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1 Samuel 9 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Saul Looks for Donkeys

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.

PreschoolLost Donkeys

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

KindergartenGod Leads

DONKEYS → picture 3CITY → picture 1SAUL → picture 4FOOD → picture 2

Grade 1God Has a Plan

The donkeys were lost. → picture 4Saul looked far and wide. → picture 3Girls went out to get water. → picture 1Saul came to the city. → picture 5Samuel gave Saul food. → picture 2

Order:

1. Kish's donkeys are lost2. A man of God is in this city3. Yahweh shows Samuel the man4. The donkeys have been found

Grade 2The Lost Donkeys

  1. Who was Saul? A tall young man (circle)
  2. What got lost? His father's donkeys (circle)
  3. Who went with Saul? A servant (circle)
  4. Who told Samuel that Saul would come? God (circle)
  5. What did Samuel give Saul? The best food (circle)
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Grade 3A Search That Led to God's Plan

  1. Which tribe was Saul from? Benjamin
  2. How tall was Saul? Taller than all the people
  3. What did the servant say about the man of God? All he said surely came true.
  4. Who told Samuel about Saul the day before? The Lord
  5. Where did Samuel talk with Saul? On the housetop
1: Kish's donkeys are lost2: A man of God is in this city3: Yahweh shows Samuel the man4: The donkeys have been found

Grade 4God's Hidden Hand

  1. What errand was Saul on? Searching for his father's lost donkeys
  2. Who knew about Samuel? The servant, not Saul
  3. Why did God choose to send a prince? He had heard His people's cry.
  4. What led Saul to God's plan? Lost donkeys

Word bank: 1. Saul; 2. servant; 3. God

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

Grade 5Lost Donkeys and a Kingdom

  1. What were Saul's outward credentials? His father was a mighty man of valor, and Saul was taller than any of the people.
  2. What questions does the narrative raise about Saul? He failed, was ready to quit, and seemed not to know Samuel.
  3. Why did God say He would send a prince? To save His people from the Philistines, for He had looked on their cry.
  4. Through what does God's providence work in this chapter? Ordinary details, even lost donkeys
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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