Animals
donkey in Genesis 22
DON-kee
This creature shows up in Genesis 22:3: “Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Genesis 22:3
“Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.”
What kids can learn
When you hear donkey in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 22:3 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 22:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Abrahamroseinthemorning,andsaddledhisdonkey,andtooktwoofhisyoungmenwithhim,andIsaachisson.Hesplitthewoodfortheburntandroseup,andwenttotheofwhichGodhadtoldhim.