People and promise
Captive
Start with Genesis 14:14, where the Bible uses the word captive in a real sentence: “When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 14:14
“When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.”
2. Genesis 34:29
“and all their wealth. They took captive all their little ones and their wives, and took as plunder everything that was in the house.”
3. Exodus 12:29
“At midnight, Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the captive who was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of livestock.”
4. Numbers 21:1
“The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.”
5. Numbers 24:22
“Nevertheless Kain shall be wasted, until Asshur carries you away captive.””
6. Numbers 31:9
“The children of Israel took the women of Midian captive with their little ones; and all their livestock, all their flocks, and all their goods, they took as plunder.”
7. Deuteronomy 21:10
“When you go out to battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God delivers them into your hands, and you carry them away captive,”
8. 1 Samuel 30:2
“and had taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They didn’t kill any, but carried them off, and went their way.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 14:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Whenthathisrelativewastakencaptive,heledouthistrainedmen,borninhisthreehundredandeighteen,andpursuedasfarasDan.