Objects
timber in Nehemiah 2
TIM-ber
This thing shows up in Nehemiah 2:8: “and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Nehemiah 2:8
“and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple, for the wall of the city, and for the house that I will occupy.” The king granted my requests, because of the good hand of my God on me.”
What kids can learn
When you hear timber in Nehemiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Nehemiah 2:8 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Nehemiah 2:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
andalettertoAsaphtheoftheking’sthathemaygivemetimbertomakebeamsforthegatesofthecitadelbythetemple,forthewallofthecity,andforthehousethatIoccupy.”Thekinggrantedmyrequests,becauseofthegoodhandofmyGodonme.