Animals
ox in Numbers 22
OX
This creature shows up in Numbers 22:4: “Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.”…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Numbers 22:4
“Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.”
What kids can learn
When you hear ox in Numbers, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Numbers 22:4 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Numbers 22:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
MoabtotheeldersofMidian,“Nowthismultitudewilllickupallthatisaroundus,astheoxupthegrassofthefield.”BalakthesonofwaskingofMoabatthattime.