Objects
altar in Exodus 17
ALL-ter
This thing shows up in Exodus 17:15: “Moses built an altar, and called its name Yahweh our Banner.” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Exodus 17:15
“Moses built an altar, and called its name Yahweh our Banner.”
What kids can learn
When you hear altar in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 17:15 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 17:15
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
builtanaltar,anditsnameYahwehour