People
Isaac in Genesis 17
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This person shows up in Genesis 17:19: “God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Genesis 17:19
“God said, “No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.”
What kids can learn
When you hear isaac in Genesis, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Genesis 17:19 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Genesis 17:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Godsaid,“No,butSarah,wife,willbearyouason.YoushallcallhisnameIsaac.Iwillestablishmywithhimforancovenantforhisoffspringafterhim.