Places
Jerusalem in Judges 19
jer-OO-suh-lem
This place shows up in Judges 19:10: “But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and toward Jebus (also called Jerusalem). With him were a couple of…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Judges 19:10
“But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and toward Jebus (also called Jerusalem). With him were a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine also was with him.”
What kids can learn
When you hear jerusalem in Judges, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Judges 19:10 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Judges 19:10
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Butthemanwouldn’tstaythatnight,butheroseupanddeparted,andtowardJebus(alsocalledJerusalem).Withhimaofsaddleddonkeys.Hisalsowaswithhim.