book in Deuteronomy 17

This thing shows up in Deuteronomy 17:18: “It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.

Deuteronomy 17:18

“It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the priests the Levites.”

What kids can learn

When you hear book in Deuteronomy, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.

Read Deuteronomy 17:18 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.