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1 Samuel 11 · Preschool

Saul Comes to Help

Name Date

Color the people of the city! Saul came to save them.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”

1 Samuel 11:13 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: The people of Jabesh needed help, and God used Saul to rescue them. God cares for people in trouble.

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1 Samuel 11 · Kindergarten

God Rescues

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAUL
HELP
CITY
GOD
Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”

1 Samuel 11:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

CITY
SAUL
PEOPLE
OFFERING

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a way you could help someone in trouble.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for rescuing your people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who can help you when you are in trouble?
  • How can you help a friend in need?

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1 Samuel 11 · Grade 1

Saul Saves Jabesh

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

SPIRIT
RESCUED
CITY
JOY
Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”

1 Samuel 11:13 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

An enemy came to the city.
Saul heard the sad news.
The people came as one man.
Help came in the morning.
They gave peace offerings to God.

Saul Saves Jabesh

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

God's Spirit comes on Saul

Nahash camps against Jabesh

Saul's army rescues the city

Israel rejoices at Gilgal

Draw a way you could help someone in trouble.

Memory Verse

Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”

1 Samuel 11:13 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for rescuing your people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why were the people of Jabesh afraid?
  • How did God help Saul?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Samuel 11 · Grade 2

Help for Jabesh

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Read the Story

An enemy king came to the city of Jabesh. He made a mean threat. The people of Jabesh were afraid. They sent men to ask Israel for help.

Saul was coming in from the field with his oxen. He heard the news. God's Spirit came on Saul. He sent a message to all Israel to come and help. The people came as one man.

Saul and the men came in the morning. They saved the city. Some people wanted to punish those who did not want Saul as king. Saul said no. God had rescued Israel that day.

Memory Verse

Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”

1 Samuel 11:13 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Where did the enemy king come?

  2. What was Saul doing when he heard the news?

  3. Who came on Saul?

    In the morningGod's SpiritGod

  4. When did Saul and the men come?

    God's SpiritIn the morningGod

  5. Who did Saul say rescued Israel?

    GodTo the city of JabeshIn the morning

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

HPGWVNGYEFIWDRAIRHLJYYEHLEESASTJAGSTABUPOSACYUEEUIHLUOLSPYCRIEXCHVTEAIDEJSFMDFHTN
  • REJOICED
  • RESCUED
  • JABESH
  • SPIRIT
  • GILGAL
  • NAHASH
  • SAUL
  • OXEN

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for rescuing your people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the people come as one man?
  • How can you show kindness to people who did not believe in you?

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1 Samuel 11 · Grade 3

As One Man

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Read the Story

Nahash the Ammonite camped against Jabesh Gilead. The men of Jabesh offered to serve him. But he made a cruel threat that would shame all Israel. The elders asked for seven days to send men through Israel.

The messengers came to Gibeah, and the people wept. Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen. He heard, and God's Spirit came mightily on him. His anger burned. He sent pieces of oxen through Israel as a warning. All must come out after Saul and Samuel. The fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

Saul split the army into three groups. They struck the Ammonites in the morning watch, and the city was saved. The people wanted to put to death those who had despised Saul. But Saul said no man would be put to death that day, for the Lord had rescued Israel. They went to Gilgal, made Saul king, and rejoiced greatly.

Memory Verse

“God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.”

1 Samuel 11:6 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who camped against Jabesh Gilead?

  2. How many days did the elders ask for?

  3. What came on Saul when he heard?

  4. How did the people come out?

  5. Why did Saul refuse to put anyone to death?

Saul Saves Jabesh

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for rescuing your people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you work with others when someone needs help?
  • Why did Saul give God the credit?

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1 Samuel 11 · Grade 4

Saul's Finest Hour

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Read and Think

Nahash the Ammonite besieged Jabesh Gilead. When the city asked for a treaty, he offered terms meant to disgrace all Israel. Confident no one would help, he even allowed them seven days to seek rescue.

Saul, though already chosen as king, was still plowing his fields. When he heard the news, God's Spirit came mightily on him. He cut up a yoke of oxen and sent the pieces through Israel, warning that the same would be done to the oxen of anyone who did not follow. The fear of the Lord fell on the people, and a great army gathered.

Saul attacked at dawn and saved the city. When some wanted to execute the men who had scorned him, Saul showed mercy and gave credit to God: the Lord had rescued Israel. At Gilgal they renewed the kingdom, offered peace offerings, and Saul and all Israel rejoiced greatly.

Show What You Know

  1. Why did Nahash allow seven days?

  2. What was Saul doing when the news came?

  3. What fell on the people?

  4. How did Saul show mercy?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

JabeshSaulrescuedoxenGilgal
  1. Nahash the Ammonite besieged Gilead.
  2. , though already chosen as king, was still plowing his fields.
  3. He cut up a yoke of and sent the pieces through Israel, warning that the same would be done to the oxen of anyone who did not follow.
  4. When some wanted to execute the men who had scorned him, Saul showed mercy and gave credit to God: the Lord had Israel.
  5. At they renewed the kingdom, offered peace offerings, and Saul and all Israel rejoiced greatly.

Think About It

  1. Saul gave God the credit for the victory. Why is it important to give God credit?

  2. Saul showed mercy to people who doubted him. How can you show mercy to someone who doubted you?

Memory Verse

Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”

1 Samuel 11:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for rescuing your people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How was Saul like the judges before him?
  • Why is mercy a sign of a good leader?

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1 Samuel 11 · Grade 5

Victory and Mercy

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Read and Think

Chapter 11 shows Saul at his best. Nahash the Ammonite threatened Jabesh Gilead with terms designed to bring reproach on all Israel. The city's request for seven days shows how weak and divided Israel was. Nahash expected no one to come.

The news reached Gibeah, where Saul was still working as a farmer. God's Spirit came mightily on Saul, recalling the judges whom God raised up in crisis. Saul's summons, the pieces of a yoke of oxen sent throughout Israel, was a vivid call to unity. The fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out as one man, a mustered army of hundreds of thousands at Bezek.

Saul's victory at the morning watch was decisive. Then came a test of character. The people demanded death for those who had asked, Shall Saul reign over us? Saul answered, No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel. Samuel led the people to Gilgal to renew the kingdom, and they rejoiced greatly. Saul's humility and mercy here make his later decline all the more tragic.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the city's request for seven days show?

  2. Whom does God's Spirit coming on Saul recall?

  3. What did Saul say when the people demanded death for his critics?

  4. Why does Saul's later decline seem tragic?

Crossword

42531

Across

  1. The Ammonite who came against Jabesh (11:1)
  2. Where they made Saul king (11:15)
  3. Saul and the men of Israel ____ greatly (11:15).

Down

  1. God's ____ came mightily on Saul (11:6).
  2. Saul cut up a yoke of ____ (11:7).

Think About It

  1. What does Saul's mercy in this chapter teach about power used well?

  2. How can God's people today come out as one man to help those in need?

Memory Verse

Saul said, “No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”

1 Samuel 11:13 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for rescuing your people. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was this chapter Saul's finest hour?
  • How can a community unite to rescue people in trouble?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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