Week 510 · Old Testament · about 4 minutes · 217 words
🌾 Job 38
Job 38 opens with these words: “Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,” The line to keep is Job 38:7: “when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” Carry the word “morning” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Job 38 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,” 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, “Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!” Job 38 opens with these words: “Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,” The line to keep is Job 38:7: “when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” Carry the word “morning” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Job 38:7: “when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Job 38? Then try this: Read “when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” 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.
“when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”
Job 38:7 · Job 38
Say it
Practice Job 38:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
themorningstarssangandalltheofGodshoutedforjoy?
Talk about it
- What happens first in Job 38?
- Read “when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Job 38 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Job 38. Help us remember Job 38:7 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Job 38 is long, read Job 38:7 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 510 · the whole night
🌾 Job 38
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