Objects
brick in 2 Samuel 12
BRIK
This thing shows up in 2 Samuel 12:31: “He brought out the people who were in it, and put them under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them pass through the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
2 Samuel 12:31
“He brought out the people who were in it, and put them under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.”
What kids can learn
When you hear brick in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 12:31 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 12:31
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hebroughtoutthepeoplewhowereinit,andputthemundersaws,underironpicks,underaxesofiron,andmadethempassthroughthekiln;andhedidsotoallthecitiesofthechildrenofAmmon.DavidandallthereturnedtoJerusalem.