Animals
fly in Isaiah 7
FLY
This creature shows up in Isaiah 7:18: “It will happen in that day that Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Isaiah 7:18
“It will happen in that day that Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.”
What kids can learn
When you hear fly in Isaiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Isaiah 7:18 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Isaiah 7:18
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ItwillinthatdaythatwillwhistlefortheflyisintheuttermostpartoftheriversofEgypt,andforthebeethatisinthelandofAssyria.