MISSION MOSES
The EPIC Adventures of Moses!
In this series we are following the Adventures of Moses as he was used by God to accomplish a Mission for God. He didn't always make the right choices, but in the end, he accomplished his mission because God never gave up on him!
WEEK SEVEN
Dads, Moms, Kids - use this page together to review or further explore what was learned at church, or if you weren't able to get to church today, then you can learn and live it out at home! After all, the Church is wherever you are! LET'S GO!
ROBOT SHUFFLE!
It's time for the Robot Shuffle! As you see the choices, if you like "A" better, go touch the RIGHT wall of the room. If you like "B" better, go touch the LEFT wall. If you like them the SAME lay on the floor. For the last choice, choose the one you think is BETTER!
Just for Fun:
(Answer at bottom of page.)
Today's GALACTIC BIBLE LESSON was:
GOD PROVIDES IN THE WILDERNESS
After God’s people walked through the Rea Sea on dry ground and God destroyed the Egyptian army, their journey to the Promised Land had only just begun. From there, Moses led the people into the wilderness, toward Mount Sinai. They traveled for three days without finding water. They finally came to a pool, but it was undrinkable. The people again began to complain and said, “What are we going to drink?”
The Lord said to Moses, “Cut down that small tree and throw it into the water.” Moses threw the tree into the water, and instantly the water was drinkable. God said, “If you obey me and follow my commandments, you won’t be sick like the Egyptians. I am the Lord who heals you. From there, the Israelites went and camped at a place that had twelve springs. They stayed there a little over a month, and then left and headed toward Mount Sinai. As they traveled, they started complaining yet again,
“We should’ve died in Egypt. Yes, we were slaves, but at least we had plenty of food to eat. Every night we had a pot of meat and all the bread we wanted. Here we have nothing.”
The Lord said to Moses, “I’m going to rain bread from heaven for the people. But I’ll use this to see if they’ll follow my instructions.”
Moses said to the people, “You’re not complaining against me and Aaron. You’re complaining against the Lord. Still, He’s heard you. Tonight, you’ll have meat, and in the morning you’ll have bread.”
That evening, a flock of quail came and landed in the camp. This provided meat for the people to eat. In the morning, they saw that the ground was covered with heavy dew. When it evaporated, there was something on the ground that looked like frost. The people went and looked at it. They said, “What is it?” They tasted it and it was like a light wafer, sweetened with honey.
Moses said, “God will provide this bread from heaven six days out of every week. For the first five days, you’re to gather only enough for one day. On the sixth day, you may gather enough for two days. In this way, you’ll have food to eat on the Sabbath. It won’t appear on the Sabbath.” But some of the people disobeyed God’s instructions and gathered more than one day’s worth. The next morning it stunk and was full of gross bugs. This didn’t happen when they gathered more on the sixth day. It was still good to eat on the Sabbath. Some of the people went out to gather bread on the Sabbath, but found that there was none. The people called the bread manna, which means, “What is it?” God provided manna for them for the entire forty years they were in the wilderness.
In the months ahead, when they needed water, God always provided. One time God told
Moses to strike a rock with his staff and water poured out and all the people were able to fill their jars with water. Another time, God told Moses to simply speak to a rock, and again, water flowed out and provided water for God’s people. You would think that this would cause God’s people to be thankful and to always trust God whenever they had a need, but no. Every time they were without water, they started to complain again and whine and say they wished they were back in Egypt where they were slaves and treated so terribly.
Another time, after God had delivered them from an enemy attack, instead of just praying for water, they complained yet again. But this time, God told Moses to go to a rock and speak to it and command it to pour forth water. But Moses, perhaps in his anger at the people, struck the rock twice instead. Water poured out for the people, but
God was angry at Moses for disobeying him and told him because of his disobedience, when they finally got to the Promised Land, Moses would not get to enter. God held Moses to a higher standard and wanted him to model obedience to the people by doing what God asked, even though God still provided the water when Moses disobeyed by striking the rock.
God will provide, even in our weakness, but there are consequences when we disobey Him.
To be continued next week...
The Lord said to Moses, “Cut down that small tree and throw it into the water.” Moses threw the tree into the water, and instantly the water was drinkable. God said, “If you obey me and follow my commandments, you won’t be sick like the Egyptians. I am the Lord who heals you. From there, the Israelites went and camped at a place that had twelve springs. They stayed there a little over a month, and then left and headed toward Mount Sinai. As they traveled, they started complaining yet again,
“We should’ve died in Egypt. Yes, we were slaves, but at least we had plenty of food to eat. Every night we had a pot of meat and all the bread we wanted. Here we have nothing.”
The Lord said to Moses, “I’m going to rain bread from heaven for the people. But I’ll use this to see if they’ll follow my instructions.”
Moses said to the people, “You’re not complaining against me and Aaron. You’re complaining against the Lord. Still, He’s heard you. Tonight, you’ll have meat, and in the morning you’ll have bread.”
That evening, a flock of quail came and landed in the camp. This provided meat for the people to eat. In the morning, they saw that the ground was covered with heavy dew. When it evaporated, there was something on the ground that looked like frost. The people went and looked at it. They said, “What is it?” They tasted it and it was like a light wafer, sweetened with honey.
Moses said, “God will provide this bread from heaven six days out of every week. For the first five days, you’re to gather only enough for one day. On the sixth day, you may gather enough for two days. In this way, you’ll have food to eat on the Sabbath. It won’t appear on the Sabbath.” But some of the people disobeyed God’s instructions and gathered more than one day’s worth. The next morning it stunk and was full of gross bugs. This didn’t happen when they gathered more on the sixth day. It was still good to eat on the Sabbath. Some of the people went out to gather bread on the Sabbath, but found that there was none. The people called the bread manna, which means, “What is it?” God provided manna for them for the entire forty years they were in the wilderness.
In the months ahead, when they needed water, God always provided. One time God told
Moses to strike a rock with his staff and water poured out and all the people were able to fill their jars with water. Another time, God told Moses to simply speak to a rock, and again, water flowed out and provided water for God’s people. You would think that this would cause God’s people to be thankful and to always trust God whenever they had a need, but no. Every time they were without water, they started to complain again and whine and say they wished they were back in Egypt where they were slaves and treated so terribly.
Another time, after God had delivered them from an enemy attack, instead of just praying for water, they complained yet again. But this time, God told Moses to go to a rock and speak to it and command it to pour forth water. But Moses, perhaps in his anger at the people, struck the rock twice instead. Water poured out for the people, but
God was angry at Moses for disobeying him and told him because of his disobedience, when they finally got to the Promised Land, Moses would not get to enter. God held Moses to a higher standard and wanted him to model obedience to the people by doing what God asked, even though God still provided the water when Moses disobeyed by striking the rock.
God will provide, even in our weakness, but there are consequences when we disobey Him.
To be continued next week...
TALK ABOUT IT!
DISCUSSION IDEAS FOR YOUR FAMILY:
- Why is obedience so hard?
- Have you ever been asked to do something you didn't understand?
- How has God provided for you in a surprising way?
- Is there something you are needing right now from God? Pray about it!
- Can you think of someone who needs something that you can be God's answer for them?
Some Verses to Discuss:
THE MISSION OBJECTIVE:
Here is the MAIN POINT of the lesson today:
THEME VERSE:
Here is the verse we are working to memorize this month:
HERE IS THE PRINTABLE PARENT GUIDE WITH MORE TO DO:
DO ON SCREEN OR PRINT IF YOU'D LIKE. Here you will find discussion questions, verses to look up, our memory verse and more.
