Fall Bible Study: 1 and 2 Samuel
October 12- November 23, 2025

This is a book about big personalities -Samuel, Saul, Jonathan, David. But it’s also about the ordinary people who were disappointed by the corruption of their prophets and asked for a king, believing (falsely) that this would give them security. It’s a book about leaders who start out well-intentioned and take some wrong turns. It’s a book about sons perpetuating the mistakes of their fathers, and the ripple effects of violence and deception. It is a book of tiresome tyrants and the wars they begin. And it’s a book that reminds us that we need prophets and truthtellers to keep reminding us that the way things are is not the way that they have to be. God’s dreams are always for shalom, reconciliation, and restoration.