Story Summary:
God told Moses to send men to go and check out the land of Canaan, the land God promised to give the Israel-ites. Moses select twelve men. He sent them to spy out what the land and the people there were like.
The spies spent 40 days in Canaan before returning to Moses. They said that the land was a good land, filled with milk and honey. They showed the people the fruit the had brought back from the land, a large cluster of grapes it took two men to carry.
The 10 spies said the people of Canaan were too power-ful and would destroy them. The people of Israel believed the spies, complained, and wished to go back to Egypt. But the other two spies, Joshua and Caleb, told the people to trust in the Lord; God was strong enough to help them.
Because the people didn't trust him, God told Moses he would destroy them. But Moses asked God to forgive them and he did. Still, God told the people and the 10 spies that they couldn't go into the promised land. Instead, they would wander the desert for 40 years. Only Joshua, Caleb, and the children would eventually go into the promised land.
Big Idea and Motions: Trust in the Lord.
Trust - pretend to grasp a rope in front of you with two hands (the ASL sign for “believe/trust”)
Lord - point up
Verse / Motions: Proverbs 3:4, ESV - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.
Trust - pretend to grasp a rope in front of you with two hands (the ASL sign for “believe/trust”)
Lord - point up
All - gesture your arms in wide circles
Heart - put your hands over your heart
Lean - fold your arms and lean to the side
Understanding - tap your temple
Questions to Ask Throughout the Week
- How many men did Moses send into the promised land? // 12
- What were the men supposed to do in the promised land? // See what the land was like
- How many days were the spies in the promised land? // 40
- What good things did the spies say about the promised land? // Filled with milk and honey
- What bad things did the 10 spies say about the promised land? // Large cities and scary people
- Who were the two spies who trusted God to help them go into the promised land? // Joshua and Caleb
- What did the people do after hearing the spies? // Complained, wanted a new leader and go back to Egypt
- What did Joshua and Caleb say to the people? // God will help us go into the promised land
- What did Moses do when God said he would destroy the people? // Asked God to forgive them
- What punishment did the ten spies and the people receive? // Couldn’t go into the promised land, wander the desert for 40 years
- Who could go into the promised land? // Joshua and Caleb, the kids
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