What event marks an epoch in Is'ra-el-ite history?
What were the causes leading to the monarchy? What
events in the period of the judges show a tendency
toward settled government? What changes in government
in the surrounding nations helped to bring on the
monarchy in Is'ra-el? From what source did external
danger lead the Is'ra-el-ites to desire a king? How
had Sam'u-el unconsciously helped to prepare the way
for a kingdom? What worldly spirit promoted the same
result? What kind of a kingdom did God intend for
Is'ra-el? What is a theocratic kingdom? Wherein was
Is'ra-el an exception among Oriental kingdoms? By what
institutions was the kingdom regulated? Name some
instances of prophets rebuking kings. Into what two
parts may Saul's reign be divided? Wherein was Saul a
failure? How did he fail in gaining and holding
friends? What was the condition of Is'ra-el when
Da'vid came to the throne? What were the achievements
of Da'vid? What great incomplete work did Da'vid
finish? What did he do in the organization of his
kingdom? What was the arrangement of his army? What
were his services to the cause of religion? What
nations did he conquer? What was the extent of his
empire? In what spirit did he rule?