People
Jonah in Jonah 1
JOH-nuh
This person shows up in Jonah 1:1: “Now Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Jonah 1:1
“Now Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,”
What kids can learn
When you hear jonah in Jonah, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Jonah 1:1 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Jonah 1:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
NowYahweh’swordtothesonofsaying,