1 Samuel Chapter 15 Bible Quiz — Saul Rejected as King Flashcards

#1

What did God command Saul to do to the Amalekites and all their possessions in 1 Samuel 15:3?

📖 1 Samuel 15:3

#2

How did Saul justify sparing the best of the sheep and cattle in 1 Samuel 15:15?

📖 1 Samuel 15:15

#3

What did Samuel say in response to Saul's excuse about sacrificing the livestock in 1 Samuel 15:22-23?

📖 1 Samuel 15:22-23

#4

What specific sin does Samuel associate with Saul's disobedience in 1 Samuel 15:23?

📖 1 Samuel 15:23

#5

What happened to King Agag according to 1 Samuel 15:32-33?

📖 1 Samuel 15:32-33

#6

According to 1 Samuel 15:28-29, what did Samuel tell Saul about God and the kingdom?

📖 1 Samuel 15:28-29

#7

Who did Saul blame for keeping the best of the sheep and cattle alive in 1 Samuel 15:21?

📖 1 Samuel 15:21

#8

What did Saul ask Samuel to do before they departed in 1 Samuel 15:25-26?

📖 1 Samuel 15:25-26

#2

He claimed the soldiers took them to sacrifice to God

Saul told Samuel that the soldiers spared the best livestock to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal, shifting responsibility from himself (1 Samuel 15:15).

1 Samuel 15:15

#1

Completely destroy them and everything they own

God explicitly commanded Saul to utterly destroy both the Amalekites and all their possessions, sparing nothing (1 Samuel 15:3).

1 Samuel 15:3

#4

Rebellion and arrogance are like witchcraft and idolatry

Samuel told Saul that rebellion is like the sin of divination and arrogance like the evil of idolatry, equating his disobedience to serious spiritual sins (1 Samuel 15:23).

1 Samuel 15:23

#3

Obedience is better than sacrifice, and to listen is better than the fat of rams

Samuel declared that obedience is better than sacrifice and that listening to God is better than the fat of rams, establishing obedience as God's primary requirement (1 Samuel 15:22).

1 Samuel 15:22-23

#6

God has rejected him and the kingdom will be given to someone better

Samuel told Saul that the Lord has torn the kingdom away from him and given it to a neighbor of his—to one better than he (David), emphasizing God's rejection of Saul (1 Samuel 15:28).

1 Samuel 15:28-29

#5

Samuel hewed him in pieces before the Lord

Samuel took King Agag and hewed him in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal, fulfilling God's command that Saul had refused to complete (1 Samuel 15:33).

1 Samuel 15:32-33

#8

Forgive him and accompany him to worship before the elders

Saul asked Samuel to forgive him and go back with him so that he could worship the Lord, but Samuel refused to go back with him (1 Samuel 15:25-26).

1 Samuel 15:25-26

#7

The soldiers and the people

When caught in disobedience, Saul blamed both the soldiers and the people for sparing the best livestock to sacrifice to God (1 Samuel 15:21).

1 Samuel 15:21

#9

According to 1 Samuel 15:11, what did God say had happened regarding Saul?

📖 1 Samuel 15:11

#10

What was Saul's emotional response after Samuel declared God's final rejection in 1 Samuel 15:30?

📖 1 Samuel 15:30

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#10

Saul asked Samuel to honor him before the elders and his people by worshiping with him

Despite his rejection, Saul pleaded with Samuel to honor him before the elders of the people and before Israel by returning to worship with him (1 Samuel 15:30), seeking to maintain his public image.

1 Samuel 15:30

#9

Saul had turned back from following God and not carried out His instructions

God told Samuel that Saul had turned back from following Him and had not carried out His instructions, revealing His foreknowledge of Saul's disobedience (1 Samuel 15:11).

1 Samuel 15:11

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