Samuel Rebukes Saul

What experience have you faced that proved to be a test of your character?

What were the numbers of the Philistine forces assembled to fight Israel? (13:5)

How did the Israelites react to the massive Philistine army? (13:6-7)

What circumstance prompted Saul to go ahead with the burnt offering? (13:9)

What difference did Saul’s choice make? (13:13-14)

What provision did God make for Israel, knowing that Saul had proven unworthy? (13:14)

Why was Saul particularly vulnerable to the temptation to take matters into his own hands?

What commands of God can become tests of our character?

What verse of Scripture could you post in a prominent place to remind you to wait for God’s timing rather than to take matters into your own hands?