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1 Samuel 2 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Hannah's Song and Eli's Sons

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.

PreschoolA Little Robe

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

KindergartenSamuel Grows

ROBE → picture 4ROCK → picture 3CHILD → picture 2TEMPLE → picture 1

Grade 1Hannah Sings

Hannah praised God. → picture 3God is our rock. → picture 5Mom made Samuel a robe. → picture 2Samuel grew. → picture 4God gave Hannah more children. → picture 1

Order:

1. Hannah sings to Yahweh2. Samuel serves before Yahweh3. His mother brings a little robe4. Samuel grows in favor

Grade 2A Happy Song

  1. What did Hannah do? She sang a song to God.
  2. What did Hannah say God is? A rock (circle)
  3. What did Samuel's mom make each year? A little robe (circle)
  4. Who were bad priests? Eli's two sons (circle)
  5. Who does God honor? Those who honor Him (circle)
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Grade 3No One Holy Like God

  1. What did Hannah say about the Lord? There is no one as holy as the Lord.
  2. Who does the Lord raise out of the dust? The poor
  3. What did Samuel wear? A linen ephod
  4. How many more children did God give Hannah? Three sons and two daughters
  5. What were the names of Eli's sons? Hophni and Phinehas
1: Hannah sings to Yahweh2: Samuel serves before Yahweh3: His mother brings a little robe4: Samuel grows in favor
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Grade 4Honor Those Who Honor Me

  1. What does Hannah say about how God treats the poor? He lifts them to sit with princes.
  2. Why was the sin of Eli's sons so great? They despised the Lord's offering.
  3. How did Samuel grow? In favor with God and people
  4. Whom did God promise to raise up? A faithful priest

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

Grade 5Two Kinds of Servants

  1. What does Hannah's song say God does with the proud and the lowly? He brings low and also lifts up.
  2. How did Hophni and Phinehas treat the offering? With contempt
  3. What principle did the man of God state? Those who honor me I will honor.
  4. What New Testament verse uses words like 2:26? Luke 2:52
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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