☀️ Numbers 29

Numbers 29 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no regular work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.” 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, “and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;” Numbers 29 opens with these words: ““‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no regular work: it is a day of…” The line to keep is Numbers 29:7: ““‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls. You shall do no kind of work;” Carry the word “tenth” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 29:7: ““‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls. You shall do no kind of work;” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Numbers 29? Then try this: Read ““‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls.…” 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.