Saul’s Kingship is Confirmed
Dear Parents, We hope the following summary of the Sunday School lesson will help you in discussing the lesson with your children and working through this booklet together.
SCRIPTURE PASSAGE
1 Samuel 11:1-15 BIBLE STORY SUMMARY:
After the second coronation, Saul went home to resume his normal daily duties, apparently waiting for direction from Samuel or the Lord of his role as king. Soon word came of the ruthless demands placed on the citizens of Jabesh Gilead by the king of Ammon who intended to maim them and make them his servants. His army was poised to strike. Saul was moved to the point of righteous anger and challenged all of the people of Israel to join him in fighting off the Ammonites. Saul and the people of God saw God’s great and mighty hand come to their rescue. They saw the Ammonite army scattered and the people of Jabesh Gilead saved. They acknowledged Saul as their king and brought sacrifices to the Lord in praise and thanks. LESSON FOCUS:
When Saul was confronted with the brutal intentions of the Ammonites he was stirred to the point of righteous anger and acted with God to unify and save God’s people. Upon challenging God’s people, and seeing the Lord’s victory, Samuel led the people in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord immediately afterwards. The whole episode not only unified the people of Israel, it also humbled Saul’s heart to the point that he was uncharacteristically forgiving of those who earlier scoffed at his call to be their king. WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT GOD:
God uses difficult situations (what man desires for bad) in our life for His good purposes. God desires that we be unified in our love of Him and service to others for Him..
God Uses a Dramatic
RESPONSE:
In the face of difficulty we should look for God’s guidance and direction in our life, and then praise Him as we see Him work. BIBLE MEMORY VERSE:
Deliver me according to Your promise. May my lips overflow with praise, for You teach me Your decrees. Psalm 119:170-171
Situation to Unite the Tribes This Week’s Memory Verse: Deliver me according to Your promise. May my lips overflow with praise, for You teach me Your decrees.
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Psalm 119:170-171
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May 12, 2013
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Monday - Saul at Home
Saturday - Remember this Week’s Verse Look at our memory verse on the front cover. Then fill in the missing word in each line.
In our last lesson, Samuel anointed Saul as king of Israel. The people had the king they had asked for. Where would you want to live if you had been picked as king? In a Mansion
My Mom and Dad’s house
The Palace
Disney World
Look again at today’s verses, where did Saul got to live as the new king? In a Mansion
His Mom and Dad’s house
The palace
The city of Gibeah
What was he doing when he heard the bad news?
R __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ F__ __ __ T__ __ F __ __ __ __ __ (11:5)
Deliver __ __ according to __ __ __ __ promise. May my __ __ __ __ overflow With __ __ __ __ __ __ for you __ __ __ __ __ me Your __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Where he had been out plowing with his oxen. Do you think Saul was waiting for God to show him how to be king? Yes
Probably
I’m not sure
No
Psalm __ __ __ : 170-171
Say
Your Mem ory Vers e
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Friday - Time to Worship
Tuesday - Tragedy Strikes
1 Sa
muel
11:13
Have mom or dad help you read today's verses and answer
This was Samuel’s first time to be the king of the people. How did he do? 1
Read
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
(really bad)
9
10 (really god)
Saul and the people decided they needed to have a
G___ ___ ___ ___ C___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (11:15) Do you like celebrations? Yes
Not really
the following questions with true or false. True
False
The people from Ammon were called Ammonites
_____ _____
The king from Ammon was called Nahash
_____ _____
The army from Ammon was being very nice
_____ _____
The Israelites from Jabesh Gilead thought it was a joke _____ _____
No
What was the last celebration you went to? ___________________________________________________________ Saul knew why they were celebrating; he told the people The
Draw a picture of the really mean thing that Nahash wanted to do all of the Israelite dad’s
L___ ___ ___ H___ ___ R___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ I___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (11:13)
Have you ever heard of something so mean?
What did they bring God to celebrate?
F__ l __ o __ s __ i __
Never
O__ f __ r __ n __ s
I don’t think so
Once or twice
How would you feel if you were a boy or girl in that town back then?
Do you ever bring an offering of worship to God? ___________________________________________________________
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Wednesday - Angry at What Angers God
When the people in Saul’s town of Gibeah heard the story the messengers of the other town, what did they do? ___ ___ ___ ___
Read
1 Sa
muel 11:811
Saul challenged the other men of his country to help protect the people of Jabesh Gilead. How many agreed to help? 100 from every tribe
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (11:4)
300,000 from Israel
Can you think of something that made you cry in the last week or two? Yes
Thursday - God Brings Victory
I Forget
What was it? __________________________________________ Saul was returning from the field with his oxen when he heard the news?
30,000 from Judah As many stars as are in the Sky Who acted as leader to separate them into 3 divisions? Saul, their new king Samuel their prophet Hahash, the good king Samuel’s Sons God gave them a great victory that day. How much were they scattered?
Angry
Bored
Happy
Terrified
We know he decided to use this anger in a good way because verse 6 tell us that the
N ___ T___ ___ ___ of them W___ ___ ___ L___ ___ ___ T___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ (11:11)
S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ of the L___ ___ ___ ___ came upon him in P ___ ___ ___ ___ (11:6)
Wow! God is AWESOME!!!