Saul Disobeys God

Saul battles the Amalekites and disobeyed God (freebibleimages.org)

Central Truth: By not obeying God, Saul lost his kingdom.

Scriptures: 1 Samuel 13-15

The Philistines assembled a large army and camped in Michmash while the Israelites camped in Gilgal. Samuel told Saul to wait for him at Gilgal for seven days, but Saul became anxious because his army was deserting. To keep his army together, Saul offered a burnt offering instead of waiting for Samuel to come and off the sacrifice. When Samuel arrived, he reproved Saul for his disobedience and told him that God will take his kingdom away from him.

Again, Saul disobeyed God when he went to battle against the Amalekites. Samuel told him to destroy everything, but Saul spared the king and kept the animals, claiming that the people needed the animals to sacrifice to God. Samuel told Saul that it is better to obey God than to sacrifice and that Saul's actions were a rejection of God. When Samuel refused to pardon Saul for his sin, Samuel turned away from Saul who caught Samuel by his robes and ripped them. Samuel told Saul that because of his disobedience, God has torn his kingdom from him and given it to another.

**Usually, I include any extra crafts that the children and I do for our lessons, but I was unable to do so for this lesson. The iPhone I typically use completely died, taking all the photographs with it.**