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In the BeginningThrough the Red SeaExodus 14:1-31; Exodus 15:1-21When Israel was trapped between Pharaoh's army and the sea, God made a path through the water and fought for His people.Old TestamentPeace

Sing to the LORD! Miriam’s Song by the SeaExodus 15:1-21; Exodus 14:29-31; Exodus 1:22-2:4When God led Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground and the water closed over Pharaoh's army, His people were safe at last. They saw God's great power, and they believed. Then Moses and all Israel sang a song of thanks to the LORD, and Miriam the prophetess took a tambourine and led all the women in singing and dancing. Their song tells who God is and what He did. God rescues His people, and the right answer to His rescue is a thankful song of praise.Old TestamentThankfulness

In the BeginningBread from HeavenExodus 16:1-36; John 6:30-35When Israel grumbled in the desert, God rained down bread from heaven every morning, and Jesus is the true Bread from heaven who gives life forever.Old TestamentContentment

Is the LORD Among Us? Water from the RockExodus 17:1-7; Psalm 78:15-16; 1 Corinthians 10:4God's people traveled through the desert to a place called Rephidim, but there was no water. Instead of asking God for help, they argued with Moses and said, "Is the LORD among us or not?" Moses cried out to God. God told him to take his staff and some of the leaders to a rock at Horeb. God said, "I will stand there before you on the rock." Moses struck the rock, and water gushed out for everyone. God was with His people all along. Paul later said, "That rock was Christ." We can trust God with every need.Old TestamentTrust

The Ten CommandmentsExodus 19:1-20:21; Exodus 31:18; Matthew 22:34-40God rescued His people from slavery in Egypt. Then at Mount Sinai He gave them Ten Commandments, showing them how to love Him and love each other. God's rescue came first, and His good commands show the rescued how to live.Old TestamentObedience

The Golden CalfExodus 32:1-35; Exodus 34:1-8While Moses was on Mount Sinai with God, the people grew tired of waiting. They made a golden calf and worshiped it. God was angry, but Moses prayed for the people, and God showed mercy. When we sin, we don't make excuses. We repent, turn back to God and tell Him the truth, and He forgives.Old TestamentRepentance

With Building BricksMore Than Enough: Building the TabernacleExodus 35:4-36:7; Exodus 25:1-9; Exodus 40:33-38; Exodus 12:35-36; John 1:14God rescued His people from Egypt, and He wanted to live right in the middle of their camp. He asked everyone whose heart was willing to bring gifts to build the tabernacle, a holy tent where He would dwell. The people brought gold, silver, cloth, wood and jewels – so much that the builders said, "The people are bringing more than enough!" and Moses had to tell them to stop. When the tabernacle was finished, God's glory filled it. We give gladly, because God gave to us first and wants to be with us.Old TestamentGenerosity

Fruit of the SpiritFruit of the Spirit: GentlenessNumbers 12:1-16; Matthew 11:28-30; Proverbs 15:1; Philippians 4:5Miriam and Aaron complained about their brother Moses and said, "Hasn't God spoken through us too?" Moses didn't argue or defend himself. God defended him, and when Miriam got sick, Moses' only words were a prayer to heal her. Gentleness is a fruit of the Spirit. Jesus is gentle with us, so His Spirit helps us use our strength gently, even when people are hard on us.Old TestamentGentleness

The Twelve SpiesNumbers 13:1–14:38Moses sent twelve spies into the land God promised. They all saw the same good land and the same giants. Ten spies said, "We can't!" Joshua and Caleb said, "The LORD is with us!" The people listened to fear instead of God. Faith means trusting what God says more than what we see.Old TestamentFaith

The Bronze SnakeNumbers 21:4-9On the way through the desert, God's people grumbled against God and Moses. Snakes came into the camp, and many people were bitten. When the people said, "We have sinned," God told Moses to make a bronze snake and put it on a pole. Anyone who looked at it lived. Jesus said He would be lifted up like that snake, so that everyone who believes in Him has life.Old TestamentFaith

Balaam’s DonkeyNumbers 22:1–24:19King Balak paid Balaam to curse God's people. On the way, Balaam's donkey saw the angel of the LORD and stopped, and God made her talk! Balaam could only say the words God gave him, so he blessed Israel three times. God's word never changes, so we listen and obey Him the first time.Old TestamentObedience

Seeing God's WorldGod’s Design for FamilyDeuteronomy 6:4-9; Ephesians 6:1-4; Psalm 68:5-6Before Israel entered the Promised Land, Moses told parents to love God with all their hearts and to talk about His words at home all day long. Later Paul wrote to children, "Obey your parents in the Lord." God designed the family, and families grow strong when they build on His Word.Old TestamentObedience

Rahab and the SpiesJoshua 2:1-24; Joshua 6:22-25; Hebrews 11:31Rahab lived in Jericho, a city that didn't follow God. But she heard what the LORD had done and believed He was the true God. She hid two of Israel's spies, and God saved her and her whole family. God welcomes anyone who trusts Him.Old TestamentFaith

Crossing the JordanJoshua 3:1–4:24After forty years in the wilderness, God's people came to the Jordan River. It was flooding! When the priests carrying the ark stepped into the water, God stopped the river, and everyone crossed on dry ground. They stacked twelve stones so their children would ask about it. God is faithful, so we remember what He has done.Old TestamentFaithfulness

With Building BricksCrossing the Jordan: ThankfulnessJoshua 3:14-4:24; Psalm 103:2; Luke 22:19God's people came to the Jordan River at flood time, when the water was high and rushing. God told the priests to carry the ark into the river. As soon as their feet touched the water, the river stopped and piled up far away, and all Israel walked across on dry ground. Then God told twelve men to carry twelve stones from the middle of the riverbed and set them up as a memorial, so everyone would remember what God had done. Thankfulness means remembering what God has done and thanking Him for it.Old TestamentThankfulness

Kings and ProphetsThe Walls of JerichoJoshua 6:1-27; Joshua 2:1-21God told Israel to march around Jericho for seven days, and when they trusted and obeyed, God made the walls fall down flat.Old TestamentObedience

With Building BricksThe Walls of Jericho: PatienceJoshua 6:1-20; Joshua 6:25; Psalm 27:14; Hebrews 11:30; Galatians 4:4Jericho's walls were tall and its gates were shut tight. But before Israel took one step, God told Joshua, "I have delivered Jericho into your hand." Then God gave a strange plan – march around the city once a day for six days, without saying a word, then seven times on the seventh day. Day after day, they waited and walked in silence. On the seventh day, the priests blew the horns, the people shouted and the walls fell down. Patience means waiting God's way, trusting that He will keep His promise in His time.Old TestamentPatience

Deborah and BarakJudges 4:1-24; Judges 5:1-31A cruel king with 900 iron chariots ruled over Israel. God told Deborah that Barak should lead an army against him, and God would give them the victory. Barak was afraid to go alone, but he went. God sent a storm, and the chariots got stuck in the mud! We can be brave because God goes before us.Old TestamentCourage

Kings and ProphetsGideon’s Small ArmyJudges 6:1-40; Judges 7:1-22God chose fearful Gideon and shrank his army to just 300 men, so everyone would know the victory came from God's strength, not theirs.Old TestamentStrength

With Building BricksGideon’s 300: HumilityJudges 7:1-22; James 4:10; 2 Corinthians 4:7The Midianites had a huge army, like a swarm of locusts. God chose Gideon to save Israel. Gideon gathered 32,000 men. But God said, "You have too many! Israel might brag that they saved themselves." So God sent men home until only 300 were left. One night, God let Gideon sneak down to the enemy camp. He heard a soldier tell a dream. A loaf of barley bread rolled into the camp and knocked a tent flat! The soldier said it meant God would give Gideon the victory. Gideon worshiped God. With trumpets, jars and torches, the 300 shouted, and God made the enemy run. Humility means knowing God is great and giving Him the glory.Old TestamentHumility

Samson: Strength Comes From GodJudges 13:1-5; Judges 16:4-30Before Samson was born, God chose him to begin saving Israel from the Philistines. God made Samson very strong, as a sign of a special promise his hair was never cut. But Samson didn't take God's gift seriously. When Delilah tricked him into telling his secret, his hair was cut, the LORD left him and the Philistines captured him. But in prison, his hair began to grow again. At a great Philistine feast, Samson prayed, "Strengthen me just once more," and God answered. Real strength comes from God, and He gives it to the weak who call on Him.Old TestamentStrength

Kings and ProphetsRuth and NaomiRuth 1:1-22; Ruth 2:1-23; Ruth 3:1-18; Ruth 4:1-22When Naomi lost everything, God showed His kindness through Ruth and Boaz, and Boaz became the family's redeemer, pointing to Jesus, our Redeemer.Old TestamentKindness

Kings and ProphetsHannah Prays1 Samuel 1:1-28; 1 Samuel 2:1-11; 1 Samuel 2:18-21Sad and longing for a child, Hannah poured out her heart to God in prayer, and God heard her and gave her Samuel.Old TestamentPrayer

Kings and ProphetsGod Calls Samuel1 Samuel 3:1-21When God's word was rare in Israel, God called the boy Samuel by name, and Samuel learned to say, "Speak, for Your servant is listening."Old TestamentObedience