People and promise
Contended
Start with Genesis 26:20, where the Bible uses the word contended in a real sentence: “The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” He called the name of the…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 26:20
“The herdsmen of Gerar argued with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” He called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.”
2. Deuteronomy 33:7
“This is for Judah. He said, “Hear, Yahweh, the voice of Judah. Bring him in to his people. With his hands he contended for himself. You shall be a help against his adversaries.””
3. Deuteronomy 33:8
“About Levi he said, “Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you contended at the waters of Meribah.”
4. Nehemiah 5:7
“Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them.”
5. Nehemiah 13:11
“Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.”
6. Nehemiah 13:17
“Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?”
7. Nehemiah 13:25
“I contended with them, and cursed them, and struck certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.”
8. Job 31:13
““If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me;”
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Practice Genesis 26:20
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
TheherdsmenofGerararguedwithIsaac’ssaying,“Thewaterisours.”HecalledtheofthewellEsek,theycontendedwithhim.