1 Samuel 12 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Samuel's Farewell

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.

PreschoolThunder and Rain

Rainwheatsunpeopleperson

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

KindergartenServe God

RAIN → picture 2WHEAT → picture 4PRAY → picture 1HEART → picture 3

Grade 1Serve God With All Your Heart

Samuel spoke to all Israel. → picture 2It was wheat harvest time. → picture 4God sent thunder and rain. → picture 5The people were afraid. → picture 1Samuel said he would pray for them. → picture 3

Order:

1. Samuel asks if he took anything2. It is wheat harvest today3. Yahweh sends thunder and rain4. Samuel will keep praying

Grade 2Samuel Says Goodbye

What did Samuel ask the people? If he had ever taken anything that was not his
What did God send when Samuel prayed? Thunder and rain (circle)
What time of year was it? Wheat harvest (circle)
How should the people serve God? With all their heart (circle)
What would Samuel not stop doing? Praying for them (circle)

Grade 3Far Be It From Me

What did the people say about Samuel's life? He had not cheated or oppressed them.
Who did the Lord send to lead Israel out of Egypt? Moses and Aaron
Why was rain at wheat harvest surprising? Rain did not fall then.
What did the people ask Samuel to do? Pray for them
What did Samuel say would be a sin? Ceasing to pray for them

1: Samuel asks if he took anything2: It is wheat harvest today3: Yahweh sends thunder and rain4: Samuel will keep praying

Grade 4A Faithful Leader's Last Words

What did Samuel ask Israel to witness? His honesty
What pattern did Samuel describe in Israel's story? They forgot the Lord, suffered, cried out, and were rescued.
What sign did the Lord send? Thunder and rain during the dry wheat harvest
What two things did Samuel promise to keep doing? Praying and teaching the good and right way

Word bank: 1. rain; 2. Samuel; 3. God; 4. good

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

Grade 5Consider What Great Things He Has Done

What transition does Samuel's speech mark? From the judges to the kings
How was Samuel unlike the king who would take? Samuel had given.
Why would Yahweh not forsake His people? For his great name's sake
What is the core call at the end of the chapter? Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

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