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1 Samuel 10 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Saul Is Anointed

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolOil on Saul's Head

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Chose Saul

OIL → picture 4HEART → picture 3BREAD → picture 2KING → picture 1

Grade 1A New King

Samuel poured oil on Saul. → picture 3Men gave Saul two loaves. → picture 5God gave Saul another heart. → picture 2Saul hid by the baggage. → picture 4The people shouted for the king. → picture 1

Order:

1. Samuel pours oil on Saul's head2. Men give Saul two loaves3. God gives Saul another heart4. The people shout for the king

Grade 2Saul Is Chosen

  1. What did Samuel pour on Saul's head? Oil (circle)
  2. What would men give Saul? Two loaves of bread (circle)
  3. What did God give Saul? Another heart (circle)
  4. Where was Saul hiding? By the baggage (circle)
  5. What did the people shout? Long live the king! (circle)
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Grade 3Another Heart

  1. What did Samuel do with the vial of oil? Poured it on Saul's head
  2. What would happen when the Spirit came on Saul? He would be turned into another man.
  3. What did God give Saul? Another heart
  4. How was Saul chosen at Mizpah? By lot
  5. Where was Saul hidden? Among the baggage
1: Samuel pours oil on Saul's head2: Men give Saul two loaves3: God gives Saul another heart4: The people shout for the king

Grade 4Hidden Among the Baggage

  1. What three signs did Samuel give? News of the donkeys, three men with bread, and a band of prophets
  2. What did Saul leave out when his uncle asked? Anything about the kingdom
  3. Where did Saul hide at Mizpah? Among the baggage
  4. How did Saul respond to worthless men who despised him? He held his peace.

Word bank: 1. oil; 2. heart; 3. Saul; 4. God; 5. hidden

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5A Changed Heart and a Hidden King

  1. What were the three signs meant to do? Confirm Samuel's word
  2. What proverb came from Saul prophesying? Is Saul also among the prophets?
  3. How did Samuel frame the public selection? With a rebuke that Israel had rejected the God who saved them
  4. What did Samuel write in a book? The rules of the kingdom
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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