Animals
ox in Deuteronomy 17
OX
This creature shows up in Deuteronomy 17:1: “You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a defect, or anything evil; for that is an abomination to Yahweh…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Deuteronomy 17:1
“You shall not sacrifice to Yahweh your God an ox, or a sheep, in which is a defect, or anything evil; for that is an abomination to Yahweh your God.”
What kids can learn
When you hear ox in Deuteronomy, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Deuteronomy 17:1 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 17:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
YounotsacrificetoYahwehyourGodanox,orainwhichisadefect,orevil;forthatisanabominationtoYahwehyourGod.