Week 859 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 250 words
🌙 Ezekiel 21
Ezekiel 21 opens with these words: “Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,” The line to keep is Ezekiel 21:15: “I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied. Ah! It is made as lightning. It is…” Carry the word “threatenin” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Ezekiel 21 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh’s word came to me, 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, “I will also strike my hands together, and I will cause my wrath to rest. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.”” Ezekiel 21 opens with these words: “Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,” The line to keep is Ezekiel 21:15: “I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied. Ah! It is made as lightning. It is…” Carry the word “threatenin” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Ezekiel 21:15: “I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied. Ah! It is made as lightning. It is pointed for slaughter.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Ezekiel 21? Then try this: Read “I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be…” 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.
“I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied. Ah! It is made as lightning. It is pointed for slaughter.”
Ezekiel 21:15 · Ezekiel 21
Say it
Practice Ezekiel 21:15
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Isetthethreateningswordagainstalltheirgates,theirheartmaymelt,andtheirstumblingsbemultiplied.Ah!ItismadeasItispointedforslaughter.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Ezekiel 21?
- Read “I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Ezekiel 21 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Ezekiel 21. Help us remember Ezekiel 21:15 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Ezekiel 21 is long, read Ezekiel 21:15 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 859 · the whole night
🌙 Ezekiel 21
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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