Objects
timber in Ezra 5
TIM-ber
This thing shows up in Ezra 5:8: “Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Ezra 5:8
“Be it known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls. This work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.”
What kids can learn
When you hear timber in Ezra, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Ezra 5:8 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Ezra 5:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
BeitknowntothekingthatwewentintotheprovinceofJudah,tothehouseofthegreatGod,isbuiltwithgreatandtimberislaidinthewalls.Thisworkgoesonwithdiligenceandintheirhands.