Animals
worm in Jeremiah 9
WURM
This creature shows up in Jeremiah 9:15: “Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real creature in a real place.
Jeremiah 9:15
“Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.”
What kids can learn
When you hear worm in Jeremiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this creature in the story on purpose.
Read Jeremiah 9:15 again tomorrow and ask what the creature is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Jeremiah 9:15
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThereforeYahwehofArmies,theGodofIsrael,says,“Behold,Iwillfeedthispeople,withandgivethemwaterofgalltodrink.