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1 Samuel 12 · Preschool

Thunder and Rain

Name Date

Color the rain falling on the wheat field! God sent thunder and rain when Samuel prayed.

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

Bible Verse

“So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.”

1 Samuel 12:18 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God sent rain to show His power. Samuel promised to keep praying for the people. Who can you pray for this week?

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1 Samuel 12 · Kindergarten

Serve God

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

RAIN
PRAY
SERVE
HEART
So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.

1 Samuel 12:18 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

RAIN
WHEAT
PRAY
HEART

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a rainstorm over a field of wheat.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the great things you have done. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who prays for you?
  • What can you thank God for today?

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1 Samuel 12 · Grade 1

Serve God With All Your Heart

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

THUNDER
RAIN
PRAY
SERVE
So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.

1 Samuel 12:18 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Samuel spoke to all Israel.
It was wheat harvest time.
God sent thunder and rain.
The people were afraid.
Samuel said he would pray for them.

Samuel Speaks to Israel

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

It is wheat harvest today

Samuel asks if he took anything

Samuel will keep praying

Yahweh sends thunder and rain

Draw a rainstorm over a field of wheat.

Memory Verse

“So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.”

1 Samuel 12:18 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the great things you have done. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How was Samuel honest?
  • Why did God send thunder and rain?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Samuel 12 · Grade 2

Samuel Says Goodbye

Name Date

Read the Story

Samuel was old. He spoke to all the people. He asked if he had ever taken anything that was not his. The people said no. Samuel was honest.

Samuel told them how God had saved them many times. But they still asked for a king. It was wheat harvest. Samuel prayed. God sent thunder and rain! The people were afraid.

Samuel said not to be afraid. He told them to serve God with all their heart. He said he would not stop praying for them. He would teach them the good and right way.

Memory Verse

“Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.”

1 Samuel 12:24 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. What did Samuel ask the people?

  2. What did God send when Samuel prayed?

    Wheat harvestThunder and rainPraying for them

  3. What time of year was it?

    Wheat harvestThunder and rainPraying for them

  4. How should the people serve God?

    Thunder and rainWith all their heartWheat harvest

  5. What would Samuel not stop doing?

    Praying for themThunder and rainWith all their heart

Word Search

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

WORSAMUELHRAAVPWMMENHSIIKCEAUFAENRDMTKOGRRMNHYKSOKVVOEPRAYHHEEATHUNDERSRLRPEGKIDT
  • THUNDER
  • HARVEST
  • SAMUEL
  • WHEAT
  • SERVE
  • HEART
  • RAIN
  • PRAY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the great things you have done. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why were the people afraid?
  • How can you live honestly so people can trust you?

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1 Samuel 12 · Grade 3

Far Be It From Me

Name Date

Read the Story

Samuel stood before all Israel and said he had listened to them and made a king over them. He asked whose ox or donkey he had taken, whom he had cheated, or from whom he had taken a bribe. The people said he had not cheated or oppressed them.

Samuel reminded them how the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and how, when their fathers forgot God and cried out, He sent leaders to save them. Yet when Nahash came, they asked for a king, though the Lord was their king. If they and their king followed the Lord, it would be well.

It was wheat harvest, when rain did not fall. Samuel called to the Lord, and He sent thunder and rain. The people greatly feared and asked Samuel to pray for them. Samuel told them not to turn away but to serve the Lord with all their heart. He said, Far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you.

Memory Verse

“Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.”

1 Samuel 12:23 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did the people say about Samuel's life?

  2. Who did the Lord send to lead Israel out of Egypt?

  3. Why was rain at wheat harvest surprising?

  4. What did the people ask Samuel to do?

  5. What did Samuel say would be a sin?

Samuel Speaks to Israel

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the great things you have done. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it good to remember all the ways God helped us before?
  • What does it mean to serve God with all your heart?

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1 Samuel 12 · Grade 4

A Faithful Leader's Last Words

Name Date

Read and Think

As Saul's reign began, Samuel gave a farewell speech. First he asked Israel to witness his honesty. He had taken no ox, no donkey, and no bribe. The people agreed that he had not cheated or oppressed anyone. Samuel's life stood in contrast to his sons and to the king who would take.

Samuel then retold Israel's story. Again and again they forgot the Lord, suffered, cried out, and were rescued by leaders the Lord sent. Asking for a king was another case of forgetting their true King. Still, if both people and king feared and obeyed the Lord, all would be well.

To make the point unforgettable, Samuel prayed, and the Lord sent thunder and rain during the dry wheat harvest. The people saw their evil and begged Samuel to pray. He told them not to fear, not to chase vain things, and to remember the great things God had done. He promised to keep praying and teaching the good and right way.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Samuel ask Israel to witness?

  2. What pattern did Samuel describe in Israel's story?

  3. What sign did the Lord send?

  4. What two things did Samuel promise to keep doing?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

raingoodGodSamuel
  1. To make the point unforgettable, Samuel prayed, and the Lord sent thunder and during the dry wheat harvest.
  2. The people saw their evil and begged to pray.
  3. He told them not to fear, not to chase vain things, and to remember the great things had done.
  4. He promised to keep praying and teaching the and right way.

Think About It

  1. Samuel said that not praying for others would be a sin. Who has God given you to pray for?

  2. Samuel told them to consider what great things God had done. What great things has God done for you?

Memory Verse

“Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.”

1 Samuel 12:24 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the great things you have done. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it a sin to stop praying for others?
  • What are vain things that cannot help us?

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1 Samuel 12 · Grade 5

Consider What Great Things He Has Done

Name Date

Read and Think

Samuel's speech at Gilgal marks the transition from the judges to the kings. He first established his integrity before the Lord and His anointed: no ox, no donkey, no fraud, no bribe. The people testified that he had not defrauded or oppressed them. Unlike the king who would take, Samuel had given.

He then pleaded with Israel by recounting the Lord's righteous acts, from Moses and Aaron through the judges. The pattern was always the same: Israel forgot Yahweh, was handed to enemies, cried out, and was delivered. Faced with Nahash, they demanded a king instead of trusting the Lord their king. Yet God would still bless them if they and their king followed Him; if they rebelled, His hand would be against them.

The thunder and rain at wheat harvest exposed the people's sin, and they asked Samuel to pray that they might not die. Samuel's answer holds grace and warning together: do not be afraid; do not turn aside after vain things; Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name's sake. Samuel committed to keep praying and instructing them. The chapter ends with the core call: Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

Show What You Know

  1. What transition does Samuel's speech mark?

  2. How was Samuel unlike the king who would take?

  3. Why would Yahweh not forsake His people?

  4. What is the core call at the end of the chapter?

Crossword

42153

Across

  1. Isn't it ____ harvest today (12:17)?
  2. Yahweh sent thunder and ____ that day (12:18).
  3. Samuel would not sin by ceasing to ____ for them (12:23).

Down

  1. Yahweh sent ____ and rain (12:18).
  2. ____ Yahweh with all your heart (12:20).

Think About It

  1. How does God's faithfulness for his great name's sake give you hope when you fail?

  2. What are some vain things that people turn aside to, which cannot profit or deliver?

Memory Verse

“Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.”

1 Samuel 12:24 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the great things you have done. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be honest with everyone you deal with?
  • How can remembering God's great deeds shape your choices?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.