Animals
eagle in 2 Samuel 1
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This creature shows up in 2 Samuel 1:23: “Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
2 Samuel 1:23
“Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.”
What kids can learn
When you hear eagle in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 1:23 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 1:23
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SaulandJonathanwerelovelyandintheirlives.IntheirtheywerenotTheywereswifterthaneagles.Theywerestrongerthanlions.