History
What should a child notice in Judges 9?
Judges 9 opens with these words: “Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his…” The line to keep is Judges 9:3: “His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our…” Carry the word “mother” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Judges 9:3: “His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”” What happens first in Judges 9?
Judges 9:3
“His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.””
Judges 9:3
“His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.””
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Practice Judges 9:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Hismother’sofhimintheearsofallthemenofShechemallthesewords.TheirheartstofollowAbimelech;fortheysaid,“Heisourbrother.”