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What should a child notice in 1 Samuel 7?
1 Samuel 7 opens with these words: “The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son…” The line to keep is 1 Samuel 7:8: “The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 1 Samuel 7:8: “The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”” What happens first in 1 Samuel 7?
1 Samuel 7:8
“The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.””
1 Samuel 7:3
“Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.””
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Practice 1 Samuel 7:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThechildrenofsaidtoSamuel,“Don’tstopcryingtoYahwehourGodforus,hewillusoutofthehandofthePhilistines.”