Week 132 · Old Testament · about 4 minutes · 252 words
🕊️ Exodus 40
Exodus 40 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” The line to keep is Exodus 40:4: “You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.” Carry the word “bring” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Exodus 40 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” 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 took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.” Exodus 40 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” The line to keep is Exodus 40:4: “You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.” Carry the word “bring” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Exodus 40:4: “You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Exodus 40? Then try this: Read “You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand,…” 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 bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.”
Exodus 40:4 · Exodus 40
Say it
Practice Exodus 40:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Youshallbringinthetable,andsetinthethingsthatareonit.Youbringinthelampstand,andlightits
Talk about it
- What happens first in Exodus 40?
- Read “You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Exodus 40 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Exodus 40. Help us remember Exodus 40:4 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Exodus 40 is long, read Exodus 40:4 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 132 · the whole night
🕊️ Exodus 40
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