Week 203 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 278 words
🌿 Deuteronomy 8
Deuteronomy 8 opens with these words: “You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land…” The line to keep is Deuteronomy 8:5: “You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.” Carry the word “consider” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Deuteronomy 8 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers.” 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, “Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you today;” Deuteronomy 8 opens with these words: “You shall observe to do all the commandments which I command you today, that you may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land…” The line to keep is Deuteronomy 8:5: “You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.” Carry the word “consider” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Deuteronomy 8:5: “You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Deuteronomy 8? Then try this: Read “You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.” 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.
“You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.”
Deuteronomy 8:5 · Deuteronomy 8
Say it
Practice Deuteronomy 8:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Youshallconsiderinyourheartasamandisciplineshisson,soGoddisciplinesyou.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Deuteronomy 8?
- Read “You shall consider in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Deuteronomy 8 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Deuteronomy 8. Help us remember Deuteronomy 8:5 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Deuteronomy 8 is long, read Deuteronomy 8:5 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 203 · the whole night
🌿 Deuteronomy 8
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