Animals
donkey in Genesis 47
DON-kee
This creature shows up in Genesis 47:17: “They brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Genesis 47:17
“They brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the donkeys: and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their livestock for that year.”
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 47:17 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 47:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheybroughttheirlivestocktoandJosephgavethembreadinexchangeforthehorses,andfortheflocks,andfortheherds,andforthedonkeys:andhefedthemwithbreadinforalltheirforthatyear.