Objects
timber in 1 Chronicles 22
TIM-ber
This thing shows up in 1 Chronicles 22:14: “Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
1 Chronicles 22:14
“Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for Yahweh’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.”
What kids can learn
When you hear timber in 1 Chronicles, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Chronicles 22:14 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Chronicles 22:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Now,behold,inmyafflictionIhavepreparedforYahweh’sonehundredtalentsofgold,onemilliontalentsofsilver,andbrassandironwithoutweight;foritisinabundance.Ialsopreparedtimberandstone;andyoumayaddtothem.