Animals
serpent in Numbers 21
SER-pent
This creature shows up in Numbers 21:7: “The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against Yahweh, and against you. Pray to Yahweh, that he take…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Numbers 21:7
“The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against Yahweh, and against you. Pray to Yahweh, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.”
What kids can learn
When you hear serpent in Numbers, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Numbers 21:7 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Numbers 21:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThepeoplecametoMoses,andsaid,“Wehavesinned,becausewehaveagainstYahweh,andagainstyou.PraytoYahweh,thathetakeawaytheserpentsfromus.”prayedforthe