Animals
adder in Isaiah 59
AD-er
This creature shows up in Isaiah 59:5: “They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web. He who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Isaiah 59:5
“They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web. He who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.”
What kids can learn
When you hear adder in Isaiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Isaiah 59:5 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Isaiah 59:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Theyhatchadders’eggs,andweavethespider’sweb.Hewhooftheireggsdies;andthatisbreaksoutintoaviper.