Week 161 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 266 words
🔥 Numbers 2
Numbers 2 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 2:2: ““The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall…” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Numbers 2 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, ““On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.” Numbers 2 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 2:2: ““The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall…” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 2:2: ““The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp around it.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Numbers 2? Then try this: Read ““The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’…” 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 shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses: at a distance from the Tent of Meeting shall they encamp around it.””
Numbers 2:2 · Numbers 2
Say it
Practice Numbers 2:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
“ThechildrenofIsraelshallencampeverymanbyhisownstandard,thebannersoftheirfathers’atadistancefromtheTentofMeetingshalltheyencampit.”
Talk about it
- What happens first in Numbers 2?
- Read ““The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Numbers 2 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Numbers 2. Help us remember Numbers 2:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Numbers 2 is long, read Numbers 2:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 161 · the whole night
🔥 Numbers 2
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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