Objects
shield in Deuteronomy 33
SHEELD
This thing shows up in Deuteronomy 33:29: “You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Deuteronomy 33:29
“You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.””
What kids can learn
When you hear shield in Deuteronomy, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Deuteronomy 33:29 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 33:29
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Youarehappy,Israel!Whoisyou,apeoplebyYahweh,theshieldofyourhelp,theswordofyourexcellency?Yourenemieswillsubmitthemselvestoyou.Youwilltreadontheirhigh