There are many games that children and adults alike that are played with a simple 52 card deck of playing cards. You may think of some of them such as; Go Fish, Old Maid, Crazy Eights, Memory and Slap Jack for children. They also don't require a computer or other electronical device to play.
Then you have the games that require more concentration such as, Hearts, Spades, Kings in the Corner, or Rummy and there are a myriad of other games one can play and they do not include Poker or other gambling card games.
Did you know there is a way to get your children to learn about the Bible with a simple 52 deck of playing cards?
Here it is.
Here it is.
- The Ace represents that there is only one God.
- The Two illustrates the two parts of the Bible, the Old and New Testaments.
- The Three represents the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
- The Four is the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
- The Five represents the five glorified virgins. The Bible mentions 10 but only five of them were glorified.
- The Six portrays the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth and all there is in this world.
- The Seven is the day God rested.
- The Eight represents the 8 people that God saved from the Deluge; Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives.
- The Nine is the lepers that Jesus healed of leprosy. He healed 10, but only 1 thanked Him.
- The Ten represents the Ten Commandments.
- The Jack depicts Satan, God's first angel.
- The Queen represents the Virgin Mary.
- The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings.
Counting the dots on all the cards , there are 365, one for
each day of the year.
There are a total of 52 cards in a deck which there are 52
weeks in a year.
The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring, Summer,
Fall and Winter.
Each suit has thirteen cards -- there are exactly thirteen
weeks in a quarter.
There you have it all and you can teach your children all about the Bible using a simple deck of cards.
There you have it all and you can teach your children all about the Bible using a simple deck of cards.