People
Saul in Deuteronomy 21
SAWL
This person shows up in Deuteronomy 21:5: “The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in Yahweh’s name; and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real person in a real place.
Deuteronomy 21:5
“The priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in Yahweh’s name; and according to their word shall every controversy and every assault be decided.”
What kids can learn
When you hear saul in Deuteronomy, remember the sentence around it. God put this person in the story on purpose.
Read Deuteronomy 21:5 again tomorrow and ask what the person is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 21:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThethesonsofLevicomenear;forthemYahwehyourGodhaschosentoministertohim,andtoblessinYahweh’sname;andaccordingtotheirwordshalleveryandeveryassaultbedecided.