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serpent in Isaiah 14
SER-pent
This creature shows up in Isaiah 14:29: “Don’t rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root an adder will emerge, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Isaiah 14:29
“Don’t rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.”
What kids can learn
When you hear serpent in Isaiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Isaiah 14:29 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Isaiah 14:29
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Don’trejoice,OPhilistia,allofyou,becausetherodthatstruckyouisbroken;foroutoftherootanwillemerge,andhisfruitwillbeafieryflying