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What should a child notice in 1 Kings 12?
1 Kings 12 opens with these words: “Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.” The line to keep is 1 Kings 12:4: ““Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve…” Carry the word “father” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 1 Kings 12:4: ““Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.”” What happens first in 1 Kings 12?
1 Kings 12:4
““Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore make the hard service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.””
1 Kings 12:3
“and they sent and called him), Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,”
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Say it
Practice 1 Kings 12:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“Yourfathermadeouryokedifficult.Nowmakethehardserviceofyourfather,andhisheavyyokewhichheputonus,lighter,andweyou.”