Lesson XX. The First King of Israel.
(Tell Story 18 in Part Second.)
1. When Săm´u-el grew old, what did the people ask him to do? To give them a king.
2. Why did the Ĭs̝´ra-el-ītes wish for a king? To be like the others around them.
3. Why was Săm´u-el not pleased at this? Because he wished God to be the king of Ĭs̝´ra-el.
4. What did God tell Săm´u-el to do? To let the people have a king.
5. Whom did God choose as the first king of Ĭs̝´ra-el? A young man named Sa̤ul.
6. How did Sa̤ul look when he was made king? He was the tallest man of all the people.
7. What did the people say when they saw their new king? "Long live the King."
8. What did Săm´u-el do for the king and the people? He wrote the laws of the land in a book.
9. Where did Sa̤ul live as king? At Ḡĭb´e-ah.