Animals
calf in Deuteronomy 9
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This creature shows up in Deuteronomy 9:16: “I looked, and behold, you had sinned against Yahweh your God. You had made yourselves a molten calf. You had quickly turned away from the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Deuteronomy 9:16
“I looked, and behold, you had sinned against Yahweh your God. You had made yourselves a molten calf. You had quickly turned away from the way which Yahweh had commanded you.”
What kids can learn
When you hear calf in Deuteronomy, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Deuteronomy 9:16 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 9:16
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Ilooked,andbehold,youhadsinnedagainstyourGod.Youhadmadeyourselvesamoltencalf.YouhadturnedawaythewaywhichYahwehhadcommandedyou.