Animals
scorpion in 1 Kings 12
SKOR-pee-un
This creature shows up in 1 Kings 12:11: “Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
1 Kings 12:11
“Now my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’””
What kids can learn
When you hear scorpion in 1 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Kings 12:11 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Kings 12:11
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Nowmyfatheryouaheavyyoke,butIwilladdtoyouryoke.Myfatherchastisedyouwhips,butIwillchastiseyouwithscorpions.’”