Objects
harp in 2 Kings 5
HARP
This thing shows up in 2 Kings 5:12: “Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them, and be clean?” So he…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
2 Kings 5:12
“Aren’t Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn’t I wash in them, and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.”
What kids can learn
When you hear harp in 2 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Kings 5:12 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 5:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Aren’tAbanahandPharpar,theriversofDamascus,allthewatersofIsrael?Couldn’tIwashinthem,andbeclean?”Soheturnedandwentawayina