People
Isaiah in 2 Kings 20
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This person shows up in 2 Kings 20:1: “In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
2 Kings 20:1
“In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order; for you will die, and not live.’””
What kids can learn
When you hear isaiah in 2 Kings, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Kings 20:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Kings 20:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
InthosedaysHezekiahwassickanddying.theprophetthesonofcametohim,andsaidtohim,says,‘Setyourhouseinorder;foryouwilldie,andnotlive.’”