Animals
eagle in Jeremiah 4
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This creature shows up in Jeremiah 4:13: “Behold, he will come up as clouds, and his chariots will be as the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! For we are…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Jeremiah 4:13
“Behold, he will come up as clouds, and his chariots will be as the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! For we are ruined.”
What kids can learn
When you hear eagle in Jeremiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Jeremiah 4:13 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Jeremiah 4:13
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Behold,hewillcomeupasclouds,andhisbeasthewhirlwind.Hisareswifterthaneagles.Woetous!Forweareruined.