Animals
horse in Exodus 14
HORSS
This creature shows up in Exodus 14:9: “The Egyptians pursued them. All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army overtook them encamping by the sea, beside…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Exodus 14:9
“The Egyptians pursued them. All the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, his horsemen, and his army overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baal Zephon.”
What kids can learn
When you hear horse in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 14:9 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 14:9
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheEgyptiansthem.AllthehorsesandchariotsofPharaoh,hishorsemen,andhisarmyovertookencampingbythesea,besidebeforeBaalZephon.