Brief Review of Chapter 3
Study Questions on Chapter 4
1. From verses 1-2, describe the battle in which the Israelites were engaged.
2. How did the elders of
3. What role did Hophni and Phinehas play in the plan?
4. How did the Israelites react when the ark came into the camp? What effect did this have on the Philistines?
5. During the next battle, what happened to: 1) Hophni and Phinehas? 2) The Israelite army? 3) The ark?
6. What do we know about the Israelite messenger who ran to
7. What was Eli’s reaction to the bad news?
8. What Scriptures were fulfilled by these events?
9. Describe the reaction of Phinehas’ wife when she heard the bad report.
10. What is the Hebrew meaning of “Ichabod?”