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1 Samuel 10 · Grade 5

A Changed Heart and a Hidden King

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Samuel's private anointing of Saul with a vial of oil marked him as prince over the Lord's inheritance. Three signs followed to confirm Samuel's word, ending with a band of prophets at Gibeah. Samuel promised that the Spirit of Yahweh would come mightily on Saul and he would be turned into another man. Then Saul was to wait seven days at Gilgal for Samuel.

God gave Saul another heart, and all the signs came to pass that day. Saul prophesied, giving rise to the proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? Yet Saul kept the matter of the kingdom secret from his uncle. Whether out of humility or uncertainty, he did not yet step forward.

At Mizpah, Samuel framed the public selection with a rebuke: Israel had rejected the God who saved them out of all their calamities. The lot fell on Benjamin, then the family of Matri, then Saul, but he had hidden among the baggage. The Lord Himself revealed his hiding place. Brought out, Saul stood head and shoulders above the people, and they shouted, Long live the king! Samuel wrote the rules of the kingdom in a book. Some men despised Saul, but he held his peace.

Show What You Know

  1. What were the three signs meant to do?

  2. What proverb came from Saul prophesying?

  3. How did Samuel frame the public selection?

  4. What did Samuel write in a book?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Men gave Saul two ____ of bread (10:4).
  2. Saul had ____ himself among the baggage (10:22).

Down

  1. Do you see him whom Yahweh has ____ (10:24)?
  2. God gave him another ____ (10:9).
  3. Samuel took the vial of ____ (10:1).

Think About It

  1. God equipped Saul with His Spirit and a new heart. What does God give us to do what He asks?

  2. Why do you think Saul hid among the baggage?

Memory Verse

“Then Yahweh’s Spirit will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.”

1 Samuel 10:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving me a new heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did Samuel rebuke the people at Mizpah?
  • How can a person be chosen by God and still struggle?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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