Read 1 Samuel 3 and pages 11-14 of A.S.K.
Questions from the Bible reading:
1. What is Israel’s big problem in verse 1?
2. Why did Samuel not recognise God calling to him?
3. What does God mean in verse 11 when he says people’s ears will “tingle”?
4. Why will Eli’s family be punished without forgiveness in verses 13-14?
5. What causes Eli to threaten Samuel in verse 17?
6. How does Eli react to Samuel’s message?
7. What is Samuel’s future job?
8. Sketch a picture to show how Samuel’s face may have looked when God spoke to him.
Questions from the book
1. Give your own examples of when people might think God is telling them to do something:
2. What might be the problem with just relying on our own feelings and thoughts?
3. Give reasons why Samuel may have felt confused about life at the tabernacle
4. What does Hebrews 1:1-2 tell us about how God used to speak to people and how he speaks now?
5. How should we treat the Bible and what should we do with it?
6. Compose a prayer than someone could use to thank God for the Bible and ask for God’s help in using it:
Questions to do at home
1. If you could ask God three questions, what would they be and why?
2. Can you suggest any questions which God doesn’t answer in the Bible?
3. When did Jesus respond to a question with a question of his own? Why did he do that?