Animals
bear in Genesis 16
BAIR
This creature shows up in Genesis 16:2: “Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my servant. It may be that I will obtain children by…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Genesis 16:2
“Sarai said to Abram, “See now, Yahweh has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my servant. It may be that I will obtain children by her.” Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.”
What kids can learn
When you hear bear in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 16:2 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 16:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SaraitoAbram,“Seenow,Yahwehhasrestrainedmefrombearing.Pleasegointomyservant.ItmaybethatIwillobtainchildrenbyher.”Abramtothevoiceof