Murmuring in the wilderness
The Israelites complained and cried because they were tired of eating this miraculous food God provided. (Numbers 11:4-6)
Manna
Moses sent this many spies into the land of Canaan to scout it out.
Twelve
The people were complaining again because they had none of this basic necessity. (Numbers 20:2)
Water
King Balak hired the prophet Balaam to do this to the Israelites. (Numbers 22:6)
Curse them
This is the thing that kept an entire generation of Israelites out of the promised land, the opposite of faith. (Numbers 14:11)
Fear/unbelief
God sent this food in huge amounts to feed the Israelites, so much it made them sick. (Numbers 11:31-33)
Quail
Ten spies came back scared. These two came back with faith and said "we can do it." (Numbers 14:6–9)
Joshua and Caleb
God told Moses to speak to the rock. Instead, Moses lost his temper and did this. (Numbers 20:11)
He hit the rock with his staff
On his way to see Balak, Balaam's donkey suddenly stopped three times. Why? (Numbers 22:23–27)
The donkey saw an angel blocking the road that Balaam couldn't see
Joshua and Caleb said something great in Numbers 14:9. What was their encouraging message to Israel?
"Fear them not"/the Lord is with us
Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses for his marriage and also because they were jealous of his leadership. God punished Miriam with this. (Numbers 12:1–10)
Leprosy
The ten fearful spies said the people of Canaan were so big that they felt like this tiny creature by comparison. (Numbers 13:33)
Grasshoppers
Even though water came out, Moses and Aaron faced this consequence for not following God's exact instructions. (Numbers 20:12)
They were told they would not enter the promised land
After Balaam beat the donkey, God did something remarkable. What happened? (Numbers 22:28)
The donkey spoke to Balaam
After Moses died, God called this man to lead Israel, telling him to "be strong and of good courage." (Numbers 27:18–20; Deuteronomy 31:23)
Joshua
Even though Miriam criticized him, Moses immediately did this for her. (Numbers 12:13)
He prayed for her to be healed
Because of the people's fear and rebellion, God said this whole generation would never enter the promised land and would wander for this many years. (Numbers 14:33–34)
Forty Years
After Aaron died, Moses placed Aaron's priestly clothing on this person, passing on the priesthood. (Numbers 20:28)
Eleazar (Aaron's son)
Even though Balaam was paid to curse Israel, every time he opened his mouth he did this instead. (Numbers 23–24)
He blessed them
Throughout these chapters the Israelites kept wishing they could go back to this place, even though they had been slaves there. (Numbers 11:5; 14:4)
Egypt
Numbers 12:3 gives Moses a remarkable compliment. What does it say about him?
That he was the meekest man on the face of the earth
God said Caleb had a different kind of spirit. What set him apart? (Numbers 14:24)
He followed the Lord Fully
Moses lifted up a brass serpent on a pole, and anyone who looked at it was healed. Jesus later compared Himself to this moment. What did He mean? (Numbers 21:8–9; John 3:14–15)
Just as Israel had to look to the serpent to be saved, we must look to Christ to be saved
Balaam prophesied that a "Star" would come out of Jacob. Who do we believe this refers to? (Numbers 24:17)
Jesus
Looking at all these stories together, what is the one thing God kept asking Israel to do that they kept struggling with?
Trust him