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I have combined the usual lesson of God Talking to Samuel with more about Eli and the loss of the Ark of the Covenant in a battle. As you can see below, I had the lesson on the floor on blankets and turned off the lights since it was nighttime. Samuel will lead us to David next week. Today's lesson is found in 1 Samuel 1-4. There was a man named Elkanah and he had two wives. One was named Peninnah, and the other was Hannah. They went to worship and sacrifice to God every year. Elkanah loved Hannah, but she could not have any children, and Phinehas made her miserable because of it. So, every year when they went to worship, Hannah would cry and not eat. Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle. (1:9) Eli was watching Hannah as she cried and prayed for God to give her a baby boy. She told God that she would give the baby to God and wouldn't shave his head. Eli saw Hannah praying and told her to go in peace, that the Lord would give Hannah her request. Hannah had a baby boy and she named him Samuel because “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.” Hannah told Elkanah that she didn't want to go give sacrifices to God until Samuel was finished nursing (about three years according to research). When they did go to worship as a family, they took three bulls, flour & wine with them. Elkanah & Hannah left Samuel at the temple to minister with Eli the priest. Hannah would make Samuel a new robe when they visited every year. Hannah also had three more sons and two daughters. Later, Eli and Samuel were lying down. Eli was old and couldn't see very well. The Lord called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Eli told Samuel that he didn't call for him and to lay back down. This happened again, then the third time Eli realized that God must be talking to Samuel. Eli told Samuel to answer the Lord and say that His servant hears. The next time the voice said "Samuel! Samuel!" he answered. The Lord told Samuel that He was going to do something to Eli because of Eli's wicked sons. Eli knew what they were doing, and he didn't stop them. Samuel laid in bed until morning and was afraid to tell Eli what the Lord told him. Eli wanted to know what was said, so Samuel told him everything the Lord had told him. Eli told Samuel “It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him.” Samuel grew up and everyone knew that he was a prophet from the Lord. Israel lost a battle to the Philistines. About 4,000 men were killed. They wondered why they lost the battle and decided to take the ark of the covenant from Shiloh and bring it to their camp. Maybe it would help save them from their enemies. Eli's two bad sons were there. When the ark of the covenant came into camp, they shouted so loud the ground shook! The Philistines wondered what was going on! They worried that they would have to fight God! But they shouted to fight! The Philistine's won the battle. There was a huge slaughter with 30,000-foot soldiers killed. The ark of the covenant was taken! Both of Eli's sons were killed. A man went running to Shiloh and told the city what had happened. Eli was 98 years old and was blind. He asked the man what had happened. The man told Eli about his sons and that the ark was taken. When Eli heard about the ark of the covenant, he fell off his seat backward and broke his neck! He was a judge for Israel for 40 years. Samuel became judge to Israel. He was a good judge and turned the people back to God. We will continue with Samuel next week as we talk about David. For today's activity, I decided to lay a blanket on the floor, and sit on the floor to do the lesson. First, we talked about if God called to them, what would they do, think, how would they answer. Does God talk directly to us today? We have the Bible. Can we talk to God? Yes, in prayer. We looked at the following question sheet and discussed things we can do to listen and obey the various people listed. I started the lesson and turned off the lights and said "Samuel, ..." I used this lantern to have Samuel answer Eli. We continued the lesson on the floor, then moved to the table to finish worksheets, etc. You can print the above question sheet here. Click here to download the worksheet. Click here to download 1 Samuel 1-4 updated visuals. Not all are shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. Click here to see all the worksheets for this quarter. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. 

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by Jennifer Poindexter Have you ever pondered the history in your herb garden? Chances are you haven’t. Most of us become so busy with growing a garden that we hardly stop to think about the history behind each plant. One resource we can use, to learn a little more about our plants, is the Bible. […]

If God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 1 John 4:11 Scripture graphic for you The Bible is filled with verses about God’s love for us. In one of last week’s posts, I mentioned these scriptures about God’s love for us. He knows the number of hairs on your head But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:7 He knows every tear you shed and stores them in a bottle Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? Psalm 56:8 His thoughts toward you outnumber the grains of sand How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand… Psalm 139:17-18 Free Digital Scripture Graphic I made with vintage images These last few weeks, I have had an outpouring of love from my friends and family. They have showed their love to me in ways that were ordinary to them, but cumulatively proved to be extraordinary to me. It’s not my birthday, I didn’t have surgery, and I haven’t gone through any serious event, just normal days. The people in my life have shown their love to me in various ways that are unique to each of them. The gift of handmade gifts The gift of time The gift of words The gift of passing on their treasures to me The gift of real letters in the mail The gift of prayers The gift of laughter together The gift of encouragement I’m touched by their kindness and realize that God is blessing me beyond measure through the people around me. In doing so, he’s showing me that he loves me more than I can comprehend. I want to be that kind of person that God uses to bless someone, that they would feel his love through me, just like I’ve received. There’s a hymn titled Make Me a Blessing that came to mind as I wrote this, here are some of the lyrics: Give as 'twas given to you in your need; Love as the Master loved you; Be to the helpless a helper indeed; Unto your mission be true. Make me a blessing, Make me a blessing, Out of my life May Jesus shine; Make me a blessing, O savior, I pray, Make me a blessing to someone today. Free vintage scripture graphic Thanks so much for stopping by today. I’d love to hear from you, leave me a comment and let me know the ways people around you have shown their love. The images included in this post are free to you. Please do not sell the actual image or include in digital collage sheets for sale. You may link back to me if you use on your blog but it’s not necessary. Thanks for stopping by today.

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