Animals
turtledove in Leviticus 15
TUR-tul-duv
This creature shows up in Leviticus 15:14: ““‘On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Yahweh to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Leviticus 15:14
““‘On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before Yahweh to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest:”
What kids can learn
When you hear turtledove in Leviticus, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Leviticus 15:14 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Leviticus 15:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“‘Ontheeighthdayheshalltaketwoturtledoves,ortwoandcomebeforeYahwehtothedooroftheTentofMeeting,andgivethemtothe