Introduction |
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A Woman Cries Out For A Child |
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3 | (20) |
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Symbolism in the Tabernacle |
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5 | (2) |
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Sources of Hannah's Sorrow |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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Samuel's Birth and Dedication |
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13 | (5) |
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18 | (5) |
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23 | (18) |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (8) |
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41 | (12) |
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``We'll Have What They're Having'' |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (4) |
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Saul, First King of Israel |
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Appointing a King by Anointing a King |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (2) |
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He Missed His Chance to Make a Good First Impression |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (6) |
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67 | (16) |
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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough...Hide? |
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67 | (1) |
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Jonathan: ``Enough Is Enough'' |
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68 | (1) |
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Saul Couldn't Wait Another Minute |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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Jonathan: He Just Did It! |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (8) |
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83 | (16) |
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83 | (5) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (5) |
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99 | (18) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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Champion, in the Biggest Sense of the Word |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (3) |
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``Who Will Fight for Us?'' |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (5) |
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A Genuine Friend and a Jealous King |
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117 | (12) |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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The King's Man: Moving on Up |
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122 | (5) |
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How to Deal with a Bad Boss |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (20) |
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Saul---Still Out to Get David |
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129 | (4) |
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Dropping in on an Old Friend |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (2) |
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David's Ebenezer: Psalm 34 |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (3) |
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Run, Run, Run, and Run Some More |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (16) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Mismatched Mates from Maon |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (3) |
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158 | (2) |
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Abigail's Reward: Thin Ice for David? |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (24) |
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165 | (4) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (3) |
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Saul's Super-Sized Sin with a Medium |
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173 | (5) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (8) |
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God's Man Takes the Throne |
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189 | (18) |
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189 | (4) |
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193 | (2) |
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A Practice Reign in Judah |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (4) |
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207 | (14) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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They Got It Right the Second Time |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (2) |
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216 | (5) |
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221 | (12) |
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Peace in the Palace, the Family, and the Nation |
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221 | (1) |
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The ``Rest'' of the Story |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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A House of a Different Kind |
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224 | (5) |
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229 | (4) |
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The King's Conquests and Kindnesses |
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233 | (18) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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The Aramaeans and Edomites |
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235 | (3) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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David and Mephibosheth: A Snapshot of God and Sinners |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (8) |
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251 | (16) |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (1) |
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He Should Have Just Gone Back to Bed |
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254 | (6) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (3) |
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267 | (14) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (4) |
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273 | (1) |
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How to Spell Relief: C-O-N-F-E-S-S |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (2) |
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Blessed at Home and Blessed on the Battlefield |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (22) |
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286 | (1) |
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Amnon's Assassination and Absalom's Absence |
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287 | (3) |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (2) |
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296 | (7) |
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303 | (16) |
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David Gets a Dressing-Down |
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303 | (2) |
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Jerusalem Journey, Rewound |
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305 | (3) |
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308 | (3) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (6) |
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319 | (24) |
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From the Mountaintop to the Drawing Board |
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319 | (1) |
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David: Recruiter, Supplier, and Logistics Manager |
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320 | (5) |
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Blueprints for the Temple |
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325 | (3) |
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Struggle for the Succession |
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328 | (4) |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (9) |
Appendix A---Answers |
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343 | (8) |
Appendix B---The Experts |
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351 | (2) |
Endnotes |
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353 | (6) |
Index |
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