Teaching Your Kids Bible Verses: Isaiah 54:10 (A Special Verse for the Story of Noah)

If you want your child to remember a Bible verse, here’s a method that almost never works:

You sit them down and say, “Listen carefully. Isaiah 54:10 says, ‘The mountains and the hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end.’ 

Now, can you say that back to me?”

They stare at you.

You repeat it.

The blank stare continues.

At this point, you're probably a little frustrated, and there's a feeling that Bible learning is hard and awkward.

Here are three ways to teach a Bible verse that actually work, using Isaiah 54:10 as an example.

The mountains and the hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end.

Isaiah 54:10 (GNT)

1. Echo the Verse with Actions

Before kids can remember words, they need to feel them. Say the verse slowly and add simple actions as you go:

“The mountains…”

Reach your arms up high.

“and the hills…”

Make smaller peaks with your hands.

“may crumble…”

Let your hands fall down or shake them.

“but my love for you…”

Cross your arms over your heart and point at your child.

“will never end.”

Spin your hands over each other (like a disco dance move)!

Repeat the verse together, moving as you speak.

Then, as you say, Isaiah 54:10, use your fingers to display the numbers five, four, and ten.

When kids move their bodies, they anchor meaning in muscle memory. Suddenly, the verse isn’t just words. It’s a story their whole body remembers. (combining auditory learning with kinesthetic learning)

2. Hear It and Draw It

Some kids think best with their hands and crayons!

Say the verse again, one phrase at a time, and let your child draw what they hear on a blank piece of paper: (combining auditory learning with visual learning)

• Mountains and hills

• Crumbling rocks (or cross out the mountains and hills)

• A person with a heart around them (or another symbol for "love")

• Add hearts around the person (or other lines representing the idea of "never-ending")

  
  

As they draw, repeat the verse naturally.

You may notice that as they draw, they start repeating parts of the verse on their own.

3. Put Picture Cards in Order

This works especially well for kids who like puzzles.

Isaiah 54 verse 10 memory picture cards.pdf

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Lay the cards out in random order and say the verse together as your child puts them in the correct sequence: (combining auditory and visual learning with pre-reading skills)

You can mix the cards up again and repeat.

BONUS: Point out the connections that you see in your everyday life.

The mountains and hills may crumble,

but my love for you will never end.