Week 255 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 281 words
📖 Judges 3
Judges 3 opens with these words: “Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;” The line to keep is Judges 3:7: “The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Judges 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;” 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, “Ehud made himself a sword which had two edges, a cubit in length; and he wore it under his clothing on his right thigh.” Judges 3 opens with these words: “Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to test Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;” The line to keep is Judges 3:7: “The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Judges 3:7: “The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Judges 3? Then try this: Read “The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served…” 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.
“The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.”
Judges 3:7 · Judges 3
Say it
Practice Judges 3:7
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheofIsraeldidthatwhichwasevilinYahweh’sandforgotYahwehGod,andservedtheBaalsandtheAsheroth.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Judges 3?
- Read “The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and forgot Yahweh their God, and served…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Judges 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Judges 3. Help us remember Judges 3:7 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Judges 3 is long, read Judges 3:7 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 255 · the whole night
📖 Judges 3
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