Lift Up Your Hands
Who attacked the Israelites? Exodus 17:8
What are some things that help you stay spiritually strong?
Amalekites
What did Moses tell the people to do right before the Lord parted the sea? Exodus 14:13
How can you apply this to your life? (When you feel stressed or anxious, is it easy to "stand still" and trust God?)
Answer: Fear not / stand still / see the salvation of the Lord
What was wrong with the water the Israelites found? Exodus 15:23
What is something in life that can feel "bitter" or disappointing for teens today?
Answer: It was bitter.
This isn't just about bad-tasting water. It represents: Disappointment after hope Expecting relief... but getting frustration instead. Moments where life says: "This isn't what I thought it would be"
What food did the Lord provide from heaven?
Exodus 16:4
Answer: Manna
Manna wasn't fancy,exciting, or dramatic. It was just... enough. Spiritual strength comes from small, simple things like: prayer, scripture study, and church
What does the Lord give me that is like the daily manna that He gave the Israelites?
What word describes when the Israelites complained?
Exodus 16:2
What are some common things teens complain about today?
Answer: Murmuring
What happened when Moses help up his hands? Exodus 17:11
What are things that help you stay spiritually strong?
Israel won
What role did the pillar of cloud play between the Israelites and the Egyptians? Exodus 14:19-20
How can God help create light and protection for you in your life?
Answer: It separated them; gave light to Israel and darkness to Egypt
What did the Lord show Moses to heal the water? Exodus 15:25
Have you ever been asked to do something simple that didn't seem like it would help-but it did? Please share(:
Answer: A tree
The problem = huge (no drinkable water, people desperate) The solution = a piece of wood. That doesn't logically make sense. It required faith, not just action
How often were the Israelites to gather manna? Exodus 16:4–5
Answer: Daily
Why do you think it's important to connect with God every day instead of just once in a while?
What did the Israelites say they missed from Egypt? Exodus 16:3
Have you ever missed something from the past but forgot why it actually wasn't good for you?
Answer: Food (flesh pots/bread)
"We sat by the flesh pots..." They're describing: meals with meat, warm, filling food, a sense of comfort and stability. They didn't actually want slavery back-they just wanted relief from what they were feeling in the moment.
What happened when Moses lowered his hands? Exodus 17:11
What are signs that you might be "spiritually tired" or struggling?
The enemy started winning
What caused the sea to divide during the night? Exodus 14:21
Sometimes God works in ways we don't immediately notice-what is a "quiet" way God might be helping you right now?
Answer: A strong east wind from the Lord
How did the Lord provide water when there was none? Exodus 17:5–6
When have you seen help come from an unexpected place?
Answer: Water came from a rock
God is not limited to normal ways of solving problems
What happened if they tried to save manna overnight? Exodus 16:19–20
What happens spiritually when we go long periods without prayer or scripture study?
Answer: It spoiled
What emotion caused the Israelites to panic when they saw the Egyptians? Exodus 14:10-12
Answer: Fear
What helps you deal with fear in your life?
Who helped Moses keep his hands up? Exodus 17:12
Who are people in your life that help support you?
Answer: Aaron and Hur
What problem did the Egyptians have with their chariots? Exodus 14:24-25
This was a smaller miracle that helped lead to a bigger one (parting the red sea). How can we trust that God is working behind the scenes in our lives, even when we don't see it?
Answer: Their wheels came off / they drove heavily
How did the Israelites often react when things got hard? Exodus 15:24; 17:3
Answer: They complained / murmured
What's the difference between complaining and asking for help in a positive way?
What was different about gathering manna before the Sabbath? Exodus 16:22–26
What are some ways you can make the Sabbath (or Sunday) feel different and more spiritual?
Answer: They gathered twice as much and it didn't spoil
Name one miracle the Israelites had already seen before complaining again. Exodus 14-16
We're often hard on the Israelites-but do we ever do the same thing? Why is it so easy to forget past blessings when new problems come?
Answer: Red Sea, manna, water, etc.
How did Aaron and Hur help Moses physically? Exodus 17:12
What is one specific thing you could do this week to support or lift someone else?
Answer: They held up his hands
What did the Israelites learn about the Lord and Moses after crossing the sea? Exodus 14:30-31
Answer: They feared (respected) the Lord and believed Him and Moses
What experiences have helped you grow your faith or trust in God?
What promise did the Lord give if the people would listen and obey Him? Exodus 15:25–26
Answer:He would protect them / not bring diseases upon them
How does following God's commandments help protect you in real life?
What happened to the manna when the sun got hot? Exodus 16:21
What opportunities to do good might we "miss" if we wait too long?
Why do you think it's important to act quickly when you feel prompted to do something good? (It is 500 points)
Answer: It melted
What question showed the Israelites were doubting God? Exodus 17:7
What can you do when you start to doubt if God is really there for you?
Answer: "Is the Lord among us, or not?"