Animals
eagle in Isaiah 40
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This creature shows up in Isaiah 40:31: “But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Isaiah 40:31
“But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.”
What kids can learn
When you hear eagle in Isaiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Isaiah 40:31 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Isaiah 40:31
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ButthosewhowaitforYahwehwillrenewstrength.Theywillmountupwithlikeeagles.Theywillrun,andnotbeweary.Theywalk,andnotfaint.