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Wildside May 19, 2019
The Wilderness Test
Bible Passage:
Main Point: God provided for the physical needs of His people.
Key Passage:
Big Picture Question: What is God’s plan?
God’s plan is to rescue His people from captivity.
Small Group opening
(10–15 minutes)
Large Group Bible study
(25–30 minutes)
Small Group activities
(25–30 minutes)
Leader BIBLE STUDY
The Israelites’ future looked incredibly bright.
The Lord, through Moses, had rescued them from slavery in Egypt.
He fought for them, displaying His power by parting the Red Sea and subsequently destroying Egypt’s army.
God was working out His plan to bring the Israelites to the promised land—the land God promised to Abraham’s family.
But the journey from Egypt to Canaan was not direct.
The Lord led His people into the wilderness.
The Israelites’ bright future seemed to fade.
Their dry mouths and rumbling, empty stomachs produced complaints and accusations.
They doubted the Lord’s goodness.
The Israelites traveled three days into the wilderness and were unable to find water.
When they found water at Marah, they must have rushed to it—only to find the water was too bitter to drink.
The people grumbled to Moses.
Of course, Moses had no power to change the water.
But the Lord did.
Moses cried out to the Lord, and He showed Moses a tree.
Moses threw the tree into the water, and the water became drinkable.
Then the Israelites moved farther into the wilderness.
Their hunger produced despair: “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt … Instead, you brought us into this wilderness … to die of hunger!” ().
Again, the Lord gave the Israelites what they needed.
Moses and Aaron explained the purpose behind the Lord’s provision: “You will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt” ().
God sent bread from heaven and quail for the Israelites to eat.
They ate manna in the wilderness for 40 years.
The Lord is our Provider.
Like He provided for the physical needs of His people in the wilderness, He provided for our spiritual needs by sending His Son, Jesus—the Bread of life ()—so we can live forever.
The BIBLE Story
The Wilderness Test
Moses led the people away from the Red Sea, and they came to the wilderness.
They could not find good water to drink, and they complained to Moses.
God said, “If you obey Me and do what is right and keep My commands, I will not punish you like I punished the Egyptians.
I am Yahweh, who heals you.”
The Israelites came to a place called Elim (EE lim) where they found plenty of food and water.
They camped there.
The Israelites left Elim and journeyed into the wilderness.
They were hungry.
They complained to Moses.
“We wish we had died in Egypt!
At least there was food to eat,” they said.
“You brought us out here to starve to death!”
But Moses had not brought them out there to die.
God knew what He was doing.
God said, “I have heard the complaints of the Israelites.
Tell them: In the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat bread until you are full.
Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.”
So at evening, quail came into the camp.
In the morning, fine flakes like frost were on the ground.
“What is it?”
the Israelites asked.
Moses said, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.”
The Israelites called the bread manna, which means “what is it?”
God gave the people instructions.
He told them to collect just enough to eat for the day.
If they collected too much, the leftovers went bad.
He told them to collect twice as much on the sixth day, because the seventh day was the Sabbath, a day to rest.
The Israelites did not always follow God’s instructions.
Sometimes they collected too much manna, and sometimes they tried to collect manna on the Sabbath day.
Moses was angry that the people refused to obey God.
The Israelites ate manna for 40 years while they were in the wilderness.
The Israelites moved about the wilderness as the Lord told them to do.
One day, they came to a camp with no water.
“Give us something to drink,” they told Moses.
“Why are you complaining to me?” Moses asked.
“You brought us out here to die” the Israelites said.
They forgot that the Lord had a plan for them.
“Lord, what should I do?” Moses cried out.
God showed Moses a rock and instructed him to hit it with his staff.
Water came out of it, and the people drank.
It was a sign that the Lord was with them.
Christ Connection: In the New Testament, Jesus said that He is the Bread of life.
() God provided manna from heaven for His people’s physical hunger, and later He provided His Son, Jesus, for our spiritual hunger.
The Israelites needed bread to live for a little while, but whoever has Jesus will live forever!
Small Group Opening
Welcome time
Greet each kid as he or she arrives.
Use this time to connect to your group and make sure each student is checked in.
As kids arrive, ask for volunteers to think about a time that they were hungry or thirsty.
What was the situation, and how did you feel?
Did you complain?
Transition to large group
Table Wars
Large Group LEADER
Today we are going to talk about how God Provides.
But before we do that we need to review what happened last week.
Now, where are we?
Last week, God showed the Egyptians His power in a mighty way through the plagues, the Passover, and the crossing of the Red Sea.
God rescued His people from physical captivity in Egypt.
Today’s story is called “The Wilderness Test.”
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