1 Samuel 16 Bible Study Guide — Summary, Themes & Outline
Samuel mourns a king God has rejected, then anoints a shepherd boy no one thought to call. The chapter turns on God's own explanation: he looks at the heart, not the outward appearance.
How to study a biblical character without hero worship: A Step-by-Step Guide
God corrects Samuel twice in this passage, first for mourning a king he has rejected and then for judging by appearance, and then he has the overlooked youngest son anointed. David is studied here as a person inside God's unfolding purpose, not as a hero to imitate.