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1 Samuel 30 · Grade 4

From Ashes to Victory

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Returning to Ziklag, David found his town burned and every family taken. The Amalekites had killed no one but carried everyone away. David's men wept until they could weep no more. In their grief, they turned on David and spoke of stoning him. It was perhaps the lowest moment of David's life.

But David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God. Unlike in chapter 27, David now called for the ephod and inquired of the Lord. God's answer was clear: pursue, overtake, and recover all. David set out with six hundred men, but two hundred were too exhausted to go on.

An abandoned Egyptian servant, fed and revived, guided David to the Amalekite camp. David struck them from twilight to the next evening, and some fled on camels. David recovered all, and nothing was lacking. When some wanted to deny the two hundred a share, David said what Yahweh had given belonged to all. They shall share alike.

Show What You Know

  1. What did David's men do in their grief?

  2. How was David different from chapter 27?

  3. Who guided David to the Amalekite camp?

  4. What did David say about the plunder?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

ZiklagshareGodrecoveredEgyptian
  1. Returning to , David found his town burned and every family taken.
  2. But David strengthened himself in Yahweh his .
  3. An abandoned servant, fed and revived, guided David to the Amalekite camp.
  4. David all, and nothing was lacking.
  5. When some wanted to deny the two hundred a , David said what Yahweh had given belonged to all.

Think About It

  1. Where do you turn for strength when everything seems lost?

  2. Why did David insist that everyone share alike?

Memory Verse

“David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.”

1 Samuel 30:6 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for giving me strength. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you treat a stranger who is hungry and alone?
  • How can you find strength in God when things go wrong?

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