People and promise
Cutting
Start with Genesis 4:22, where the Bible uses the word cutting in a real sentence: “Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain’s…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 4:22
“Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain’s sister was Naamah.”
2. Exodus 31:5
“and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.”
3. Exodus 35:33
“in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of skillful workmanship.”
4. Deuteronomy 23:1
“He who is emasculated by crushing or cutting shall not enter into Yahweh’s assembly.”
5. 2 Kings 6:5
“But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.””
6. Psalms 74:5
“They behaved like men wielding axes, cutting through a thicket of trees.”
7. Proverbs 26:6
“One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.”
8. Isaiah 22:16
“‘What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?’ Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!””
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Practice Genesis 4:22
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ZillahbirthtoTubalCain,theforgerofcuttinginstrumentofbrassandiron.TubalCain’ssisterwasNaamah.