Leadership in Israel: Saul

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 8 Christian Religious Education | Strand 2.0 The Bible | Sub-Strand 2.3 Leadership in Israel: Saul (6 lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this sub-strand, you should be able to:

• Discuss reasons for and against kingship in Israel
• Evaluate King Saul's failures and their consequences
• Deduce lessons learnt from the failures of King Saul
• Desire to be a God-fearing leader at school and in church

Summary

1 Samuel 8 describes Israel demanding a king, despite warnings about the drawbacks of such a system. King Saul, Israel's first king, is presented in Scripture as a cautionary example -- a leader whose specific failures carry lessons about leadership that remain relevant today.