Bible Road Trip. 1 Samuel ~ Part Two

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1 Bible Road Trip Year One Week Eighteen 1 Samuel ~ Part Two Terms of Service Any use of Bible Road Trip constitutes knowledge of, and agreement with, the copyright below. Bible Road Trip is free to individuals provided it is downloaded from a site owned or managed by Danika Cooley, and is not shared in its entirety, but is shared through a link to one of the below mentioned sites Danika Cooley All rights reserved. This document may be reproduced by printing or photocopying only. Permission is given to use said document in a home, Sunday School or Co-Op setting. This document may not be transmitted in any other form or by any other means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Danika Cooley. This document is not for sale. While you may not copy this work to your blog, website, dropbox, or , you may link back to this document at Thinking Kids: or at

2 Bible Road Trip ~ covers 1 Samuel 9-15; the reign of Saul. This week, we are studying the middle chapters of 1 Samuel, the fourth historical book. 1 Samuel is written primarily as a hero story the biographical stories of individuals and their role in the struggle of good versus evil. The primary heroes involved in 1 Samuel are Samuel, Saul, and David. Secondary heroes are Hannah, Eli and Jonathan. This week, we will meet Saul and Jonathan, and Samuel continues to play a central role. As we focus on the reign of Saul, the quality of his character becomes a major issue. We begin this week by reading that Saul was young, handsome and a head above anyone else in Israel. (Next week, our Dialectic text The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook - contains a very interesting article about the height of Saul versus the actual height of Goliath). Saul begins his reign by hiding among baggage just as he is announced as God s selection as king. Is it any wonder that some of the Israelites doubted his ability to lead the nation? Through the first portion of his reign, Saul makes three terrible choices. First, he sacrifices to the Lord, when Levitical Law clearly states that the sacrificial system is to be carried out solely by the priesthood. Next, Saul makes a terrible oath he deprives his warriors of food until after sundown, and then vows to kill the man who has defied the oath. This man turns out to be his own son, Jonathan. In the end, Saul directly disobeys God by refusing to destroy all of the Amalekite possessions. As a result of Saul s defiance and disobedience, God removes the crown from him. Even when faced with God s rebuke, Saul is primarily concerned with being honored before his people. In the Grammar stages, our prayer focus this week is Sri Lanka, and for the Dialectic and Rhetoric stages we ll study Japan, North Korea and South Korea.

3 Reading the Word Preschool and Kindergarten, Page 1 of 1 Dig Deep 365 Great Bible Stories, Carine Mackenzie o Read Aloud: Page 114 (105. The People Want a King 1 Samuel 8-9) o Read Aloud: Page 115 (106. Saul s Disobedience 1 Samuel 13, 15) Memorizing the Word Memorize 1 Samuel 12:24a. Learning More about the Word Meditate on It Explore Further Watch What s in the Bible with Buck Denver? Volume 5 Israel Gets a King! ~ Part One o Why was King Saul a failure? What does God want from us? o Who are the persons of the Trinity? Crafting Through the Word Decorate an empty toilet paper roll as Saul. Put a crown on his head. Add the book of 1 Samuel to your bookshelf from Week Two.

4 Researching the Word Grades 1-3 (Lower Grammar), Page 1 of 2 Dig Deep What the Bible is All About: Bible Handbook for Kids, Frances Blankenbaker o Read Aloud: Pages 73, 77 (Chapters 9-15, Where It All Happened) OR What the Bible is All About for Young Explorers, Frances Blankenbaker o Read Aloud: Pages 73, 76 (Chapters 9-15, Where It All Happened) Reading the Word Read 1 Samuel Chapters 9-10 ~ Saul Chosen to Be King to Saul Proclaimed King o How does the Bible describe Saul? (1 Samuel 9:1-2) o How did God work to bring Saul and Samuel together? What did Samuel know about the meeting in advance? (1 Samuel 9) o What two things did God do to Saul once Samuel had anointed him as king? (1 Samuel 10:9-10) o How did Saul respond to bring chosen as king before all of Israel? (1 Samuel 10:21-22) What does that tell us about his character? Read 1 Samuel Chapter 12 ~ Samuel s Farewell Address o What did Samuel warn the people that they and the king must do? (1 Samuel 12:14-15) o How did Samuel express God s anger over the people s request for a king? (1 Samuel 12:16-18) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 13 ~ Saul Fights the Philistines to Saul s Unlawful Sacrifice o What did Saul do in 1 Samuel 13:8-9? What does Numbers 18:6-7 say about the duties of the priesthood? How did God respond to Saul s disobedience? (1 Samuel 13:13-14) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 14 ~ Jonathan Defeats the Philistines to Saul Fights Israel s Enemies o What does Jonathan s statement in 1 Samuel 14:6 tell us about Jonathan s faith in the Lord? What vow did Saul make? (1 Samuel 14:24) Was it a wise or foolish oath? o What was the second oath Saul makes? (1 Samuel 14:39) How did the people respond? (1 Samuel 14:45-46) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 15 ~ The Lord Rejects Saul o What did God order Saul to do? (1 Samuel 15:1-3) What did Saul do? (1 Samuel 15:9) What did God say about that? (1 Samuel 15:22-23) o Even after God s decree, Saul was concerned about his honor (see vs. 30). What does this tell us about his character?

5 Memorizing the Word Grades 1-3 (Lower Grammar), Page 2 of 2 Meditate on It Review your verses from previous weeks with your mom or dad. Memorize 1 Samuel 12:24. Remember to record your verses. Notebooking about the Word Take notes on how Saul became king. What happened? What did you learn about him? Write about Saul s character. What three huge mistakes did he make? How do we see his heart through the decisions Saul made? How did God feel about Saul s decisions? How important is our character? What did you learn about Jonathan? What was his character like? Praying about the Word Window on the World, Daphne Spraggett with Jill Johnstone o Read: Pages (Sri Lanka) o Journal: Write down own thing to pray about for the people of Sri Lanka this week. Learning More about the Word Explore Further Watch What s in the Bible with Buck Denver? Volume 5 Israel Gets a King! ~ Part One o Why was King Saul a failure? What does God want from us? o Who are the persons of the Trinity? Crafting Through the Word Make a map of the nations of Israel during the Kingdom of Saul. You can find a printable outline map here: You could also make a paper maché map using your board from Year One Week Thirteen ~ Joshua ~ Part Two. Remember to save the board for future maps. Be sure to label the map with the time period (Israel in the time of King Saul, The Kingdom of Saul, etc). If you don t have a good biblical atlas, you can probably check one out at the library. There are also maps of ancient Israel online. Create a work of art for your Bible Verse Catalog, using your verse for this week.

6 Researching the Word Grades 4-6 (Upper Grammar), Page 1 of 3 Dig Deep What the Bible is All About: Bible Handbook for Kids, Frances Blankenbaker o Read Aloud: Pages 73, 77 (Chapters 9-15, Where It All Happened) OR What the Bible is All About for Young Explorers, Frances Blankenbaker o Read Aloud: Pages 73, 76 (Chapters 9-15, Where It All Happened) Reading the Word Read 1 Samuel Chapters 9-10 ~ Saul Chosen to Be King to Saul Proclaimed King o How does the Bible describe Saul? (1 Samuel 9:1-2) o How did God work to bring Saul and Samuel together? What did Samuel know about the meeting in advance? (1 Samuel 9) o What two things did God do to Saul once Samuel had anointed him as king? (1 Samuel 10:9-10) o How did Saul respond to bring chosen as king before all of Israel? (1 Samuel 10:21-22) What does that tell us about his character? Read 1 Samuel Chapters ~ Saul Defeats the Ammonites to Samuel s Farewell Address o How was Saul involved in rescuing Israel? How did God affect Saul? (1 Samuel 11:6) o How did Samuel promote Saul s kingship? (1 Samuel 11:14-15) o What did Samuel warn the people that they and the king must do? (1 Samuel 12:14-15) o How did Samuel express God s anger over the people s request for a king? (1 Samuel 12:16-18) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 13 ~ Saul Fights the Philistines to Saul s Unlawful Sacrifice o What did Saul do in 1 Samuel 13:8-9? What does Numbers 18:6-7 say about the duties of the priesthood? How did God respond to Saul s disobedience? (1 Samuel 13:13-14)

7 Grades 4-6 (Upper Grammar), Page 2 of 3 Reading the Word (Continued) Dig Deep (Continued) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 14 ~ Jonathan Defeats the Philistines to Saul Fights Israel s Enemies o What does Jonathan s statement in 1 Samuel 14:6 tell us about Jonathan s faith in the Lord? What vow did Saul make? (1 Samuel 14:24) Was it a wise or foolish oath? o What was the second oath Saul makes? (1 Samuel 14:39) How did the people respond? (1 Samuel 14:45-46) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 15 ~ The Lord Rejects Saul o What did God order Saul to do? (1 Samuel 15:1-3) What did Saul do? (1 Samuel 15:9) What did God say about that? (1 Samuel 15:22-23) o Even after God s decree, Saul was concerned about his honor (see vs. 30). What does this tell us about his character?

8 Memorizing the Word Grades 4-6 (Upper Grammar), Page 3 of 3 Meditate on It Review your verses from previous weeks with your mom or dad. Memorize 1 Samuel 12:24 and Proverbs 3:5-6. Remember to record your verses. Notebooking about the Word Take notes on how Saul became king. What happened? What did you learn about him? Write about Saul s character. What three huge mistakes did he make? How do we see his heart through the decisions Saul made? How did God feel about Saul s decisions? How important is our character? What did you learn about Jonathan? What was his character like? What was Samuel s warning to the people? What did God communicate? Praying about the Word Window on the World, Daphne Spraggett with Jill Johnstone o Read: Pages (Sri Lanka) o Journal: Write down own thing to pray about for the people of Sri Lanka this week. Learning More about the Word Explore Further Watch What s in the Bible with Buck Denver? Volume 5 Israel Gets a King! ~ Part One o Why was King Saul a failure? What does God want from us? o Who are the persons of the Trinity? Read Galen and Goliath, Lee Roddy o Chapters 4-6 The Student Bible Atlas, Tim Dowley o Map 9: The Kingdom of Saul Crafting Through the Word Make a map of the nations of Israel during the Kingdom of Saul. You can find a printable outline map here: You could also make a paper maché map using your board from Year One Week Thirteen ~ Joshua ~ Part Two. Remember to save the board for future maps. Be sure to label the map with the time period (Israel in the time of King Saul, The Kingdom of Saul, etc). If you don t have a good biblical atlas, you can probably check one out at the library. There are also maps of ancient Israel online. Create a work of art for your Bible Verse Catalog, using your verse for this week.

9 Researching the Word Grades 7-9 (Dialectic), Page 1 of 3 Dig Deep The Baker Illustrated Bible Handbook, J. Daniel Hays and J. Scott Duvall Pages from Samuel anoints and establishes Saul as King to Who will be King? The contrast between Saul and David (1-2 Samuel: The Rise and Fall of David) Reading the Word Read 1 Samuel Chapters 9-10 ~ Saul Chosen to Be King to Saul Proclaimed King o How does the Bible describe Saul? (1 Samuel 9:1-2) o How did God work to bring Saul and Samuel together? What did Samuel know about the meeting in advance? (1 Samuel 9) o What two things did God do to Saul once Samuel had anointed him as king? (1 Samuel 10:9-10) o How did Saul respond to bring chosen as king before all of Israel? (1 Samuel 10:21-22) What does that tell us about his character? Read 1 Samuel Chapters ~ Saul Defeats the Ammonites to Samuel s Farewell Address o How was Saul involved in rescuing Israel? How did God affect Saul? (1 Samuel 11:6) o How did Samuel promote Saul s kingship? (1 Samuel 11:14-15) o What did Samuel warn the people that they and the king must do? (1 Samuel 12:14-15) o How did Samuel express God s anger over the people s request for a king? (1 Samuel 12:16-18) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 13 ~ Saul Fights the Philistines to Saul s Unlawful Sacrifice o What did Saul do in 1 Samuel 13:8-9? What does Numbers 18:6-7 say about the duties of the priesthood? How did God respond to Saul s disobedience? (1 Samuel 13:13-14)

10 Reading the Word (Continued) Grades 7-9 (Dialectic), Page 2 of 3 Dig Deep (Continued) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 14 ~ Jonathan Defeats the Philistines to Saul Fights Israel s Enemies o What does Jonathan s statement in 1 Samuel 14:6 tell us about Jonathan s faith in the Lord? What vow did Saul make? (1 Samuel 14:24) Was it a wise or foolish oath? o What was the second oath Saul makes? (1 Samuel 14:39) How did the people respond? (1 Samuel 14:45-46) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 15 ~ The Lord Rejects Saul o What did God order Saul to do? (1 Samuel 15:1-3) What did Saul do? (1 Samuel 15:9) What did God say about that? (1 Samuel 15:22-23) o Even after God s decree, Saul was concerned about his honor (see vs. 30). What does this tell us about his character?

11 Memorizing the Word Grades 7-9 (Dialectic), Page 3 of 3 Meditate on It Review your verses from previous weeks with your mom or dad. Memorize 1 Samuel 12:24, Proverbs 3:5-6 and Proverbs 16:4-6. Remember to record your verses. Notebooking about the Word Take notes on how Saul became king. What happened? What did you learn about him? Write about Saul s character. What three huge mistakes did he make? How do we see his heart through the decisions Saul made? How did God feel about Saul s decisions? How important is our character? What did you learn about Jonathan? What was his character like? What was Samuel s warning to the people? What did God communicate? Praying about the Word Operation World, Jason Mandryk o Read: Pages (Japan), (North Korea), (South Korea) o Pray: Choose one Challenges for Prayer from each country to add to your prayer journal for the week. Don t forget to pray! Learning More about the Word Explore Further Do a mini-research project on the dating of the kings. See if you can figure out when you think Saul reigned. Write about what you find. Crafting Through the Word Map the individual tribes and find the cities of refuge. Save your map. We ll continue mapping Israel as we read this year, observing the direct consequences of the Israelites behavior. You probably added King Saul s reign to your timeline in Week 16 as beginning in 1050 BC. Do you feel any differently now?

12 Researching the Word Grades (Rhetoric), Page 1 of 3 Dig Deep Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey, Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer o Read: Chapter 13: First Samuel: God Grants a King Pages from Samuel becomes Israel s First King to David s Rise and Saul s Decline Reading the Word Read 1 Samuel Chapters 9-10 ~ Saul Chosen to Be King to Saul Proclaimed King o How does the Bible describe Saul? (1 Samuel 9:1-2) o How did God work to bring Saul and Samuel together? What did Samuel know about the meeting in advance? (1 Samuel 9) o What two things did God do to Saul once Samuel had anointed him as king? (1 Samuel 10:9-10) o How did Saul respond to bring chosen as king before all of Israel? (1 Samuel 10:21-22) What does that tell us about his character? Read 1 Samuel Chapters ~ Saul Defeats the Ammonites to Samuel s Farewell Address o How was Saul involved in rescuing Israel? How did God affect Saul? (1 Samuel 11:6) o How did Samuel promote Saul s kingship? (1 Samuel 11:14-15) o What did Samuel warn the people that they and the king must do? (1 Samuel 12:14-15) o How did Samuel express God s anger over the people s request for a king? (1 Samuel 12:16-18) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 13 ~ Saul Fights the Philistines to Saul s Unlawful Sacrifice o What did Saul do in 1 Samuel 13:8-9? What does Numbers 18:6-7 say about the duties of the priesthood? How did God respond to Saul s disobedience? (1 Samuel 13:13-14)

13 Grades (Rhetoric), Page 2 of 3 Reading the Word (Continued) Dig Deep (Continued) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 14 ~ Jonathan Defeats the Philistines to Saul Fights Israel s Enemies o What does Jonathan s statement in 1 Samuel 14:6 tell us about Jonathan s faith in the Lord? What vow did Saul make? (1 Samuel 14:24) Was it a wise or foolish oath? o What was the second oath Saul makes? (1 Samuel 14:39) How did the people respond? (1 Samuel 14:45-46) Read 1 Samuel Chapter 15 ~ The Lord Rejects Saul o What did God order Saul to do? (1 Samuel 15:1-3) What did Saul do? (1 Samuel 15:9) What did God say about that? (1 Samuel 15:22-23) o Even after God s decree, Saul was concerned about his honor (see vs. 30). What does this tell us about his character?

14 Memorizing the Word Grades (Rhetoric), Page 3 of 3 Meditate on It Review your verses from previous weeks with your mom or dad. Memorize 1 Samuel 12:24, Proverbs 3:5-6, Proverbs 16:4-6, and 1 Samuel 15: Remember to record your verses. Notebooking about the Word Answer #3-4 of the Study Questions on page 207 of Encountering the Old Testament. Take notes on any terms you want to be sure you remember later. Record your personal thoughts on what you ve learned this week. Praying about the Word Operation World, Jason Mandryk o Read: Pages (Japan), (North Korea), (South Korea) o Pray: Choose one Challenges for Prayer from each country to add to your prayer journal for the week. Don t forget to pray! Learning More about the Word Nothing more this week. Crafting Through the Word Explore Further Share what you ve learned this week! Make a video presentation or write a short blog post or paper sharing something specific that you learned. o Topics could include: Compare / Contrast the early rule of Saul with Samuel s time judging Israel Saul s three major mistakes Saul s appearance versus Saul s character Teach what you ve learned this week to some of the kids in your church, or lead a study group among your peers (with a parent as a mentor) to discuss what you re learning.