Animals
hare in Deuteronomy 14
HAIR
This creature shows up in Deuteronomy 14:7: “Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof cloven: the camel, the hare, and the rabbit.…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Deuteronomy 14:7
“Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof cloven: the camel, the hare, and the rabbit. Because they chew the cud but don’t part the hoof, they are unclean to you.”
What kids can learn
When you hear hare in Deuteronomy, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Deuteronomy 14:7 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 14:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Neverthelessyoushallnoteatofthemthatchewthecud,orofthosewhohavethehoofcloven:thethehare,andtherabbit.Becausetheychewthecudbutpartthehoof,theyareuncleantoyou.