Reference: Numbers 11:4-35, 20:1-13, 21:4-9
Story Summary:
The Israelites wandered the desert for 40 years. As they travelled, they sometimes ran into problems. And when they did, they complained, "We want to go back to Egypt!"
God gave them a special bread from heaven each day which they called "manna." They soon became tired of it and complained, "We want meat!" Their complaints angered God, who set lots and lots of quail for them to eat. God told them that they'd would eat so much quail, it'd come of out their noses and they'd be sick of it.
Later, they couldn't find water and complained. God told Moses to speak to a rock and God would make water come out of it. But Moses yelled at the people for their complaining and struck the rock with his staff. God still made water come from the rock, but told Moses that he would no longer enter the promised land because of his sin.
Again, the people complained about the manna. God sent poisonous snakes among them. After being bit, they begged Moses to ask God to save them. God told Moses to make a snake image. God said whoever looked at the snake would live. Moses did what God said; whoever looked at the snake lived.
Big Idea and Motions: Don’t complain! Be thankful instead.
Don’t - wag your finger “no”
Complain - cross your arms and make a complaining face
Thankful - fold your hands in front of you and bow your head
Verse / Motions: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, ESV - give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Give thanks - fold your hands in front of you and bow your head
All circumstances - gesture your arms in a wide circle
For this - hold a palm facing the ceiling; point your index finger into your palm
Will - form the letter “W” with your fingers
God - point up
Christ Jesus - form a cross with your forearms
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
What did the Israelites want to eat instead of manna? // Meat
When they complained, how did God feel? // Angry
What meat did God send for them to eat? // Lots of quail
How long did God give them quail for? // A whole month, until it came out of their noses
When God sent the plague, what happened? // Some people died
What did God want Moses to do to give them water? // Speak to a rock; water will come out
What wrong thing did Moses do to the rock? // Hit the rock, disobeyed God
What was Moses’ consequence for disobeying? // Couldn’t go into the promised land
What did God send because the people complained about manna? // Sent poisonous snakes
How did the people get better from the snakebites? // Moses put a bronze snake on a pole; they looked at it and lived
Who and what should the snake-on-a-pole remind us of? // Jesus being lifted up on the cross to save us
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