Objects
gold in Exodus 12
GOLD
This thing shows up in Exodus 12:35: “The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Exodus 12:35
“The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing.”
What kids can learn
When you hear gold in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 12:35 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 12:35
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThechildrenofIsraeldidaccordingtotheofMoses;andtheyaskedoftheEgyptiansjewelsofandjewelsofgold,and