Objects
cord in Genesis 21
KORD
This thing shows up in Genesis 21:23: “Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Genesis 21:23
“Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.””
What kids can learn
When you hear cord in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 21:23 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 21:23
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Now,therefore,sweartomeherebyGodthatyouwillnotdealfalselywithme,norwithmyson,norwithmyson’sson.ButaccordingtothethatIhavedonetoyou,youshalldotome,andtotheinwhichyouhaveasaforeigner.”