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1 Samuel 14 · Preschool

Climbing Up

Name Date

Color Jonathan and his helper climbing the rocks! They trusted God.

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

Bible Verse

Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”

1 Samuel 14:6 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Jonathan knew God could help whether they had many people or few. God is big enough to help us too.

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1 Samuel 14 · Kindergarten

God Can Save

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
SAVE
FEW
MANY
His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.”

1 Samuel 14:7 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

ROCKS
JONATHAN
CLIFF
HONEY

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a friend who trusts God with you.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being able to save by many or by few. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is something brave you can do?
  • Does God need many people to help Him?

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1 Samuel 14 · Grade 1

Brave Jonathan

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

HONEY
CLIMB
SAVE
FEW
His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.”

1 Samuel 14:7 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Jonathan and his helper went out.
They climbed up the rocks.
The ground shook.
Jonathan ate some honey.
The people saved Jonathan.

Jonathan Trusts God

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

Yahweh saves Israel that day

The ground quakes

Jonathan says Yahweh can save by many or few

Jonathan climbs up

Draw a friend who trusts God with you.

Memory Verse

His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.”

1 Samuel 14:7 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being able to save by many or by few. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why was Jonathan brave?
  • How can you be a good helper to a friend?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Samuel 14 · Grade 2

Jonathan and His Helper

Name Date

Read the Story

Jonathan was Saul's son. He had a young man who carried his armor. Jonathan said God can save with many or with few. They went out to the Philistine camp.

They climbed up the rocks on their hands and feet. God helped them. The ground shook. The Philistines were afraid and ran away.

Saul had said no one could eat until evening. Jonathan did not hear it. He ate a little honey. Saul was angry. But the people would not let Jonathan be hurt. He had worked with God that day.

Memory Verse

Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”

1 Samuel 14:6 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who was Jonathan?

    On their hands and feetSaul's sonA little honey

  2. What did Jonathan say God can do?

  3. How did they climb the rocks?

  4. What did Jonathan eat?

    On their hands and feetA little honeySaul's son

  5. Why did the people help Jonathan?

Word Search

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

NRKMWFBYHWOFTAUAJWSCGLSNUOFYKHONEYNWCYIFBOIAEPWLFEWCTWCLIMBEDHHEOARMORASASAVEDWNK
  • JONATHAN
  • CLIMBED
  • ARMOR
  • ROCKY
  • HONEY
  • SAVED
  • MANY
  • FEW

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being able to save by many or by few. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you help a friend do something brave?
  • Why was Saul's rule about eating a bad idea?

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1 Samuel 14 · Grade 3

By Many or by Few

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Read the Story

Jonathan said to his armor bearer that they should go over to the Philistine garrison. It may be that the Lord would work for them, for nothing could stop the Lord from saving by many or by few. His armor bearer said he was with him with all his heart.

They chose a sign: if the Philistines said come up, the Lord had given them into their hand. The Philistines said come up, so Jonathan climbed on his hands and feet. The Lord sent a great trembling, the earth quaked, and the Philistine army melted away. The Lord saved Israel that day.

Saul had made the people swear not to eat until evening, and they grew faint. Jonathan had not heard and ate honey from his rod, and his eyes brightened. Later Saul said Jonathan must die. But the people rescued him, saying he had worked with God today.

Memory Verse

Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”

1 Samuel 14:6 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What did Jonathan believe about the Lord?

  2. What sign did they choose?

  3. What did the Lord send?

  4. Why were the people faint?

  5. Why did the people rescue Jonathan?

Jonathan Trusts God

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being able to save by many or by few. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did God answer Jonathan's faith?
  • Why did Jonathan say his father troubled the land?

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1 Samuel 14 · Grade 4

Faith and a Foolish Oath

Name Date

Read and Think

While Saul sat under a pomegranate tree with six hundred men, Jonathan acted in faith. He told his armor bearer that the Lord was not limited by numbers. The two climbed the cliffs to the Philistine garrison. God answered their faith with a great trembling and an earthquake, and the Philistines were thrown into confusion.

Saul, meanwhile, made a rash oath, cursing anyone who ate before evening so that he could be avenged on his enemies. The tired soldiers grew faint. Jonathan, unaware, ate honey and was refreshed. He said his father had troubled the land, because the people would have won a greater victory if they had eaten.

When God did not answer Saul one day, Saul used the lot to find the guilty one, and it fell on Jonathan. Saul said Jonathan must die. But the people rescued him, because he had worked with God that day. Saul's oath showed more concern for his own revenge than for his people.

Show What You Know

  1. Where was Saul when Jonathan acted?

  2. How did God answer Jonathan's faith?

  3. Why did Saul make the oath?

  4. What did Saul's oath show?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

honeyGodclimbedJonathanarmor
  1. While Saul sat under a pomegranate tree with six hundred men, acted in faith.
  2. He told his bearer that the Lord was not limited by numbers.
  3. The two the cliffs to the Philistine garrison.
  4. answered their faith with a great trembling and an earthquake, and the Philistines were thrown into confusion.
  5. Jonathan, unaware, ate and was refreshed.

Think About It

  1. Jonathan believed God was not limited by numbers. Where do you need that kind of faith?

  2. How can a promise made in anger or pride cause harm?

Memory Verse

“The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, so he didn’t die.”

1 Samuel 14:45 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being able to save by many or by few. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you make careful promises instead of rushed ones?
  • When might you need to trust God against big odds?

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1 Samuel 14 · Grade 5

No Restraint on Yahweh

Name Date

Read and Think

Chapter 14 sets two leaders side by side. Saul stayed at the edge of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree, with a priest and the ephod near him. Jonathan went out with only his armor bearer, saying, It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few. His faith rested on God's character, not on human strength.

Jonathan sought a sign, and when the Philistines invited them up, he climbed the crag on hands and feet. God sent a trembling in the camp, the earth quaked, and confusion spread until the Philistines struck one another. Israelites who had hidden came out. The narrator says plainly that Yahweh saved Israel that day.

Saul's oath, cursing any man who ate food before evening, weakened his own troops. Jonathan, who had not heard it, tasted honey and was refreshed. When God was silent, Saul cast lots, which fell on Jonathan, and Saul swore he must die. The people resisted: Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? They rescued him. Saul's zeal looked religious, but it was rash, self-centered, and harmful.

Show What You Know

  1. How are the two leaders contrasted?

  2. On what did Jonathan's faith rest?

  3. What does the narrator say plainly?

  4. How is Saul's zeal described?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

JonathanhoneyGodsaved
  1. sought a sign, and when the Philistines invited them up, he climbed the crag on hands and feet.
  2. sent a trembling in the camp, the earth quaked, and confusion spread until the Philistines struck one another.
  3. The narrator says plainly that Yahweh Israel that day.
  4. Jonathan, who had not heard it, tasted and was refreshed.

Think About It

  1. How can zeal that looks religious actually harm others?

  2. Jonathan said it may be that Yahweh will work for us. How does that show both faith and humility?

Memory Verse

Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”

1 Samuel 14:6 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being able to save by many or by few. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did the people resist Saul's oath?
  • How can a leader's pride harm the people they lead?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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