Week 292 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 315 words
🌊 1 Samuel 16
1 Samuel 16 opens with these words: “Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil,…” The line to keep is 1 Samuel 16:4: “Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”” Carry the word “samuel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
1 Samuel 16 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”” 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, “He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. Yahweh said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.”” 1 Samuel 16 opens with these words: “Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil,…” The line to keep is 1 Samuel 16:4: “Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”” Carry the word “samuel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is 1 Samuel 16:4: “Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in 1 Samuel 16? Then try this: Read “Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him…” 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.
“Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?””
1 Samuel 16:4 · 1 Samuel 16
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 16:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SamueldidwhichYahwehspoke,andcametoBethlehem.Theeldersofthecitycametohimtrembling,andsaid,“Doyoupeaceably?”
Talk about it
- What happens first in 1 Samuel 16?
- Read “Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from 1 Samuel 16 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for 1 Samuel 16. Help us remember 1 Samuel 16:4 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If 1 Samuel 16 is long, read 1 Samuel 16:4 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 292 · the whole night
🌊 1 Samuel 16
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