Everyday words
Heart
Start with Genesis 6:5, where the Bible uses the word heart in a real sentence: “Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 6:5
“Yahweh saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.”
2. Genesis 6:6
“Yahweh was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him in his heart.”
3. Genesis 8:21
“Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never again strike every living thing, as I have done.”
4. Genesis 17:17
“Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?””
5. Genesis 18:5
“I will get a morsel of bread so you can refresh your heart. After that you may go your way, now that you have come to your servant.” They said, “Very well, do as you have said.””
6. Genesis 20:5
“Didn’t he tell me, ‘She is my sister?’ She, even she herself, said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.””
7. Genesis 20:6
“God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn’t allow you to touch her.”
8. Genesis 24:45
“Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came out with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, ‘Please let me drink.’”
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Practice Genesis 6:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
sawthatthewickednessofmanwasintheearth,andthateveryimaginationoftheofman’sheartwascontinuallyonlyevil.