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sword in Genesis 34
SORD
This thing shows up in Genesis 34:25: “On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Genesis 34:25
“On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.”
What kids can learn
When you hear sword in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 34:25 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 34:25
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Onthethirdday,whentheyweresore,twoofJacob’ssons,SimeonandLevi,Dinah’sbrothers,eachtookhissword,cametheunsuspectingandkilledallthe