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1 Samuel 23 · Grade 4

Asking God at Every Step

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Chapter 23 shows David repeatedly inquiring of the Lord. When the Philistines raided Keilah, David asked whether to go. His men were afraid. So he asked again. God answered both times, and David saved the city. Abiathar had brought the ephod, and David used it to seek God's direction.

When Saul planned to trap David in Keilah, David asked whether the townspeople he had just rescued would betray him. God said they would. David's men left and kept moving. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.

In the wilderness of Ziph, Jonathan visited David and strengthened his hand in God. Then the Ziphites betrayed David's location. Saul's forces closed in until only a mountain separated them. At that very moment, a messenger reported a Philistine raid. Saul turned back. They called that place Sela Hammahlekoth.

Show What You Know

  1. What does David do repeatedly in this chapter?

  2. What did God say the people of Keilah would do?

  3. Who betrayed David's location?

  4. What did they call that place?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

SaulKeilahGodZiph
  1. When the Philistines raided , David asked whether to go.
  2. answered both times, and David saved the city.
  3. When planned to trap David in Keilah, David asked whether the townspeople he had just rescued would betray him.
  4. In the wilderness of , Jonathan visited David and strengthened his hand in God.

Think About It

  1. David asked God before making decisions. How can you seek God's guidance?

  2. How can you strengthen a friend's hand in God?

Memory Verse

“Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.”

1 Samuel 23:16 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for friends who point me to you. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How did the messenger help David?
  • Why is it wise to ask God before deciding?

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