Objects
hammer in Judges 5
HAM-er
This thing shows up in Judges 5:26: “She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Judges 5:26
“She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.”
What kids can learn
When you hear hammer in Judges, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Judges 5:26 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Judges 5:26
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Sheputherhandtothetentpeg,andherrighthandtotheworkmen’shammer.WiththehammersheSisera.Shestruckthroughhishead.Yes,shepiercedandhistemples.