

What did Elkanah give to Hannah on the day of the sacrifice?

a worthy portion

What physical problem did Hannah have?

the Lord had shut up her womb

Why did Hannah's adversary provoke her?

the Lord had shut up her womb

What was Hannah's response to her adversary provoking her?

She wept and did not eat

Where did Eli, the priest, sit at the temple?

Upon a seat by a post at the temple

Elkanah asked Hannah if he wasn't better than her having what?

ten sons

What was Hannah's vow to the Lord if He gave her a son?

That she would give him unto the Lord all the days of his life and that no razor would come upon his head

Who was watching Hannah pray?

Eli

What was observed by Eli as Hannah was praying?

Her lips moved but her voice was not heard

What did Eli think as he watched Hannah pray?

That Hannah was drunk

What was Hannah's response to Eli asking if she was drunk?

that she had a sorrowful spirit and that she had drunk neither wine not strong drink, but poured out her soul before the Lord

Hannah asked Eli not to count her as a daughter of who?

Belial

What did Eli tell Hannah after she explained her praying behavior?

to go in peace and the God of Israel grant her petition

After Eli told Hannah to go her way what did she do?

She went her way, ate, and was no longer sad

Where was Elkanah and Hannah's house

in Ramah

What did Hannah name her son?

Samuel

What does the name Samuel mean

I have asked him of the Lord

Why did Hannah not go with Elkanah the next year to make his yearly sacrifice?

she said she would go when the baby, Samuel, was weaned

What was Hannah's intention after Samuel was weaned?

she would take him to the temple, that he would appear before the Lord, and abide there forever

What did Hannah do with Samuel after he was weaned?

took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh and also gave three bullocks, one ephah of flour and a bottle of wine

What did they kill when they took Samuel to Eli?

a bullock

What did Hannah say about Samuel when taking him to Eli?

For this child I prayed

How long did Hannah say she lent Samuel to the Lord?

for as long as he liveth

How long was the ark of the Covenant with the Philistines?

7 months

What did the Philistines need in order to send the ark away?

a gift

What guilt offering would they send?

5 gold tumors and 5 gold mice corresponding to number of Philistine rulers

What did they have to do the tumors and mice?

make images

What was in the second cart they prepared?

2 milk cows that have never been yoked, put the ark on the cart, put the objects they are sending them in the box beside the cart

What were they to do after it was assembled?

let the ark on its way and watch it

What were they to observe?

If it went to their homeland, Bethshemesh, which means the Lord has trouble for them or if it doesn't they knew that it wasn't God's hand punishing them

Where did the cows go?

to the road to Beth-shemesh, kept going straight never straying to the left or the right

What were the people of Beth-Shemesh doing when they saw the Ark coming?

harvesting wheat

What emotion did they feel when they saw the ark?

Joy

What did they do with the offering?

chopped up the cart and offered it as a burnt offering

At what field did the cart stop at?

The field of Joshua

What did they do with the burnt offering?

Sacrifice them to God

The Philistine rulers observed this and returned to who?

Ekron

What did they do with the tumors?

Gave one to each city

Where does the ark dwell today?

on a large rock in the field of Joshua in Beth-shemesha

Why did God strike down the 70?

because they looked in the ark