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1 Samuel 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: To Obey Is Better

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.

PreschoolBleating Sheep

sheeplambpersonrobecrown

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

KindergartenObey God

SHEEP → picture 4CATTLE → picture 3ROBE → picture 1KING → picture 2

Grade 1Obey All the Way

Saul kept King Agag. → picture 5Saul kept the best sheep. → picture 1Samuel heard the cattle. → picture 4Samuel said to obey is best. → picture 2Saul tore Samuel's robe. → picture 3

Order:

1. Samuel gives Yahweh's command2. Saul spares the best sheep3. To obey is better than sacrifice4. Saul tears Samuel's robe

Grade 2Saul Keeps the Best

  1. Who was the enemy? The Amalekites (circle)
  2. What did Saul keep? Their king and the best sheep and cattle
  3. What did Samuel hear? Sheep and cattle (circle)
  4. What is better than sacrifice? To obey (circle)
  5. What tore? Samuel's robe (circle)
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Grade 3Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice

  1. What did Saul and the people spare? Agag and the best of the sheep, cattle, and lambs
  2. What did Samuel do all night? Cried to the Lord
  3. Who did Saul blame? The people
  4. What did Samuel say is better than sacrifice? To obey
  5. Why did Saul say he disobeyed? He feared the people.
1: Samuel gives Yahweh's command2: Saul spares the best sheep3: To obey is better than sacrifice4: Saul tears Samuel's robe

Grade 4Partial Obedience

  1. Why did God judge Amalek? For opposing Israel on the way from Egypt
  2. What did Saul set up at Carmel? A monument for himself
  3. How did Saul excuse keeping the animals? He blamed the people and said they were for sacrifice.
  4. What did Saul seem more concerned about than God? Honor before the elders

Word bank: 1. Saul; 2. sheep; 3. sacrifice; 4. God; 5. better

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

Grade 5Better Than Sacrifice

  1. What did Saul destroy and what did he keep? He destroyed what was vile and kept what was valuable.
  2. What did Samuel's question expose? The truth that Saul had not fully obeyed
  3. What did Saul's plea to be honored show? His chief concern was his image.
  4. What did the torn robe become a sign of? The torn kingdom
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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