Week 205 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 332 words
🔥 Deuteronomy 10
Deuteronomy 10 opens with these words: “At that time Yahweh said to me, “Cut two stone tablets like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood.” The line to keep is Deuteronomy 10:12: “Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God…” Carry the word “israel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Deuteronomy 10 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “At that time Yahweh said to me, “Cut two stone tablets like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood.” 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, “Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,” Deuteronomy 10 opens with these words: “At that time Yahweh said to me, “Cut two stone tablets like the first, and come up to me onto the mountain, and make an ark of wood.” The line to keep is Deuteronomy 10:12: “Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God…” Carry the word “israel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Deuteronomy 10:12: “Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Deuteronomy 10? Then try this: Read “Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways,…” 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.
“Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,”
Deuteronomy 10:12 · Deuteronomy 10
Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 10:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Now,Israel,doesYahwehyourGodrequireofyou,buttofearYahwehyourGod,towalkinallhisandtolovehim,andtoserveYahwehyourGodwithallheartandwithallyoursoul,
Talk about it
- What happens first in Deuteronomy 10?
- Read “Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Deuteronomy 10 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Deuteronomy 10. Help us remember Deuteronomy 10:12 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Deuteronomy 10 is long, read Deuteronomy 10:12 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 205 · the whole night
🔥 Deuteronomy 10
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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