🌿 1 Samuel 10

1 Samuel 10 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t Yahweh anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” He said, “To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.”” 1 Samuel 10 opens with these words: “Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t Yahweh anointed you to be prince over his…” The line to keep is 1 Samuel 10:9: “It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs happened that day.” Carry the word “turned” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 1 Samuel 10:9: “It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs happened that day.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 1 Samuel 10? Then try this: Read “It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.