mule in 1 Kings 18

This creature shows up in 1 Kings 18:5: “Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.

1 Kings 18:5

“Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.””

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 18:5 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.