Week 503 · Old Testament · about 4 minutes · 240 words
🕊️ Job 31
Job 31 opens with these words: ““I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?” The line to keep is Job 31:2: “For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?” Carry the word “portion” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Job 31 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?” 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, “if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate,” Job 31 opens with these words: ““I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?” The line to keep is Job 31:2: “For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?” Carry the word “portion” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Job 31:2: “For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Job 31? Then try this: Read “For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?” 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.
“For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?”
Job 31:2 · Job 31
Say it
Practice Job 31:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForwhatistheportionfromGodabove,andthetheonhigh?
Talk about it
- What happens first in Job 31?
- Read “For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Job 31 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Job 31. Help us remember Job 31:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Job 31 is long, read Job 31:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 503 · the whole night
🕊️ Job 31
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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