1 – In verse 12, how do we know the runner has bad news? Why is he running? What's so urgent?

2 – In verses 13-15, what is Eli doing? Why? Why doesn't he recognize that the runner has bad news? What is he expecting?

3 – In verses 16-18, The runner has four increasingly terrible news announcements. What were they?

4 – In verse 19, Phinehas' wife responds to the same news in inverse order. What is it? Why is she distraught?

5 – In verse 20, why does she name her son, "Ichabod?" What does the name mean? What does she mean? Is she referencing the loss of the ark, or something worse?

6 – What happens to thriving churches that lose sight of their message? Does God name them, "Ichabod?" What are some examples? Could that happen here? How? How do we prevent it?

7 – How can someone who lost God's glory regain it?