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1 Samuel 14 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Jonathan's Brave Faith

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.

PreschoolClimbing Up

rockmountainpeoplepersonhand

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

KindergartenGod Can Save

ROCKS → picture 4JONATHAN → picture 3CLIFF → picture 2HONEY → picture 1

Grade 1Brave Jonathan

Jonathan and his helper went out. → picture 3They climbed up the rocks. → picture 5The ground shook. → picture 2Jonathan ate some honey. → picture 4The people saved Jonathan. → picture 1

Order:

1. Jonathan says Yahweh can save by many or few2. Jonathan climbs up3. The ground quakes4. Yahweh saves Israel that day

Grade 2Jonathan and His Helper

  1. Who was Jonathan? Saul's son (circle)
  2. What did Jonathan say God can do? Save with many or with few
  3. How did they climb the rocks? On their hands and feet
  4. What did Jonathan eat? A little honey (circle)
  5. Why did the people help Jonathan? He had worked with God that day.
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Grade 3By Many or by Few

  1. What did Jonathan believe about the Lord? Nothing could stop the Lord from saving by many or by few.
  2. What sign did they choose? If the Philistines said come up, the Lord had given them into their hand.
  3. What did the Lord send? A great trembling, and the earth quaked
  4. Why were the people faint? Saul made them swear not to eat until evening.
  5. Why did the people rescue Jonathan? He had worked with God today.
1: Jonathan says Yahweh can save by many or few2: Jonathan climbs up3: The ground quakes4: Yahweh saves Israel that day

Grade 4Faith and a Foolish Oath

  1. Where was Saul when Jonathan acted? Under a pomegranate tree with six hundred men
  2. How did God answer Jonathan's faith? With a great trembling and an earthquake
  3. Why did Saul make the oath? So that he could be avenged on his enemies
  4. What did Saul's oath show? More concern for his own revenge than for his people

Word bank: 1. Jonathan; 2. armor; 3. climbed; 4. God; 5. honey

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

Grade 5No Restraint on Yahweh

  1. How are the two leaders contrasted? Saul stayed under a pomegranate tree while Jonathan went out in faith.
  2. On what did Jonathan's faith rest? God's character, not human strength
  3. What does the narrator say plainly? Yahweh saved Israel that day.
  4. How is Saul's zeal described? It looked religious, but it was rash, self-centered, and harmful.

Word bank: 1. Jonathan; 2. God; 3. saved; 4. honey

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

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