Week 162 · Old Testament · about 5 minutes · 289 words
⭐ Numbers 3
Numbers 3 opens with these words: “Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.” The line to keep is Numbers 3:8: “They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.” Carry the word “keep” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Numbers 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.” 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 the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.” Numbers 3 opens with these words: “Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that Yahweh spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.” The line to keep is Numbers 3:8: “They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.” Carry the word “keep” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 3:8: “They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Numbers 3? Then try this: Read “They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel,…” 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.
“They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.”
Numbers 3:8 · Numbers 3
Say it
Practice Numbers 3:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheyshallkeepalltheoftheTentofMeeting,andtheobligationsoftheoftodotheserviceofthetabernacle.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Numbers 3?
- Read “They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel,…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Numbers 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Numbers 3. Help us remember Numbers 3:8 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Numbers 3 is long, read Numbers 3:8 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 162 · the whole night
⭐ Numbers 3
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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