1 Samuel – Saul and David

Chapter 13

13:1-14:52 Make up and act out a short dramatic story about what Saul and Jonathan did. Your dramatic story might have 6 scenes: 13:1-4; 13:5-12; 13:13-22; 13:23-14:23; 14:24-46; 14:47-52.

13:1 What do you learn about king Saul?

13:2-4 Put this into your own words. What did Saul do? What did Jonathan do? What news did people hear? What do you think about that? What do you learn about the Philistines?

13:5-7 What was happening? What do you think about all that?

13:8-14 Put this story into your own words. What did Saul do? What did Samuel do?

What was wrong with what Saul did? What should he have done instead? What were the bad results of what Saul did?

13:15-18 Put this story into your own words. What might make you think that this story actually happened?

13:19-22 Put this story into your own words. What do you learn about the blacksmiths? What do you think about the situation?

13:23-14:3 Put this story into your own words. What do you think about that?