Everyday words
Speak
Start with Genesis 18:27, where the Bible uses the word speak in a real sentence: “Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 18:27
“Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.”
2. Genesis 18:30
“He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.””
3. Genesis 18:31
“He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.””
4. Genesis 18:32
“He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.””
5. Genesis 24:33
“Food was set before him to eat, but he said, “I will not eat until I have told my message.” He said, “Speak on.””
6. Genesis 24:50
“Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The thing proceeds from Yahweh. We can’t speak to you bad or good.”
7. Genesis 27:6
“Rebekah spoke to Jacob her son, saying, “Behold, I heard your father speak to Esau your brother, saying,”
8. Genesis 31:24
“God came to Laban, the Syrian, in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Be careful that you don’t speak to Jacob either good or bad.””
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Say it
Practice Genesis 18:27
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Abrahamanswered,“Seenow,IhavetakenitonmyselftototheLord,Iamdustand