Week 169 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 235 words
🪨 Numbers 10
Numbers 10 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 10:12: “The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Numbers 10 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh spoke to Moses, 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, “Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon.” Numbers 10 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 10:12: “The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 10:12: “The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Numbers 10? Then try this: Read “The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and 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.
“The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.”
Numbers 10:12 · Numbers 10
Say it
Practice Numbers 10:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheofIsraelwentforwardaccordingtojourneysoutofthewildernessofSinai;andthestayedinthewildernessofParan.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Numbers 10?
- Read “The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Numbers 10 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Numbers 10. Help us remember Numbers 10:12 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Numbers 10 is long, read Numbers 10:12 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 169 · the whole night
🪨 Numbers 10
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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