Week 257 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 260 words
💧 Judges 5
Judges 5 opens with these words: “Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,” The line to keep is Judges 5:3: ““Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.” Carry the word “hear” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Judges 5 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,” 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, “Why did you sit among the sheepfolds? To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben, there were great searchings of heart.” Judges 5 opens with these words: “Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,” The line to keep is Judges 5:3: ““Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.” Carry the word “hear” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Judges 5:3: ““Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Judges 5? Then try this: Read ““Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the…” 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.
““Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”
Judges 5:3 · Judges 5
Say it
Practice Judges 5:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“Hear,youkings!Giveear,youprinces!I,I,willsingtoYahweh.IwillpraisetotheGodofIsrael.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Judges 5?
- Read ““Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to Yahweh. I will sing praise to Yahweh, the…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Judges 5 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Judges 5. Help us remember Judges 5:3 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Judges 5 is long, read Judges 5:3 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 257 · the whole night
💧 Judges 5
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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