Objects
timber in 1 Kings 5
TIM-ber
This thing shows up in 1 Kings 5:6: “Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
1 Kings 5:6
“Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is nobody among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.””
What kids can learn
When you hear timber in 1 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 1 Kings 5:6 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 1 Kings 5:6
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowthereforecommandthatcedartreesbecutformeoutofLebanon.Myservantswillbeyourservants;andIwillyouwagesforyourservantsaccordingtoallthatyousay.Foryouknowthatthereisnobodyamonguswhoknowshowtocuttimberlikethe