Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Jeremiah 7?
Jeremiah 7 opens with these words: “The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying,” The line to keep is Jeremiah 7:18: “The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink…” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Jeremiah 7:18: “The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.” What happens first in Jeremiah 7?
Jeremiah 7:18
“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.”
Jeremiah 7:3
“Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says, “Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.”
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Practice Jeremiah 7:18
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thegatherwood,andthekindlethefire,andthewomenkneadthedough,tomakecakestothequeenofthesky,andtooutdrinkofferingstoothergods,thattheymayprovokemetoanger.