Week 181 · Old Testament · about 4 minutes · 242 words
🌊 Numbers 22
Numbers 22 opens with these words: “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” The line to keep is Numbers 22:1: “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Numbers 22 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” 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, “Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.” Numbers 22 opens with these words: “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” The line to keep is Numbers 22:1: “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” Carry the word “children” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 22:1: “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Numbers 22? Then try this: Read “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” 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 traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.”
Numbers 22:1 · Numbers 22
Say it
Practice Numbers 22:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThechildrenofIsraeltraveled,andencampedintheplainsofMoabtheat
Talk about it
- What happens first in Numbers 22?
- Read “The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Numbers 22 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Numbers 22. Help us remember Numbers 22:1 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Numbers 22 is long, read Numbers 22:1 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 181 · the whole night
🌊 Numbers 22
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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