Everyday words
Islands
Start with Genesis 10:5, where the Bible uses the word islands in a real sentence: “Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 10:5
“Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.”
2. Esther 10:1
“King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and on the islands of the sea.”
3. Psalms 72:10
“The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.”
4. Psalms 97:1
“Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!”
5. Isaiah 11:11
“It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.”
6. Isaiah 24:15
“Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!”
7. Isaiah 40:15
“Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded as a speck of dust on a balance. Behold, he lifts up the islands like a very little thing.”
8. Isaiah 41:1
““Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.”
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Practice Genesis 10:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Oftheseweretheislandsofthenationsdividedintheirlands,everyonehislanguage,theirintheirnations.