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"You're
lying." Palti stood in front of Joshua, pointed his finger in Joshua's
face and repeated his charge. "You're lying." His voice cracked.
Joshua
stood in stunned silence.
"We
can't attack the Canaanites. They are stronger than we are," Sethur
said. "They're giants! Compared to them, we look like grasshoppers."
Caleb
stepped forward and silenced them. "Listen to me. We should go
up at once and take possession of this land. We can surely
do it." In spite of his efforts, arguing and fighting spread like
a fog over the whole assembly gathered to hear the spies' report. The
fruit they had carried back had caused quite a sensation. This land
seemed perfect. It had everything they needed to live well. But now
this conflict ruined everyone's enthusiasm.
"The
people who live in Canaan are powerful," one spy said. He had forgoten
that God is more powerful.
"The
cities are fortified and very large," said another. He had forgotten
that God had taken them out of Egypt, the strongest nation on the earth.
"We
even saw giants living there, the descendants of Anak," said a
third. He had forgotten how big God is...
Read
Numbers 14 to find out how people
reacted when they heard the spies' report and what happened afterwards.
1.
How long were people awake that night and what they did?
2.
Write down what are men on the picture saying (use just one sentence
for each group).
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| Joshua
& Caleb |
others
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3. Which kinds of food are mentioned in Numbers 14?
bread
grapes figs milk
water honey pomegranates
4.
What is the sum of all numbers (except number 1) you can find in Numbers
14?
5.
Read once more Moses' response to God (verses 13-19). Write it down
in your own words
(up to 6 sentences).
Moses'
response to God is remarkable because Moses didn't think about himself,
but about God. He could have blamed God. He could have let them suffer
the consequences of their distrust in God. But Moses didn't respond
in any of these ways. His answer to God demonstrated that he loved the
Hebrew people in spite of their hurtful words and actions, in spite
of their stubborn rebellion. His answer to God demonstrated that he
was concerned about God's reputation, not his own.
| Prayer:
"Dear God, please help me to serve
You even when faced with difficulties." |
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