Animals
lion in Numbers 23
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This creature shows up in Numbers 23:24: “Behold, the people rises up as a lioness. As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Numbers 23:24
“Behold, the people rises up as a lioness. As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.””
What kids can learn
When you hear lion in Numbers, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Numbers 23:24 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Numbers 23:24
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Behold,therisesupasalioness.Asaheliftsup.Heshallnotliedownuntilheeatsoftheprey,anddrinksthebloodoftheslain.”