Places
Gilgal in Judges 3
GIL-gal
This place shows up in Judges 3:19: “But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said,…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Judges 3:19
“But he himself turned back from the stone idols that were by Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” The king said, “Keep silence!” All who stood by him left him.”
What kids can learn
When you hear gilgal in Judges, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Judges 3:19 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Judges 3:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Buthehimselfturnedbackthestoneidolsthatwerebyandsaid,“Iasecretmessageforyou,Oking.”Thekingsaid,“Keepsilence!”Allwhostoodbyhimlefthim.