People and promise
Command
Start with Genesis 18:19, where the Bible uses the word command in a real sentence: “For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 18:19
“For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.””
2. Genesis 27:8
“Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command you.”
3. Genesis 28:6
“Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram, to take him a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he gave him a command, saying, “You shall not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan,””
4. Genesis 42:25
“Then Joseph gave a command to fill their bags with grain, and to restore each man’s money into his sack, and to give them food for the way. So it was done to them.”
5. Exodus 6:13
“Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and gave them a command to the children of Israel, and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.”
6. Exodus 7:2
“You shall speak all that I command you; and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.”
7. Exodus 8:27
“We will go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, as he shall command us.””
8. Exodus 9:19
“Now therefore command that all of your livestock and all that you have in the field be brought into shelter. Every man and animal that is found in the field, and isn’t brought home, the hail shall come down on them, and they shall die.”’””
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Practice Genesis 18:19
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForIhavehim,totheendthathemaycommandhischildrenandhishouseholdafterhim,thattheymaykeepthewayofYahweh,todorighteousnessandjustice;totheendthatYahwehmaybringonAbrahamthathehasofhim.”