How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Isaiah 40:28 And now, hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? the eternal God, the God that formed the ends of the earth, shall not hunger, nor be weary, and there is no searching of his understanding.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.And now, hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? the eternal God, the God that formed the ends of the earth, shall not hunger, nor be weary, and there is no searching of his understanding.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.And now, hast ____ not known? hast ____ not heard? the ______ God, the God ____ formed the ends ___ the earth, shall ___ hunger, nor be _____, and there is ___ searching of his ______.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.And ___, ____ thou ___ _____? hast ____ ___ heard? ___ ______ God, ___ ___ that ______ ___ ends ___ ___ earth, _____ ___ hunger, ___ ___ weary, ___ _____ is ___ ______ of ___ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A n, h t n k? h t n h? t e G, t G t f t e o t e, s n h, n b w, a t i n s o h u.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Isaiah 40:28
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.