Objects
yoke in 2 Samuel 24
YOHK
This thing shows up in 2 Samuel 24:22: “Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real thing in a real place.
2 Samuel 24:22
“Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.”
What kids can learn
When you hear yoke in 2 Samuel, remember the sentence around it. God put this thing in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Samuel 24:22 again tomorrow and ask what the thing is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Samuel 24:22
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
AraunahsaidtoDavid,“Letmylordthekingtakeandofferupseemsgoodtohim.thefortheburntoffering,andthethreshinginstrumentsandtheyokesoftheoxenforthewood.