I. THE KINGSHIP OF GOD (1 Sam. 1:1–7:17; 1 Chr. 1:1–9:44) A. Genealogical Tables (1 Chr. 1:1–9:44) 1. Genealogies of the Patriarchs (1 Chr. 1:1–2:2) 2. Genealogies of the Tribes of Israel (1 Chr. 2:3–9:44) B. The Close of the Theocracy (1 Sam. 1:1–7:17) 1. The Early Life of Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1–4:1a) a. Samuel’s birth and infancy (1 Sam. 1:1–2:11) b. Samuel at Shiloh (1 Sam. 2:12–4:1a) 2. The Period of National Disaster (1 Sam. 4:1b–7:2) a. Israel’s