Food and Water in the Wilderness - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in Exodus 16:1-18; 17:1-7 and state in simple language that god sustained the people he had rescued.

Read: Exodus 16:1-18; 17:1-7

Opening: Ask: What does this passage actually say before we explain what it means?

Say:

In the wilderness the people complain about food, and God provides manna for them to gather.
When the people lack water, God provides water from the rock.
These episodes show God sustaining the people He had rescued while also exposing their struggle to trust.

Ask:

Do: Complete Food and Water in the Wilderness Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; Food and Water in the Wilderness Story Path

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within Cycle 2 and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Exodus 16:1-18; 17:1-7 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What conclusion can we support from those observations? Where could someone overstate or misapply this passage?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Food and Water in the Wilderness Story Path. Printable: K3-L09-P01-food-and-water-in-the-wilderness-story-path.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Materials: Food and Water in the Wilderness Story Path; Bible; Pens or pencils

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Memory verse: Genesis 12:1-7

Prayer: Thank God for what this passage reveals and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: God called Moses to participate in His rescue of Israel.