History
What should a child notice in 1 Kings 19?
1 Kings 19 opens with these words: “Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.” The line to keep is 1 Kings 19:2: “Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow…” Carry the word “jezebel” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is 1 Kings 19:2: “Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!”” What happens first in 1 Kings 19?
1 Kings 19:2
“Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!””
1 Kings 19:3
“When he saw that, he arose, and ran for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.”
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Say it
Practice 1 Kings 19:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThensentamessengertoElijah,saying,“Soletthegodsdotome,andmorealso,ifIdon’tmakeyourlifeastheofoneofthembytomorrowabouttime!”