Objects
cord in Genesis 38
KORD
This thing shows up in Genesis 38:18: “He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Genesis 38:18
“He said, “What pledge will I give you?” She said, “Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand.” He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.”
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 38:18 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 38:18
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hesaid,pledgewillIgiveyou?”She“Yoursignetandyourcord,andyourstaffthatisinhand.”Hegavethemtoher,andcameintoher,andsheconceivedbyhim.