Animals
lamb in Exodus 12
LAM
This creature shows up in Exodus 12:3: “Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Exodus 12:3
“Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth day of this month, they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household;”
What kids can learn
When you hear lamb in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 12:3 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 12:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
SpeaktoallthecongregationofIsrael,saying,‘Onthetenthdayofthismonth,shalltaketothemeverymanaaccordingtotheirhouses,alambforahousehold;