Snakes Everywhere! INSTRUCTIONS: Connect the dots to complete the snakes.

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Unit 7 • Session 2 The Bronze Snake

BIBLE STORY SUMMARY: • God's people complained that they

did not have food or water. • God made water come from a rock. • God sent snakes because His

people sinned. • God told His people to look at the

bronze snake to be healed.

KEY PASSAGE: Proverbs 3:5

BIG PICTURE QUESTION: • What does it mean to sin? To

sin is to go against God and His commands.

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS: • What are things we are tempted ro

complain about? What is a bener response than complaining?

• Why was it good that God disciplined Israel for their sin? Why is discipline a good thing?

• Who can we look to to save us and give us life with God forever?

FAMILY ACTIVITY: • Purchase and distribute bonlcs of

water to people who are homeless. • Research snakes. Make sure family

members are educated on how to respond when they see a snake.

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GOSPEL PR,;Jj:CT STORY POINT: COD TOLD HIS PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THE BRONZE SNAKE. Thr Bronu Snakr I 6 Numbers 20--2 1

Slithering Snake INSTRUCTIONS: Color the snake according to the number key co reveal a special word in red.

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Unit 7 • Session 2 The Bronze Snake

BIBLE STORY SUMMARY: • God's people continued to distrust

Him and complain about the food He provided for them.

• To discipline them, God sent venemous snakes into their camps.

• The people cried out for God to save them.

• God cold His people to look at the bronze snake to be healed.

KEY PASSAGE: Proverbs 3:5-6

BIG PICTURE QUESTION: • What does it mean to sin? To sin

is to think, speak, or behave in any way that goes against God and His commands.

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS: 1

• Why was God good co discipline His people?

1 • How does the bronze snake remind us of Jesus?

• How are we similar to the Israelites?

FAMILY ACTIVITY: • Take your kids to a local roo that

has a reptile exhibit. Talk about the snakes living there. Rt:mind your family that God was good to provide a way for the people to be healed from the snakebites.

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STORY POINT: GOD TOLD HIS PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THE BRONZE SNAKE TO SE HEALED.

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• What docs this story teach me about God or the gospel?

• What does this story teach me about myself?

• Are there any commands in this story to obey? How are they for God's glory and my good?

• Are there any promises in this story to remember? How do they help me trust and love God?

• How does this story help me to live on mission better?

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS • How were the Israelites healed? (See Num. 21 :9.)

• Can people save themselves from sin? (See John 3:16.)

• Recall a time this week when you grumbled. Then share a way God has provided for you.

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The Bronze Snake Numbers 20-21

STORY POINT: GOD TOLD HIS PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THE BRONZE SNAKE ...._.., TO BE HEALED.

The Israelites did not trust God to lead them into the promised land, so God punished them and made them wander in the wilderness for 40 years. Along the way, the Israelites grumbled and complained that they did not have water to drink.

God told Moses to speak to .a rock. Instead of talking co the rock, Moses hit the rock with his staff. Water came out, but God was angry that Moses and Aaron did not obey. So God said Moses and Aaron would not lead the Israelites into the promised land.

The Israelites continued through the wilderness. They continued co complain.

God disciplined His people by sending venomous snakes that bit the Israelites, and many of the people died. Some of the people realized they had sinned by complaining to God, so they cold Moses, "Please ask God to take the snakes away."

God told Moses, "Make a snake image and put it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will recover."

Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. Whenever someone was bitten, that person looked at the bronze snake and· recovered.

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Christ Connection: Th, Israelites faced a huge probkm because of thtir sin. God sent snafus to punish Israel but anyone who was bitten could look at tht bronze snake on the pol, and livt. Because of our sin, wt face a hug, probkm: wt ar, s,parattd from God. deserve to dit, but anyone who looks to Jesus on tht croJJ and trusts in Him will livt forever with God.

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BRONZE SNAKE Use the letters in the words above to spell the words that match these definitions:

separated into parts of pieces by being hit or damaged

shoe with a rubber sole designed to wear while playing sports

an African animal that looks like a horse with black and white stripes

to remove something written on a surface

a building where people keep their money

a large strip of cloth with a design, picture, or writing on it

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