Objects
staff in 2 Samuel 21
STAF
This thing shows up in 2 Samuel 21:19: “There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
2 Samuel 21:19
“There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite’s brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.”
What kids can learn
When you hear staff in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 21:19 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 21:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
wasagainwarwiththePhilistinesatGob;andElhananthesonoftheBethlehemitekilledGoliaththeGittite’sbrother,thestaffofwhosewaslikeaweaver’sbeam.