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1 Samuel 28 · Preschool

Saul Was Afraid

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Color the big army Saul saw from the mountain!

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

Bible Verse

“When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.”

1 Samuel 28:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Saul was very afraid. But he did not obey God. He went to someone God said not to go to. When we are afraid, we can go to God and obey Him.

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1 Samuel 28 · Kindergarten

Go to God

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SAUL
ARMY
HEART
AFRAID
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.

1 Samuel 28:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SAUL
ARMY
HEART
HILL

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself going to God when you are afraid.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always being there when I come to you. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who can you go to when you are afraid?
  • How did Saul feel when he saw the army?

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1 Samuel 28 · Grade 1

Saul Is Afraid

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

ARMY
AFRAID
HEART
OBEY
When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.

1 Samuel 28:5 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

A big army came.
Saul was afraid.
His heart shook.
Saul went to the wrong place.
We should go to God.

Saul Seeks a Medium

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

Yahweh does not answer Saul

The armies camp for battle

Saul is afraid

The kingdom is given to David

Draw yourself going to God when you are afraid.

Memory Verse

“When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.”

1 Samuel 28:5 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always being there when I come to you. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did God not answer Saul?
  • What did Saul do instead of obeying God?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Samuel 28 · Grade 2

A Sad Night for Saul

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Read the Story

The Philistines came with a big army to fight Israel. Samuel had died. Saul saw the army. He was very afraid.

Saul asked God what to do. But God did not answer him. Saul had not obeyed God for a long time.

Saul went to a woman that God's law said not to ask for help. He did not obey God again. Saul heard sad news. Israel would lose the battle. Saul's kingdom would go to David.

Memory Verse

“When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.”

1 Samuel 28:5 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who came to fight Israel?

    The PhilistinesGod did not answer himDavid

  2. How did Saul feel when he saw the army?

    The PhilistinesVery afraidDavid

  3. What happened when Saul asked God?

  4. Who did Saul go to?

  5. Who would Saul's kingdom go to?

    God did not answer himThe PhilistinesDavid

Word Search

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

WKAGBIRASABIGNWVLASFDNIDVORAYRRGLMPMUDJAEDBOYLPBEIAOOUNYUYCDMMADAVIDYCSMSHUNEMUEL
  • KINGDOM
  • AFRAID
  • GILBOA
  • SHUNEM
  • DREAMS
  • DAVID
  • SAUL
  • ARMY

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always being there when I come to you. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why did Saul hide who he was?
  • Why was the kingdom given to David?

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1 Samuel 28 · Grade 3

No Answer for Saul

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Read the Story

The Philistines gathered their armies to fight Israel. Achish told David he would go out with him in the army. Samuel was dead, and Saul had sent away those who had familiar spirits out of the land.

When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. He asked the Lord, but the Lord didn't answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets. So Saul told his servants to find a woman who had a familiar spirit. This was something God had forbidden.

Saul disguised himself and went to the woman at Endor by night. He asked her to bring up Samuel. Samuel told Saul that the Lord had torn the kingdom out of his hand and given it to David. It was because he did not obey the Lord's voice. Saul fell on the earth, terrified. The woman made him eat before he left.

Memory Verse

“When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn’t answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.”

1 Samuel 28:6 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who had Saul sent out of the land?

  2. How did the Lord answer Saul?

  3. Where did the woman live?

  4. Who did Samuel say would get the kingdom?

  5. Why was the kingdom torn from Saul?

Saul Seeks a Medium

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always being there when I come to you. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What had Saul once done that obeyed God's law?
  • Where can you look for answers when you are confused?

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1 Samuel 28 · Grade 4

Turning From God in Fear

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Read and Think

Saul faced the Philistines without Samuel and without God's guidance. He had earlier obeyed God's law by sending away those who had familiar spirits. But now, when the Lord gave no answer, Saul turned to the very thing he had banned. He disobeyed God by seeking a medium.

Saul disguised himself and went by night to a woman at Endor who had a familiar spirit. He swore to her by Yahweh that she would not be punished. When she saw Samuel, she cried out and recognized that her visitor was Saul.

Samuel's message repeated what God had said before. Yahweh had departed from Saul and torn the kingdom from his hand, giving it to David, because Saul did not obey Yahweh's voice about Amalek. Israel would be delivered into the hand of the Philistines. Saul fell full length on the earth. He had no strength, for he had eaten nothing all day and night.

Show What You Know

  1. What had Saul earlier done that obeyed God's law?

  2. How did Saul disobey God?

  3. What did Saul swear to the woman?

  4. Why was the kingdom torn from Saul?

Think About It

  1. Why is it dangerous to look for answers anywhere other than God?

  2. Saul turned to God only when he was desperate. How can we seek God every day instead?

Memory Verse

Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary?

1 Samuel 28:16 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always being there when I come to you. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is it wrong to look for answers apart from God?
  • What can we do when God seems quiet?

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1 Samuel 28 · Grade 5

The End of Saul's Road

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Read and Think

Chapter 28 shows how far Saul had fallen. Facing the Philistine army at Gilboa, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn't answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets. The silence was the result of years of disobedience. Saul had killed the priests at Nob, so even the priestly means of guidance had gone to David with Abiathar.

Desperate, Saul did what God's law forbade and what he himself had once banned. He disguised himself and sought a woman at Endor who had a familiar spirit. The text says the woman saw Samuel and cried out. It does not explain how this happened, and we should not go beyond what it says.

Samuel's words held no comfort. Why then do you ask me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary? Yahweh had done just as He had spoken. Because you didn't obey Yahweh's voice, the kingdom was given to David, and Israel would be delivered to the Philistines. Saul fell to the ground, terrified. The woman and his servants urged him to eat, and that night they went away. The man who had once been chosen to save Israel was going into his final battle without God.

Show What You Know

  1. What was God's silence the result of?

  2. What had Saul once banned?

  3. What does the text not explain?

  4. What did Samuel say Yahweh had become to Saul?

Crossword

42351

Across

  1. When Saul saw the army, he was ____ (28:5).
  2. Where the Philistines camped (28:4)

Down

  1. Where Saul and Israel camped (28:4)
  2. Yahweh has torn the ____ out of your hand (28:17).
  3. Yahweh didn't answer him by ____ (28:6).

Think About It

  1. How does Saul's story show that disobedience can lead to distance from God?

  2. Where should we turn when God seems silent?

Memory Verse

Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since Yahweh has departed from you and has become your adversary?

1 Samuel 28:16 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for always being there when I come to you. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can small choices to disobey add up over time?
  • Why should we not go beyond what the text says?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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