New Quizzing Season!

We've started the new Bible Quizzing season, and are really enjoying learning 1 Samuel!  We have done 7 weeks so far, meeting with the whole quizzing team each Wednesday night.  We also study most mornings at breakfast, or at supper.  We reviewed several "dig sites" (This is what our quizzing book calls the sections we study.) last night, and all 7 of them today on the way to our first quiz at Galesburg Church of the Nazarene.

We have learned...

• ...how desperately Hannah poured out her heart to God, begging for a son, and promising to give him to God for all the days of his life.  
• ...how Samuel heard the voice of God, prophesied, and grew in stature with God and with men.  
• ...how Eli the priest's sons had no regard for the Lord, and how their evil caused Eli's family to be punished forever.  
• ...how the Philistine's stole the Ark of the Covenant, and how they returned it to the Isrealite people after God punished them with tumors and rats, and showed them their "gods" were not real.
• ...how the Lord was faithful to His people, and continued to help them.
• ...how Samuel was faithful to the Lord and the Isrealite people all his life.  
• ...how the people desired a king to rule them (once Samuel was old), and how God tried to warn them through Samuel that a king would not be good for them.  
• ...how God allowed the people to have a king because it was what they wanted, and how God chose Saul to be their king, even when he did not want to be.  
• ...how Saul disobeyed God and would never prosper because of it.

...and much more!

Sylvia is quizzing at the Red Level again this year, and Caeden is officially quizzing for the first time too, also at the Red Level.  Their questions have 3 multiple choice answers.  Today they quizzed 2 rounds of 15 questions each.  Sylvia scored 2 perfect rounds!  Caeden had one perfect round, and only 1 question missed in the other!  They were both in the top 10 quizzers, and were honored and SO excited to receive medals!

 Annah is quizzing at the Blue Level this year.  Blue level has harder questions, with 4 multiple choice answers.  Today they quizzed 2 rounds of 20 questions each.  Annah scored 2 perfect rounds, and was in the top 3 quizzers!  She was very pleased!

The kids have worked really hard, and know a lot of details about the first 12 chapters of 1 Samuel.  They also have all recited 7 scripture verses by memory.  Annah has memorized all 20 of the goal verses for the year already.  She loves digging into God's Word!  I am proud of all 3 of them, not for scoring so highly, but for how hard they have worked to learn and understand God's Word and hide it in their hearts!  We now have more understanding of God's love and promises and faithfulness, more boldness to share His love with others!  Hallelujah!

1 Samuel 12:

19 The people all said to Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die, for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”

20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. 21 Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless. 22 For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own. 23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right. 24 But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you."