Week 435 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 331 words
🎺 2 Chronicles 32
2 Chronicles 32 opens with these words: “After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities,…” The line to keep is 2 Chronicles 32:8: “An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of…” Carry the word “flesh” from that verse into the rest of the day.
2 Chronicles 32 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and intended to win them for himself.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “He also wrote letters insulting Yahweh, the God of Israel, and speaking against him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.”” 2 Chronicles 32 opens with these words: “After these things and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities,…” The line to keep is 2 Chronicles 32:8: “An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of…” Carry the word “flesh” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is 2 Chronicles 32:8: “An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in 2 Chronicles 32? Then try this: Read “An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people rested themselves on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.”
2 Chronicles 32:8 · 2 Chronicles 32
Say it
Practice 2 Chronicles 32:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Anarmoffleshiswithhim,butYahwehourGodiswithustousandtofightourbattles.”ThethemselvesonthewordsofHezekiahkingofJudah.
Talk about it
- What happens first in 2 Chronicles 32?
- Read “An arm of flesh is with him, but Yahweh our God is with us to help us and to fight our battles.” The people…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from 2 Chronicles 32 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for 2 Chronicles 32. Help us remember 2 Chronicles 32:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If 2 Chronicles 32 is long, read 2 Chronicles 32:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 435 · the whole night
🎺 2 Chronicles 32
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