🎺 Numbers 25

Numbers 25 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;” 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, “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” Numbers 25 opens with these words: “Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to play the prostitute with the daughters of Moab;” The line to keep is Numbers 25:13: “It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the…” Carry the word “offspring” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 25:13: “It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Numbers 25? Then try this: Read “It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he…” 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.