Guiding Questions: I Samuel 9

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. What are the attitudes towards prophecy which are conveyed in this chapter?
  2. Is there significance to the fact that Saul was a Benjaminite?
  3. Does the fact that Israelite communities were offering sacrifices at local shrines surprise you? Compare to Deuteronomy 12:13-14

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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