staff in 2 Samuel 3

This thing shows up in 2 Samuel 3:29: “Let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.

2 Samuel 3:29

“Let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house. Let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.””

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 3:29 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.