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Israel Asks for a Human King

Kids (ages 4-8) · 1 Samuel 8:4-22 · Standard ·35 minutes

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Objective: Retell the main action in 1 Samuel 8:4-22 and state in simple language that israel wanted to be like surrounding nations instead of trusting god as king.

Read: 1 Samuel 8:4-22

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

Ask:

Do: Complete Israel Asks for a Human King Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; Israel Asks for a Human King Story Path

Standard outline · 35 minutes

  1. 4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
  2. 4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
  3. 9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Exodus 12:1-32 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say?
  4. 7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What conclusion can we support from those observations? Where could someone overstate or misapply this passage?
  5. 7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Read and Notice: Israel Asks for a Human King. Printable: K3-L07-P01-the-passover-story-path.
  6. 4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Activity details

Read and Notice: Israel Asks for a Human King · 10 min

Materials: The Passover Story Path; Bible; Pens or pencils

  1. Read or retell 1 Samuel 8:4-22 in context.
  2. Name two details the text directly states.
  3. Restate the big idea in your own words.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Closing

Memory verse: 1 Samuel 8:4-22

Prayer: Thank God for what the passage shows and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: Israel wanted to be like surrounding nations instead of trusting God as King.