Animals
lion in 1 Samuel 15
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This creature shows up in 1 Samuel 15:23: “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
1 Samuel 15:23
“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.””
What kids can learn
When you hear lion in 1 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Samuel 15:23 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 15:23
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Forrebellionisasthesinofwitchcraft,andstubbornnessisasidolatryandteraphim.BecauseyouhaverejectedYahweh’sword,hehasalsoyouking.”