Have you ever had a plan or idea that you really wanted to do? But that plan never happened and instead, someone else’s plan happened? How did you respond? Well, that’s what happened to David. Let’s find out what his plan was, what happened, and how he responded.

With the passing of king Saul, David leads the people around him through example - in mourning of the deaths of Saul, Jonathan, and many Israelites, David shows his love for God and God’s people.

Who will be God’s anointed king after Saul has been rejected by Him? What is it that God is looking for in the next king of Israel?

Israel is given a king, Saul, like all the other nations, after rejecting God as their king. Saul was chosen by God to rule over and deliver His people from the Philistines.  In today’s lesson, we will see that Saul was truly a king like the other nations in that while he won battles against his enemies, he did not love God and he did not obey Him.  What will God do?

Samuel is now old and the people are in danger from the Ammonites.  They don’t want God as their king and instead ask Samuel for a king to judge them and fight their battles so that they may be like the other nations.  God chooses a king for them, Saul, who defeats the Ammonites. Afterwards, Samuel gives a warning for the people to fear and serve God.

An Israelite woman prays for a son, whom she promises to give to the LORD; when God answers her prayer with Samuel, God is also planning to use this son in great ways as His servant.