People
Jeremiah in 2 Chronicles 35
jer-uh-MYE-uh
This person shows up in 2 Chronicles 35:25: “Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
2 Chronicles 35:25
“Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel. Behold, they are written in the lamentations.”
What kids can learn
When you hear jeremiah in 2 Chronicles, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read 2 Chronicles 35:25 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice 2 Chronicles 35:25
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
JeremiahlamentedforJosiah,andallthesingingmenandsingingwomenofJosiahintheirlamentationstothisday;andmadethemanordinanceinIsrael.Behold,arewritteninthelamentations.