SAMUEL

WHO WAS HE ?

• He was a prophet anointed to speak God's Word to the nation.
• He lived during the end of the judges before the kings.
• He was the last of the judges.
• He during the time of 1080 to 1040

Map of ancient Ramathaim

Map of present day Israel

SAMUEL HELPED THE PEOPLE

• The people wanted a king, so Samuel anionted Saul to be the first kingto rule the whole nation.
• He helped the people of Isreal.
• God wanted the people to be faithful to the terms of the covenant.

ARTISTIC PRESENTATION OF WARNING AND HOPE

• "Power currupts"
• Samuel reminds Saul that no one is above the law of God.

HIS SUCCESS

• He helped build Israel's community to be stronger and more powerful.
• They where more sucseccfull with a king.
• They also gained a more structured way of life.

ILLUSTRATION

"Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed." (Samuel 2:3)

"The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour, thou savest me from violence." (2 Samuel 22:3)

"Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with The Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies,them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling." (1 Samuel 25:29)

At Marist Samuel gives us the message to never loose faith in God and that anyone can become a leader. This is important because God will always be there for us and as grow and learn he will guide us to a better future. As leaders we we help others and lead our way to success.