Week 498 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 220 words
📖 Job 26
Job 26 opens with these words: “Then Job answered,” The line to keep is Job 26:2: ““How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!” Carry the word “helped” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Job 26 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Then Job answered,” 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 binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.” Job 26 opens with these words: “Then Job answered,” The line to keep is Job 26:2: ““How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!” Carry the word “helped” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Job 26:2: ““How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Job 26? Then try this: Read ““How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!” 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.
““How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!”
Job 26:2 · Job 26
Say it
Practice Job 26:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“HowhaveyouhimwhoiswithoutHowhaveyousavedthearmthathasno
Talk about it
- What happens first in Job 26?
- Read ““How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Job 26 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Job 26. Help us remember Job 26:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Job 26 is long, read Job 26:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 498 · the whole night
📖 Job 26
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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