Week 168 · Old Testament · about 2 minutes · 261 words
🎺 Numbers 9
Numbers 9 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,…” The line to keep is Numbers 9:2: ““Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.” Carry the word “moreover” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Numbers 9 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, 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, “They shall leave none of it until the morning, nor break a bone of it. According to all the statute of the Passover they shall keep it.” Numbers 9 opens with these words: “Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt,…” The line to keep is Numbers 9:2: ““Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.” Carry the word “moreover” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Numbers 9:2: ““Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Numbers 9? Then try this: Read ““Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.” 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.
““Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.”
Numbers 9:2 · Numbers 9
Say it
Practice Numbers 9:2
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
letthechildrenofIsraelkeeptheinitsseason.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Numbers 9?
- Read ““Moreover let the children of Israel keep the Passover in its appointed season.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Numbers 9 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Numbers 9. Help us remember Numbers 9:2 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Numbers 9 is long, read Numbers 9:2 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 168 · the whole night
🎺 Numbers 9
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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