Saul in 1 Samuel 9

This person shows up in 1 Samuel 9:2: “He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.

1 Samuel 9:2

“He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.”

What kids can learn

When you hear saul in 1 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.

Read 1 Samuel 9:2 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.