Animals
pigeon in Leviticus 5
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This creature shows up in Leviticus 5:7: ““‘If he can’t afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Leviticus 5:7
““‘If he can’t afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to Yahweh; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.”
What kids can learn
When you hear pigeon in Leviticus, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Leviticus 5:7 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Leviticus 5:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“‘Ifhealamb,thenheshallbringhisofferingforthatinwhichhehassinned,twoturtledoves,ortwoyoungpigeons,toYahweh;oneforasinoffering,andtheotherforaburntoffering.