This document discusses the decreasing mentions of God or the Lord in the later chapters of 1 Samuel. It notes that in chapters 25-28 of 1 Samuel, mentions of God drop from 68% to 28% to 27% to 16% to 0%. It then provides summaries of chapters 29-30, where God saves David from joining a war against Israel himself and then from being raided by the Amalekites.

1. What is a SmartPrayer?
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2. Where’s God?
God is a major subject in the books of Samuels and Kings. But, He
seems to have gotten smaller in these last 5 chapters.
1st Samuel Mentions of God or Lord Percentage of God’s
out of 306 in book Presence
1 19/28 68%
2 19/36 53%
3 15/21 71%
4 12/22 68%
5 10/12 83%
27 0/12 0
28 7/25 28%
29 3/11 27%
30 5/31 16%
31 0/13 0

3. Chapter Review of 25-28

4. Chapter Review of 25-26

5. Chapter Review of 27

6. Chapter Review of 28
Saul & the Witch of Endor

7. #29- God Saves David
from Himself
David was headed into battle AGAINST the
nation of Israel! Fortunately, the lords of the
Philistines did not trust David enough to have
him join them in their war, and sent him
home.

10. #30 - God Saves David
from the Amalekites
1. The Amalekites Raid Ziklag -verses 1-5
2. David Strengthened Himself In The Lord –verse 6
3. David Inquires of The Lord -verses 7-8
4. Two Hundred Too Exhausted –verses 9-10
5. The Egyptian Servant –verses 11-15
6. All Is Recovered –verses 16-19
7. Share the Victory –verses 20-25
8. David's Gift To Judah –verses 26-31

11. Next Week:
• What happens when we don’t learn to
communicate effectively with God?