Objects
net in Exodus 35
NET
This thing shows up in Exodus 35:22: “They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Exodus 35:22
“They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.”
What kids can learn
When you hear net in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 35:22 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 35:22
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Theycame,menandwomen,asmanyaswerewilling-hearted,andbroughtearrings,signetrings,andarmlets,alljewelsofgold;eveneverymanwhoofferedanofgoldtoYahweh.