Everyday words
Shield
Start with Genesis 15:1, where the Bible uses the word shield in a real sentence: “After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 15:1
“After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.””
2. Deuteronomy 33:29
“You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.””
3. Judges 5:8
“They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?”
4. 1 Samuel 17:7
“The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. His shield bearer went before him.”
5. 1 Samuel 17:41
“The Philistine walked and came near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.”
6. 2 Samuel 1:21
“You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.”
7. 2 Samuel 22:3
“God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.”
8. 2 Samuel 22:31
“As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 15:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
AfterthesethingsYahweh’swordcametoAbraminavision,saying,“Don’tbeAbram.Iamyourshield,exceedinglyreward.”