Book of 1 Samuel (Adults)

Chapter 5

Lesson written by Mark Gateley

Brief Review of Chapter 4

Study Questions on Chapter 5

1.        To what location did the Philistines first take the ark of God?

2.        Describe Dagon and the worship which was given to this false god.

3.        How does God show his superiority over Dagon? 

4.        What change occurred regarding Dagon’s temple as a result of these events?

5.        What bad things happened to the Philistines in Ashdod while the ark was there?

6.        What action did the Ashdodites take to try to relieve themselves of the ark?

7.        When the lords of the Philistines met to try to resolve the problem of the ark being in Ashdod, what plan did they set in motion? 

8.        What happened in Gath?  How did they resolve the problem? 

9.        What did the Ekronites ask the lords of the Philistines to do regarding the ark? 

10.    What is meant by “the hand of God was very heavy there?”