Animals
lion in 1 Samuel 17
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This creature shows up in 1 Samuel 17:34: “David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb out of the flock,” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
1 Samuel 17:34
“David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb out of the flock,”
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 17:34 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Samuel 17:34
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
DavidsaidtoSaul,“Yourservantwaskeepinghisfather’ssheep;andwhenalionoraandtookalamboutofthe