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LESSON 35 God offers Israel healing from sin NUMBERS 20:2–13; 21:4–9
STUDY THE BIBLE LESSON
God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
Lesson Summary
After forty years of wandering the wilderness, the Israelites had not learned from their
parents’ faithlessness. They angered the LORD at Meribah, and they made Moses’s spirit
bitter to the point that Moses sinned and spoke rashly to them (Ps 106:33). Only a few
months later, they rebelled again. God sent serpents to punish the rebellion, but He also
provided a way of salvation. The people had only to look to the bronze serpent and they
were healed.
Spotlight on the Gospel
Just as the serpent was lifted up in the wilderness, so too was the Son of Man lifted up on
the cross (John 3:14–15). Like the bronze serpent, anyone who looks to Jesus in faith will
be saved and live. Those who looked to serpent were given physical life, but those who
look to Jesus are given eternal life (3:16). Everyone who looked at the serpent was healed,
just as everyone who looks to Jesus is saved through Him (3:17).
WEEK
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T WEEK T WEEK
LAS N EX
Israel rejects God’s God offers Israel healing God blesses Israel
prophet and priest from sin through Balaam
Numbers 16:1–17:11 Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9 Numbers 22:1–24:25
REBELLION
TEACH THE BIBLE LESSON
God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
Lesson Questions
Use these questions to teach or to review this week’s lesson.
Ages 3–5 Lesson Questions
1. When the people complained, what did God tell Moses to do?
God told Moses to get his rod, assemble the people, and speak the rock. Then God would provide
water from the rock.
2. Did Moses obey God?
No. Moses struck the rock instead of speaking to it. As a result, Moses could not enter the
Promised Land.
3. What did God do to Israel because of their grumbling?
God sent snakes into the camp to bite the people.
4. How were the people saved?
God told Moses to make a bronze snake and put it on a pole. Anyone who was bitten by a snake
and looked at the snake on the pole would live.
Ages 6–11 Lesson Questions
1. What did the Israelites complain about?
They complained that there was no food and water and said that God had brought them into the
wilderness to die.
2. How should the Israelites have responded when they became frustrated?
They should have trusted God’s Word and remembered the promises He had made to them in
the past.
3. What did Moses do?
He disobeyed God. He spoke harshly to the people and struck the rock instead of speaking to the
rock.
4. How did God punish Moses and Aaron?
He told them that they would not enter into the Promised Land.
5. What was God’s response to Israel’s impatience and grumbling?
He punished them by sending venomous snakes. Many of those who had been bitten died.
6. What did the Israelites do when they saw people dying from the snakebites?
They went to Moses and confessed their sin and asked Moses to pray to God on their behalf.
7. What did God tell Moses to do?
God told Moses to make a serpent out of bronze. Moses was to set this serpent up on a pole so
the Israelites could see it and be healed.
8. What did the Israelites need in order to be saved?
God said that those who looked at the serpent would live. They needed to have faith in God and
look up at the serpent.
Lesson Activities
LESSON 35
Choose from the following ideas to introduce, illustrate, and apply this week’s lesson.
AGES 3–5
INTRODUCE ILLUSTRATE APPLY
FALL OF TRUST SNAKE ON A POLE THE BRONZE SERPENT
In today’s lesson, the children Attach a bronze serpent to the See Year 1 Craft Book, Book 2.
will hear about Israel’s need to top of a pole to use as a visual aid Materials: Craft sheet, paper
trust God to save them. Choose during the lesson. plate, brown pipe cleaners, craft
one child to stand in front of the sticks, crayons, scissors, and glue.
class. Stand 2–3 feet behind the WATER FROM A ROCK
child, and tell him to fall straight Bring a large rock to class. Tell the Directions: Pre-cut the picture
back into your arms. Talk about children that you’re going to get from the craft sheet. Have
the risk of falling and how the water from this rock. Take out a children color the picture and
child will have to trust you to cup, and try to pour water into glue it to the back of a paper
catch him. it from the rock. Next, take out a plate. Help them tape two craft
large water jug, put the rock inside, sticks together. Form a “bronze
SNAKES and see if any water comes out the serpent” by coiling two brown
Bring in pictures of various kinds nozzle. Finally, take out a straw and pipe cleaners around each other,
of snakes. Talk about how some try to suck water out of the rock. forming a triangular shaped head
are poisonous and some are not. Ask the children why you couldn’t on one end. Wrap the coiled pipe
Ask the children if they have get any water from the rock. Then cleaner around the craft sticks
ever seen a poisonous snake. In ask them who is able to make and tape to secure. Tape the
today’s lesson, God judges the water come out of a rock? Explain bottom craft stick to the paper
Israelites sin by sending fiery that only God can make water plate as shown below.
snakes to bite them. come out of a rock.
The Bronze Serpent
See Year 1 Craft Book, Book 2.
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TEACH THE BIBLE LESSON
God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
AGES 6–8
INTRODUCE ILLUSTRATE APPLY
EMERGENCY WORLD’S MOST VENOMOUS SERPENT POP-UP BOOK
Ask the children whether any SNAKE See Year 1 Craft Book, Book 2.
of them have experienced a real Use this illustration to communicate Materials: Craft sheet, yarn,
emergency. Whom do we call for the severity of some snake bites. The cardstock, crayons, scissors, glue,
help when we have an emergency? African Black mamba, native to much and hole punch.
of Sub-Saharan Africa, is one of the
We call firefighters, police officers,
most feared and dangerous snakes in
etc. Why should we trust these Directions: Have children fold a
the world. Their strikes are very quick,
people? Who are other people we piece of cardstock in half width-
extremely accurate, and their venom
trust? In today’s lesson, God judges wise to form a book. Insert a half
is the most rapid-acting venom of any
the Israelites with fiery snakes, and snake species. If bitten, symptoms sheet of cardstock into the book.
they called out to God for help. They quickly begin to develop, usually with- Punch two holes through all pages
learned to trust Him in order to be in less than ten minutes. The venom in the binding. Tie yarn through the
saved. has been known to cause permanent holes to hold book together. Color
paralysis in some cases, and untreated and cut out pictures and verses
REMAINING THANKFUL black mamba bites have a mortality from craft sheet. Create two
God wants us to be thankful in rate of 100%. There is an antivenom pop-up serpents by folded strips of
all situations. When we grumble, that can, in some cases, prevent death, green cardstock like an accordion.
we are being disobedient, and but it must be administered quickly Glue picture of Israel complaining
our hearts are no longer thankful. and in large doses. and Num 21:5 to front of book.
Sometimes counting our blessings Glue two pictures of people with
ABUNDANT WATER FROM A ROCK
helps remove those tendencies serpents, the paper serpents, and
Use this illustration to help the
to grumble. Put a large piece of Num 21:6 to page 2. Glue pictures
children understand the enormity of
butcher paper up on the wall, and of Moses and man seeking healing
God’s miraculous provision. It would
give each child a marker. Instruct have taken 187,500 gallons of water and Num 21:8 to page 3.
the children to fill the entire paper just to give every Israelite a 12 ounce
Serpent Pop-Up Book
with things they are thankful for. In drink of water (2 million Israelites).
See Year 1 Craft Book, Book 2
today’s lesson, the children will hear This is over 1/4th the volume of
what happened when the Israelites an Olympic sized swimming pool
were ungrateful for what God had (660,000 gallons of water). And this
given them. doesn’t even include the animals that
drank from the rock too! (Num 20:11)LESSON 35
AGES 9–11
INTRODUCE ILLUSTRATE APPLY
DISCOURAGING DETOUR LIFE WITHOUT WATER LOOKING TO THE SON OF MAN
Show the class a map of the Middle We cannot live long without water. Read Numbers 21:6–9 and John
East during the time of Israel’s In severe heat with no water, 3:14–15 together as a class, not-
journey from Egypt to the Promised dehydration can occur within an ing the similarities and difference
Land. On the map, outline the detour hour (adults can lose as much as between these passages.
the Israelites had to take from 1.5 liters of water through sweat
Kadesh to get to the Promised Land
alone). Someone performing
because the king of Edom refused
intense activity in the heat without
their passage in Numbers 20:14–21.
replacing fluids can actually die
Draw the straight route on the map
within a period of several hours.
as well so the children can compare
the two distances. Explain that We lose water through sweat,
the detour added 200 miles to the urine, feces, and breathing, and
people’s journey on foot. Lead the this water must be replenished in
children in a discussion of this new order for our organs to continue
challenge faced by the Israelites functioning properly. How long
by asking some of the following can we survive without water?
questions: Anywhere from 3 to 5 days under
1. What is the longest distance you ideal circumstances. In less than
ever have walked? ideal circumstances the time can
2. What do you think the tem- be much shorter.
perature was like during Israel’s
journey?
TRUST EXERCISE
3. Have you ever driven 200 miles in
Ask a volunteer to hold his breath
a car? How long did it take?
for a short time. We need oxygen
4. How long do you think it would
take to walk 200 miles? to breathe, and we trust that the
5. Should the Israelites have air we breathe is good. We trust
complained? in it even though we do not see it.
Ultimately, we trust in God to give
RESPONDING TO DIFFICULT us our next breath!
TRIALS
Use these sword drills to discuss
what the Bible tells us to do when
we face a difficult trial: James 1:2–8;
2 Corinthians 12:7–10; and 1 Peter
3:13–17; 4:12–19; 5:6–11.
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God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
Connect the Dot
God graciously provided a way for Israel to be saved from their sin.
Connect the dots to see what God told Moses to build.
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Just as the serpent was lifted up in the wilderness, so too was the Son of
Man lifted up on the cross (John 3:14–15). Like the bronze serpent, anyone
who looks to Jesus in faith will be saved and live.
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God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
God Demonstrates His Mercy
Rearrange the tiles to reveal what God did for Israel in the wilderness
(6 of the tiles have already been set in place for you).
R E B E DED E V E D A GOD R O V I
AGA N T H I S R MERC OUGH W A Y
I N S T L L E D ALVA R A N I F U L L Y P
WATE O F S HIM . T I O N A E L
MERC R O V I
WATE WAY ALVA
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Define the word mercy _______________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How was Israel supposed to respond to God’s merciful provisions? _______________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
Double Puzzle
Unscramble each of the clue words. Then copy the letters in the numbered cells to other
cells with the same number at the bottom.
SOSME
4 8 22
ARNOA
3
KEIRTS
7 20 16
CRKO
14
HOYL
19 31 10 25
MYECR
6
SIELAR
5 27
BEILELRON
24 13 1 32
FEYRI SETREPN
26 21 2 29
ZEBRON
15
FIHTA NELOA
9 28 12 30 17
NAENEERTCP
23 11 18
G D V D V
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
( J 3 : 14 – 16 ).
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God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
See What You Know!
NAME_________________________________
God mercifully provides salvation.
1. The children of Israel became _____________ on the way to the Promised Land.
encouraged discouraged
uplifted satisfied
2. When the people complained what did God tell Moses to do?
Strike the rock Speak to the rock
3. How did God punish Moses and Aaron for their sin?
They went on vacation. They could not enter the Promised Land
They died immediately. They became sick.
4. Because of their sin, God sent ___________________ to bite and kill the people.
frogs snakes locusts birds
5. Did the people confess their sin?_____________________________________________________________
6. Define the word merciful. ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What sin do you have to repent of? __________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
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43LESSON 35
God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
Serpent Pop-Up Book
See page 43 of the Teacher Book, Year 1, Book 3
“And the people spoke against God and
against Moses, ‘Why have you brought us
up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness?
For there is no food and no water, and we
loathe this worthless food’” (Num 21:5).
45LESSON 35
God offers Israel healing from sin • Numbers 20:2–13; 21:4–9
Serpent Pop-Up Book
See page 43 of the Teacher Book, Year 1, Book 3
“Then the LORD
sent fiery serpents
among the people,
and they bit the
people, so that
many people of
Israel died”
(Num 21:6).
“And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Make a
fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and
everyone who is bitten, when he sees it,
shall live’” (Num 21:8).
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“So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had
bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived” (Numbers 21:9).
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