Everyday words
Thought
Start with Genesis 20:11, where the Bible uses the word thought in a real sentence: “Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my…” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 20:11
“Abraham said, “Because I thought, ‘Surely the fear of God is not in this place. They will kill me for my wife’s sake.’”
2. Genesis 26:7
“The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest, he thought, “the men of the place might kill me for Rebekah, because she is beautiful to look at.””
3. Genesis 38:15
“When Judah saw her, he thought that she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.”
4. Numbers 24:11
“Therefore, flee to your place, now! I thought to promote you to great honor; but, behold, Yahweh has kept you back from honor.””
5. Numbers 33:56
“It shall happen that as I thought to do to them, so will I do to you.””
6. Deuteronomy 15:9
“Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand”; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.”
7. Deuteronomy 19:19
“then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you.”
8. Judges 15:2
“Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her, instead.””
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Say it
Practice Genesis 20:11
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Abrahamsaid,“BecauseIthought,‘SurelytheofGodisnotinplace.Theykillmeformywife’ssake.’