Week 178 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 278 words
⭐ Numbers 19
Numbers 19 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 19:2: ““This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and…” Carry the word “statute” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Numbers 19 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, 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, “He shall purify himself with water on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean; but if he doesn’t purify himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean.” Numbers 19 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 19:2: ““This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and…” Carry the word “statute” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 19:2: ““This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and which was never yoked.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Numbers 19? Then try this: Read ““This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red…” 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.
““This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red heifer without spot, in which is no defect, and which was never yoked.”
Numbers 19:2 · Numbers 19
Say it
Practice Numbers 19:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“Thisisthestatuteofthelawwhichhascommanded.TellthechildrenofIsraeltobringyouaredheiferwithoutinisnodefect,andwhichwasneveryoked.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Numbers 19?
- Read ““This is the statute of the law which Yahweh has commanded. Tell the children of Israel to bring you a red…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Numbers 19 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Numbers 19. Help us remember Numbers 19:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Numbers 19 is long, read Numbers 19:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 178 · the whole night
⭐ Numbers 19
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