Objects
hammer in Isaiah 44
HAM-er
This thing shows up in Isaiah 44:12: “The blacksmith takes an ax, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Isaiah 44:12
“The blacksmith takes an ax, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.”
What kids can learn
When you hear hammer in Isaiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Isaiah 44:12 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Isaiah 44:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Theblacksmithanax,worksinthecoals,fashionsitwithandworksithisstrongarm.Heishungry,andhisstrengthfails;hedrinksnowater,andisfaint.