Objects
trumpet in Exodus 20
TRUM-pet
This thing shows up in Exodus 20:18: “All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
Exodus 20:18
“All the people perceived the thunderings, the lightnings, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking. When the people saw it, they trembled, and stayed at a distance.”
What kids can learn
When you hear trumpet in Exodus, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read Exodus 20:18 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Exodus 20:18
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Allthepeopleperceivedthethunderings,thelightnings,thesoundofthetrumpet,andthemountainthepeoplesawit,theytrembled,andstayedata