Lesson 048

The Lord Sends Quail

Numbers 11:4-14, 31-34

MEMORY VERSEPROVERBS 23:21“For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.”

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:As many “Clothes Line” activity sheets as the number of children inyour class, tape, stapler, a 12” piece of yarn and a sheet of heavypaper for each child.

As many “Princess Prima Donna Party” activity sheets as thenumber of children in your class, a doll or puppet and cupcakes(optional).

Several happy face stickers.

ATTENTION GRABBER!

Clothes LineGod provides for us! One thing we should remember to thank Godfor is our clothes. Let kids color and cut out clothes appropriate totheir sex and put on the clothes line. Tape or staple a 12" piece ofyarn on a sheet of heavy 10"x12" paper.

The clothes line should sag gently in the middle. Fold the tabs ofthe clothes over the line and tape to back of clothes. The lineshould stay free floating; only attaching to the paper at the ends.

Explain to the children that we should be happy with everythingthat God provides for us.

LESSON TIME!God is so good to us! Part of how He is good to us is how He takessuch wonderful care of us. The Lord always provides for the needsof His children. Our God is a good and loving Father who knowsand does what is best for us.

The children of Israel were in God’s hand as they traveled in thewilderness. He was always faithful to them as He blessed them andprovided for their needs. Out of His love for them, God gave themsweet manna from heaven to eat and pure water to drink.

But, even though God was always providing for His people, theybegan to complain about what God gave to them. They started tothink that maybe it was better back in Egypt. Only one problem,they forgot that in Egypt they were slaves. We need to be thankfulfor what God has provided for us because He knows what is best forus and gives us everything that we need. We should be happywith what the Lord provides for us.

N UM BERS 11:4-6N ow the m ixed m u l t i tu de w ho w ere am ong themyie lded t o in t ense c rav ing; so the c h i ld ren o f I s rae lal so w ep t again and said : "Who w i l l gi v e u s m eat t oeat ?

"We rem em ber the f i sh w h i c h w e at e f ree ly in Egyp t ,the c u c u m bers , the m elons , the l eek s , the on ions ,and the gar l i c ;

"bu t now ou r w ho le be ing i s d r i ed u p ; there i snoth ing at al l exc ep t th i s m anna bef ore ou r eyes !"

The children of Israel were not happy with what they had. Theywere kind of like us, sometimes, when we begin to complain abouteverything that we do not have instead of being thankful for the

blessings that we do have. They looked back at their old lives andremembered the delicious food in Egypt. They forgot what it wasreally like in Egypt. They were in bondage to the Pharaoh andwanted nothing more than to be freed. Forgetting all they shouldbe thankful for, they began to complain against God.

Whenever we complain, we are complaining against God becauseHe is the One that provides for us. It is really important for us tobe thankful and remember all that God has done for us. God hasdelivered us from the slavery of the world and the bondage of sin.We should be happy with what the Lord provides for us.

N UM BERS 11:7-9N ow the m anna w as l i k e c or i ander s eed , and i t s c o lorl i ke the c o lor o f bde l l iu m .

The p eop le w en t abou t and gathered i t , grou nd i t onm i l l s t ones or beat i t i n the m or tar , c ooked i t i np ans , and m ade c akes o f i t ; and i t s t as t e w as l i k e thet as t e o f p as t ry p rep ared w i th o i l .

And w hen the dew f e l l on the c am p in the n i gh t , them anna f e l l on i t .

Manna was an amazing gift of God. God even made the manna asweet taste for the people to enjoy. The Bible even says that mannawas angel’s food (Psalm 78:25). God loves us and provides for us inamazing ways! Like manna, the things that God provides for us willbe good for us. Let’s remember that everything we have is a giftfrom God. “Every good and perfect gift is from above.” James 1:17.

Princess Prima Donna's PartyPrincess Prima Donna is having a birthday and everyone in theclass has been invited to her birthday party! Let kids write or drawa picture of a gift, anything they want, inside the fold-over presentsto give to the princess.

You may want to invite a guest to dress up as Princess Prima Donnaand even have birthday cake or cupcakes. Otherwise, use a puppetor doll to represent the princess. Of course, she is a mostungrateful girl and throws away or tosses aside all the gifts, sayingthat she has seven of these and ten of those and did not want thatthing anyway.

This should remind us all that everything we have is a gift fromGod, and when we are unthankful and ungrateful, it is displeasingto God.

N UM BERS 11:10-14N ow M oses heard the p eop le w eep ing th rou ghou tthe i r f am i l i es , ev eryone at the door o f h i s t en t ; andthe anger o f the LORD w as great l y arou sed ; M osesal so w as d i sp l eased .

S o M oses s aid t o the LORD , "Why hav e You af f l i c t edYou r s erv an t ? And w hy hav e I no t f ou nd f av or inYou r s i gh t , that You hav e l aid the bu rden o f al l t hesep eop le on m e?

"D id I c onc e iv e al l t hese p eop le? D id I beget them ,that You shou ld say t o m e , 'Carry them in you rbosom , as a gu ard ian c arr i es a nu rs ing c h i ld , t o thel and w h i c h You sw ore t o the i r f athers '

"Where am I t o get m eat t o gi v e t o al l t hese p eop le?For they w eep al l ov er m e , s ay ing, 'G iv e u s m eat , thatw e m ay eat . ’

" I am not abl e t o bear al l t hese p eop le alone , bec au sethe bu rden i s t oo heav y f or m e .

These people were being disobedient to God as they pouted over alack of meat. Moses did not know what to do and was verytroubled. However, Moses knew whom to turn to when he was inan impossible situation. Moses took this great burden to the Lordbecause 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 castall our cares whether small or great on the Lord. God loves us somuch and wants to work all things out for good in our lives. Weneed to call on Him and let Him rule our lives just as Moses did.

N UM BERS 11:31,32N ow a w ind w en t ou t f rom the LORD , and i t brou gh tqu ai l f rom the s ea and l e f t them f lu t t er ing near thec am p , abou t a day 's j ou rney on th i s s ide and abou t aday 's j ou rney on the o ther s ide , al l arou nd the c am p ,and abou t tw o c u bi t s abov e the su r f ac e o f thegrou nd .

And the p eop le s t ayed u p al l t hat day , al l t hat n i gh t ,and al l t he next day , and gathered the qu ai l (he w hogathered l eas t gathered t en hom ers ) ; and they sp readthem ou t f or them se lv es al l arou nd the c am p .

God sent quail to these complaining people. He sent them amiraculous work. The children of Israel were so obsessed withtheir sin that they greedily gathered a tremendous amount ofmeat. Yet these people would never have the capacity to enjoy it,because they had broken fellowship with God. We should behappy with what the Lord provides for us.

Without fellowship with God, life is futile and worthless. God givesus the capacity to enjoy life as we walk with Him and in the fullnessof who He is. God is good and always wants what is best for us. Weneed to follow His way and not complain against Him, because Healways blesses His children with the better way of life.

N UM BERS 11:33,34Bu t w h i l e the m eat w as s t i l l be tw een the i r t ee th ,bef ore i t w as c hew ed , the w rath o f the LORD w asarou sed again s t the p eop le , and the LORD s t ru c k thep eop le w i th a v ery great p l agu e .

S o he c al l ed the nam e o f that p l ac e Kibro thHat t aav ah , bec au se there they bu r i ed the p eop le w hohad y i e lded t o c rav ing.

These disobedient people were punished by God. These peoplehad cried out against God and had complained against Hisprovision for them. God hates sin and must punish sin because Heis so righteous. The people suffered the consequences of theirwickedness.

God loves us so much and is always faithful to do what is best forus. He knew quail was not best for the children of Israel, and Heknows what is not best for us. We need to listen to God and followHis Word in order to be protected from evil. We need to bethankful for what God has given us because He loves us and alwaysprovides for His children. We should be happy with what theLord provides for us.

Thank You God!!!During circle time, give each child several happy face stickers andask each one to share in turn some things for which they arethankful.

Direct them to put stickers on some of these things (clothes, shoes,hair, hands, teacher, parents, friends, etc.) If they take any stickershome, tell them to be sure to ask their parents before they applyany stickers.

PRAYERLead the children in a prayer of thanksgiving for all the Lord hasprovided for them. If there are any children who have not yetresponded to the Gospel, give them opportunity.

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