God offers Israel Healing from Sin

Passage:  Numbers 21:4–9

Principle:  God is merciful and faithful.

Praise:  “I Will Sing of the Mercies”

Prompt:  Ask your child these questions:

• Why did Israel complain?

• How did God punish the Israelites?

• Did the people admit they had sinned?

• How did God offer healing from the snakebites?

Practice: Help your child apply these truths in the following ways:

• By not complaining about God’s provision.

• By remembering God’s faithfulness in the past.

• By trusting Jesus as Savior.

Memory verse:

John 3:15

whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

John 3:14, 15

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life be lifted up” (John 3:14).

Missionary:  Mark and Kim Luce

Ministry:  Emmanuel Christian and other schools