Animals
mule in 1 Kings 1
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This creature shows up in 1 Kings 1:33: “The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
1 Kings 1:33
“The king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon.”
What kids can learn
When you hear mule in 1 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Kings 1:33 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Kings 1:33
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thekingtothem,“Takeyoutheservantsofyourlord,andcausemysontorideonmyownmule,andbringhimdowntoGihon.