Places
Sharon in Isaiah 35
SHAIR-un
This place shows up in Isaiah 35:2: “It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and…” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
Isaiah 35:2
“It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh’s glory, the excellence of our God.”
What kids can learn
When you hear sharon in Isaiah, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read Isaiah 35:2 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice Isaiah 35:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Itwillblossomabundantly,andrejoiceevenwithjoyandLebanon’sglorywillbegiventoit,theexcellenceofCarmelandSharon.Theyseeglory,theexcellenceofourGod.