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1 Samuel 28 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Saul Seeks a Medium

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.

PreschoolSaul Was Afraid

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

KindergartenGo to God

SAUL → picture 2ARMY → picture 4HEART → picture 1HILL → picture 3

Grade 1Saul Is Afraid

A big army came. → picture 2Saul was afraid. → picture 4His heart shook. → picture 5Saul went to the wrong place. → picture 1We should go to God. → picture 3

Order:

1. The armies camp for battle2. Saul is afraid3. Yahweh does not answer Saul4. The kingdom is given to David

Grade 2A Sad Night for Saul

  1. Who came to fight Israel? The Philistines (circle)
  2. How did Saul feel when he saw the army? Very afraid (circle)
  3. What happened when Saul asked God? God did not answer him.
  4. Who did Saul go to? A woman God's law said not to ask for help
  5. Who would Saul's kingdom go to? David (circle)
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Grade 3No Answer for Saul

  1. Who had Saul sent out of the land? Those who had familiar spirits
  2. How did the Lord answer Saul? He didn't answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.
  3. Where did the woman live? Endor
  4. Who did Samuel say would get the kingdom? David
  5. Why was the kingdom torn from Saul? He did not obey the Lord's voice.
1: The armies camp for battle2: Saul is afraid3: Yahweh does not answer Saul4: The kingdom is given to David

Grade 4Turning From God in Fear

  1. What had Saul earlier done that obeyed God's law? Sent away those who had familiar spirits
  2. How did Saul disobey God? By seeking a medium
  3. What did Saul swear to the woman? That she would not be punished
  4. Why was the kingdom torn from Saul? He did not obey Yahweh's voice about Amalek.

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

Grade 5The End of Saul's Road

  1. What was God's silence the result of? Years of disobedience
  2. What had Saul once banned? Those who had familiar spirits
  3. What does the text not explain? How the woman saw Samuel
  4. What did Samuel say Yahweh had become to Saul? His adversary
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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