1 Samuel 7

To whose house was the ark of the LORD taken? (v. 1)

• Abinadab’s
• Samuel’s
• Saul’s
• Peninnah’s

Who was consecrated to the duty of guarding the ark of the LORD? (v. 1)

• Saul, son of Kish
• David, son of Jesse
• Eleazar, son of Abinadab
• Samuel, son of Peninnah

What did Samuel say the LORD would do for the Israelites if they would return to the LORD? (v. 3)

• Free them from all sorrows
• Make them wealthy
• Deliver them from the Philistines
• Grant them long lives

What did the Israelites put away when they began to serve the LORD only? (v. 4)

• Their swords
• Their Baals and Ashtoreths
• Their hatred for the Philistines
• Their thirst for strong drink

What did the Israelites declare when they fasted at Mizpah? (v. 6)

• “We have done nothing wrong!”
• “This is unfair!”
• “God is crushing us!”
• “We have sinned against the LORD!”

How did the Israelites feel when they learned the Philistines were coming to attack them? (v. 7)

• Angry
• Afraid
• Confident
• Unconcerned

What did the LORD do that threw the Philistines into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites? (v. 10)

• Caused their leader to faint
• Made their weapons vanish
• Thundered with a loud thunder
• Caused lightening to strike in their midst

What did Samuel set up between Mizpah and Shen to signify that thus far, the LORD had helped them? (v. 12)

• An altar made of river stones
• A circle of twelve rocks
• A stone he named Immanuel
• A stone he named Ebenezer

How did the Philistines respond to their defeat at the hands of the Israelites? (v. 13)

• They became more determined
• They recruited new allies
• They were subdued and did not invade again
• They quietly plotted their next move

How long did Samuel continue as Israel’s leader? (v. 15)

• Until the next election cycle
• All the days of his life
• Until his son could take his place
• For four more years