People
Samuel in 1 Samuel 4
SAM-yoo-ul
This person shows up in 1 Samuel 4:1: “The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
1 Samuel 4:1
“The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.”
What kids can learn
When you hear samuel in 1 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Samuel 4:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 4:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThewordofSamuelcametoallIsrael.NowIsraelwentoutthePhilistinestobattle,andbesideEbenezer;andtheencampedinAphek.