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Numbers 11 · Grade 4

A Heavy Burden

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Numbers 11 shows how quickly Israel's trust turned to complaining. After God's fire burned at the edge of the camp, Moses prayed and it stopped. Then the mixed multitude began to crave, and Israel wept for the fish and vegetables of Egypt. They called God's daily manna boring.

Moses was overwhelmed. He told God the people were too heavy for him to carry alone. God answered with help. He placed His Spirit on seventy elders. When two elders, Eldad and Medad, prophesied in the camp, Joshua wanted them stopped. Moses said he wished all of God's people were prophets.

God sent so many quail that they lay around the camp. But a plague struck those who had craved. Their problem was not hunger but a heart that rejected God. In Acts 2, God poured out His Spirit on all His people, as Moses had wished.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the people call God's manna?

  2. How did God answer Moses' heavy burden?

  3. What did Moses wish when Joshua wanted Eldad and Medad stopped?

  4. When did God pour out His Spirit on all His people?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

quailGodSpiriteldersseventy
  1. He told the people were too heavy for him to carry alone.
  2. He placed His Spirit on elders.
  3. When two , Eldad and Medad, prophesied in the camp, Joshua wanted them stopped.
  4. God sent so many that they lay around the camp.
  5. In Acts 2, God poured out His on all His people, as Moses had wished.

Think About It

  1. What is something you complain about that you could thank God for instead?

  2. Moses told God honestly that he was overwhelmed. How can you be honest with God in prayer?

Memory Verse

Yahweh said to Moses, “Has Yahweh’s hand grown short? Now you will see whether my word will happen to you or not.”

Numbers 11:23 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for my food. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is the danger of a complaining heart?
  • When have you felt a job was too much for you, and what could you tell God about it?

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