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gate in Genesis 22
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This thing shows up in Genesis 22:17: “that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Genesis 22:17
“that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.”
What kids can learn
When you hear gate in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 22:17 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 22:17
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
thatIwillyougreatly,andIwillmultiplyyouroffspringgreatlylikethestarsoftheheavens,andthesandwhichisontheseashore.Youroffspringwillpossesstheofhisenemies.