People and promise
Comforted
Start with Genesis 24:67, where the Bible uses the word comforted in a real sentence: “Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her.…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 24:67
“Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.”
2. Genesis 37:35
“All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to Sheol to my son mourning.” His father wept for him.”
3. Genesis 38:12
“After many days, Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted, and went up to his sheep shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.”
4. Genesis 50:21
“Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will nourish you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.”
5. Ruth 2:13
“Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.””
6. 2 Samuel 12:24
“David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;”
7. 2 Samuel 13:39
“King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.”
8. Psalms 77:2
“In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out in the night, and didn’t get tired. My soul refused to be comforted.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 24:67
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
IsaacherintohismotherSarah’sandtookRebekah,andshebecamehiswife.Heher.Isaacwascomfortedafterhismother’sdeath.