Week 475 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 240 words
🪔 Job 3
Job 3 opens with these words: “After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.” The line to keep is Job 3:4: “Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.” Carry the word “darkness” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Job 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.” 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, “with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;” Job 3 opens with these words: “After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.” The line to keep is Job 3:4: “Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.” Carry the word “darkness” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Job 3:4: “Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Job 3? Then try this: Read “Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.” 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.
“Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.”
Job 3:4 · Job 3
Say it
Practice Job 3:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Letdaybedarkness.Don’tletGodaboveseekforit,letthelightshineonit.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Job 3?
- Read “Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Job 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Job 3. Help us remember Job 3:4 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Job 3 is long, read Job 3:4 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 475 · the whole night
🪔 Job 3
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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