The Lord Sends Quail

Lesson 048
The Lord Sends Quail
Numbers 11:4-14, 31-34
MEMORY VERSE
PROVERBS 23:21
“For the drunkard and the glutton w ill c om e to pov erty,
and drow siness w ill c lothe a m an w ith rags.”
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
As many “Clothes Line” activity sheets as the number of children in
your class, tape, stapler, a 12” piece of yarn and a sheet of heavy
paper for each child.
As many “Princess Prima Donna Party” activity sheets as the
number of children in your class, a doll or puppet and cupcakes
(optional).
Several happy face stickers.
ATTENTION GRABBER!
Clothes Line
God provides for us! One thing we should remember to thank God
for is our clothes. Let kids color and cut out clothes appropriate to
their sex and put on the clothes line. Tape or staple a 12" piece of
yarn on a sheet of heavy 10"x12" paper.
The clothes line should sag gently in the middle. Fold the tabs of
the clothes over the line and tape to back of clothes. The line
should stay free floating; only attaching to the paper at the ends.
Explain to the children that we should be happy with everything
that God provides for us.
LESSON TIME!
God is so good to us! Part of how He is good to us is how He takes
such wonderful care of us. The Lord always provides for the needs
of His children. Our God is a good and loving Father who knows
and does what is best for us.
The children of Israel were in God’s hand as they traveled in the
wilderness. He was always faithful to them as He blessed them and
provided for their needs. Out of His love for them, God gave them
sweet manna from heaven to eat and pure water to drink.
But, even though God was always providing for His people, they
began to complain about what God gave to them. They started to
think that maybe it was better back in Egypt. Only one problem,
they forgot that in Egypt they were slaves. We need to be thankful
for what God has provided for us because He knows what is best for
us and gives us everything that we need. We should be h a p p y
with what the Lord provides for us.
N U M B ER S 11:4-6
N ow t he m ixed m u lt it u d e w ho w ere am ong t hem
y i el d ed t o i n t en s e c r av i n g; s o t h e c h i l d r en o f Is r ael
al s o w ep t agai n an d s ai d : "Wh o w i l l gi v e u s m eat t o
eat ?
" We r e m e m be r t h e f i s h w h i c h w e at e f r e e l y i n Egy p t ,
t h e c u c u m ber s , t h e m el on s , t h e l eek s , t h e on i on s ,
an d t h e gar l i c ;
"bu t n ow ou r w h ol e bei n g i s d r i ed u p ; t h er e
n o t h i n g a t a l l e x c e p t t h i s m a n n a b e f o r e o u r e y e s !"
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The children of Israel were not happy with what they had. They
were kind of like us, sometimes, when we begin to complain about
everything that we do not have instead of being thankful for the
blessings that we do have. They looked back at their old lives and
remembered the delicious food in Egypt. They forgot what it was
really like in Egypt. They were in bondage to the Pharaoh and
wanted nothing more than to be freed. Forgetting all they should
be thankful for, they began to complain against God.
Whenever we complain, we are complaining against God because
He is the One that provides for us. It is really important for us to
be thankful and remember all that God has done for us. God has
delivered us from the slavery of the world and the bondage of sin.
We should be happy with what the Lord provides for us.
N U M B ER S 11:7-9
N ow t he m anna w as lik e c oriand er seed , and it s c olor
l i k e t h e c ol or of bd el l i u m .
T h e p eo p l e w en t abo u t an d gat h er ed i t , gr o u n d i t o n
m i l l s t on es or beat i t i n t h e m or t ar , c ook ed i t i n
p ans, and m ad e c ak es of it ; and it s t ast e w as lik e t he
t ast e of p ast ry p rep ared w it h oil.
An d w h e n t h e d e w f e l l o n t h e c a m p i n t h e n i g h t , t h e
m anna f ell on it .
Manna was an amazing gift of God. God even made the manna a
sweet taste for the people to enjoy. The Bible even says that manna
was angel’s food (Psalm 78:25). God loves us and provides for us in
amazing ways! Like manna, the things that God provides for us will
be good for us. Let’s remember that everything we have is a gift
from God. “Every good and perfect gift is from above.” James 1:17.
Princess Prima Donna's Party
Princess Prima Donna is having a birthday and everyone in the
class has been invited to her birthday party! Let kids write or draw
a picture of a gift, anything they want, inside the fold-over presents
to give to the princess.
You may want to invite a guest to dress up as Princess Prima Donna
and even have birthday cake or cupcakes. Otherwise, use a puppet
or doll to represent the princess. Of course, she is a most
ungrateful girl and throws away or tosses aside all the gifts, saying
that she has seven of these and ten of those and did not want that
thing anyway.
This should remind us all that everything we have is a gift from
God, and when we are unthankful and ungrateful, it is displeasing
to God.
N U M B ER S 11:10-14
N o w M o s es h ear d t h e p eo p l e w eep i n g t h r o u gh o u t
t heir f am ilies, ev eryone at t he d oor of his t ent ; and
t h e an ger o f t h e LOR D w as gr eat l y ar o u s ed ; M o s es
also w as d isp leased .
S o M o s es s ai d t o t h e LOR D , "Wh y h av e Yo u af f l i c t ed
Y o u r s e r v a n t ? An d w h y h a v e I n o t f o u n d f a v o r i n
Yo u r s i gh t , t h at Yo u h av e l ai d t h e bu r d en o f al l t h es e
people on m e?
"D i d I c o n c ei v e al l t h es e p eo p l e? D i d I beget t h em ,
t hat You shou ld say t o m e, 'Carry t hem in you r
bo s o m , as a gu ar d i an c ar r i es a n u r s i n g c h i l d , t o t h e
land w hic h You sw ore t o t heir f at hers'
"Wh er e am I t o get m eat t o gi v e t o al l t h es e p eo p l e?
Fo r t h ey w eep al l o v er m e, s ay i n g, 'G i v e u s m eat , t h at
w e m ay eat .’
"I am n ot abl e t o bear al l t h es e p eop l e al on e, bec au s e
t h e bu r d en i s t oo h eav y f or m e.
These people were being disobedient to God as they pouted over a
lack of meat. Moses did not know what to do and was very
troubled. However, Moses knew whom to turn to when he was in
an impossible situation. Moses took this great burden to the Lord
because he knew that God was totally in control of every situation.
We cannot do anything on our own. It is so important for us to cast
all our cares whether small or great on the Lord. God loves us so
much and wants to work all things out for good in our lives. We
need to call on Him and let Him rule our lives just as Moses did.
N U M B ER S 11:31,32
N o w a w i n d w en t o u t f r o m t h e LOR D , an d i t br o u gh t
qu ai l f rom t h e s ea an d l ef t t h em f l u t t eri n g n ear t h e
c am p , abou t a d ay's j ou r n ey on t h i s s i d e an d abou t a
d ay's j ou rney on t he ot her sid e, all arou nd t he c am p ,
an d abou t t w o c u bi t s abov e t h e s u r f ac e of t h e
gr o u n d .
An d t h e p e o p l e s t a y e d u p a l l t h a t d a y , a l l t h a t n i g h t ,
an d al l t h e n ext d ay , an d gat h er ed t h e qu ai l (h e w h o
gat h er ed l eas t gat h er ed t en h o m er s ); an d t h ey s p r ead
t hem ou t f or t hem selv es all arou nd t he c am p .
God sent quail to these complaining people. He sent them a
miraculous work. The children of Israel were so obsessed with
their sin that they greedily gathered a tremendous amount of
meat. Yet these people would never have the capacity to enjoy it,
because they had broken fellowship with God. We should b e
happy with what the Lord provides for us.
Without fellowship with God, life is futile and worthless. God gives
us the capacity to enjoy life as we walk with Him and in the fullness
of who He is. God is good and always wants what is best for us. We
need to follow His way and not complain against Him, because He
always blesses His children with the better way of life.
N U M B ER S 11:33,34
Bu t w h i l e t h e m eat w as s t i l l bet w een t h ei r t eet h ,
bef or e i t w as c h ew ed , t h e w r at h of t h e LOR D w as
ar o u s ed agai n s t t h e p eo p l e, an d t h e LOR D s t r u c k t h e
p eo p l e w i t h a v er y gr eat p l agu e.
S o h e c al l ed t h e n am e of t h at p l ac e Ki br ot h
Hat t aav ah , bec au s e t h er e t h ey bu r i ed t h e p eop l e w h o
h ad y i el d ed t o c r av i n g.
These disobedient people were punished by God. These people
had cried out against God and had complained against His
provision for them. God hates sin and must punish sin because He
is so righteous. The people suffered the consequences of their
wickedness.
God loves us so much and is always faithful to do what is best for
us. He knew quail was not best for the children of Israel, and He
knows what is not best for us. We need to listen to God and follow
His Word in order to be protected from evil. We need to be
thankful for what God has given us because He loves us and always
provides for His children. We should be happy with what t h e
Lord provides for us.
Thank You God!!!
During circle time, give each child several happy face stickers and
ask each one to share in turn some things for which they are
thankful.
Direct them to put stickers on some of these things (clothes, shoes,
hair, hands, teacher, parents, friends, etc.) If they take any stickers
home, tell them to be sure to ask their parents before they apply
any stickers.
PRAYER
Lead the children in a prayer of thanksgiving for all the Lord has
provided for them. If there are any children who have not yet
responded to the Gospel, give them opportunity.
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