Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Jeremiah 1?
Jeremiah 1 opens with these words: “The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.” The line to keep is Jeremiah 1:6: “Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”” Carry the word “behold” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Jeremiah 1:6: “Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”” What happens first in Jeremiah 1?
Jeremiah 1:6
“Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.””
Jeremiah 1:3
“It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.”
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Practice Jeremiah 1:6
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Isaid,“Ah,LordIdon’tknowhowtospeak;forIamachild.”