Everyday words
Lights
Start with Genesis 1:14, where the Bible uses the word lights in a real sentence: “God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 1:14
“God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;”
2. Genesis 1:15
“and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth”; and it was so.”
3. Genesis 1:16
“God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.”
4. Exodus 30:8
“When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.”
5. Psalms 97:4
“His lightning lights up the world. The earth sees, and trembles.”
6. Psalms 136:7
“To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever:”
7. Ezekiel 32:8
“I will make all the bright lights of the sky dark over you, and set darkness on your land,” says the Lord Yahweh.”
8. Acts 16:29
“He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 1:14
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
God“Lettherebeintheexpanseoftheskytothedayfromthenight;andletthembeforsignstomarkseasons,days,andyears;