Week 193 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 246 words
🔥 Numbers 34
Numbers 34 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 34:13: “Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and…” Carry the word “moses” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Numbers 34 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh spoke to Moses, 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, “The two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise.”” Numbers 34 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,” The line to keep is Numbers 34:13: “Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and…” Carry the word “moses” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 34:13: “Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Numbers 34? Then try this: Read “Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which…” 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.
“Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;”
Numbers 34:13 · Numbers 34
Say it
Practice Numbers 34:13
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
MosescommandedthechildrenofIsrael,saying,“Thisisthelandwhichyouinheritbylot,hascommandedtogivetotheninetribes,andtothehalf-tribe;
Talk about it
- What happens first in Numbers 34?
- Read “Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, “This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Numbers 34 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Numbers 34. Help us remember Numbers 34:13 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Numbers 34 is long, read Numbers 34:13 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 193 · the whole night
🔥 Numbers 34
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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