Places
Carmel in 1 Samuel 15
KAR-mul
This place shows up in 1 Samuel 15:12: “Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and Samuel was told, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
1 Samuel 15:12
“Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and Samuel was told, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.””
What kids can learn
When you hear carmel in 1 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Samuel 15:12 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 15:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SamuelroseearlytoSaulinthemorning;andSamuelwastold,saying,“Saulcametoandhesetupamonumentforhimself,andturned,andpassedon,andwentdowntoGilgal.”