Think Again 4 | The Bronze Snake | Wonder Ink Children's Church Curriculum

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Think Again
Lesson Title: The Bronze Snake - Even after God provides for His people in the wilderness, they complain and are struck by poisonous snakes. To save the people, God instructs Moses to put a bronze snake on a pole; anyone who looks at the snake will live.
Scripture: Numbers 21
Wonder Truth: Only God Saves
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Foundation Building Blocks
WHO?
The Israelites, who are wandering in the wilderness because of their unfaithfulness. In Numbers 14, the people refused to trust that God would give them victory in the new land He promised them. As a result, they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years.
WHAT?
The people are bitten by poisonous snakes as again they refused to trust God, complained against Moses, and complained against God. Their mistrust of God, despite experiencing His goodness firsthand, is a constant issue.
WHERE?
The King of Edom would not let the wandering Israelites pass through his land, so they had to take the long way around his kingdom. During this long journey, the people again get impatient and begin to grumble against God.
WHEN?
God made the people wander in the desert for 40 years, until everyone from the generation that left Egypt had died. They would not get to enter the Promised Land for themselves because they had been so unfaithful to the God who had rescued them.
CONNECTING TO GOD’S BIG STORY
God used a snake-the very thing that hurt the Israelites-to heal them, showing that He had power over all. Jesus later referenced this story (John 3), saying that He would be lifted up and that whoever looks to Him will be saved.
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