Everyday words
Things
Start with Genesis 1:24, where the Bible uses the word things in a real sentence: “God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 1:24
“God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind”; and it was so.”
2. Genesis 6:7
“Yahweh said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground—man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky—for I am sorry that I have made them.””
3. Genesis 7:23
“Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, livestock, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ship.”
4. 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.””
5. Genesis 18:25
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?””
6. Genesis 20:8
“Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared.”
7. Genesis 22:1
“After these things, God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” He said, “Here I am.””
8. Genesis 22:20
“After these things, Abraham was told, “Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 1:24
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Godsaid,“Lettheearthproducelivingaftertheirkind,livestock,things,andanimalsoftheearthafterkind”;anditwasso.