At-home guide / number 19
You're Not the Boss of Me
Numbers 16. Part 1 of the story, the pentateuch. This guide went out for Sunday January 26, 2025.
Reinforce this truth throughout the week and during your study.
God judges those who reject his plan and his chosen leaders.
Read the passage to or with your children.
Numbers 16
Memorize and recite this verse with your children throughout the
"Know therefore today that he who goes over before you as a consuming fire is the LORD your God."
- Deuteronomy 9:3
Watch the video below with your children.
Take time with your family to discuss these questions (or variations of these questions) together, and reflect on this week’s truth and Word.
Whom did God choose to lead his people out of Egypt and through the wilderness? Whom did he choose to offer sacrifices as the high priest? Did the people think Moses and Aaron were good leaders? How does this show that the Israelites don't trust God?
TakeawayTrusting God includes trusting his plan and the people he chooses to carry it out.
How did God react to the Israelites rejecting Moses and Aaron as his chosen leaders? What did he do?
TakeawayGod will judge those who reject his plans and the people who he has chosen to carry them out.
How did Aaron save the people? How are Jesus and Aaron alike? How is Jesus greater?
TakeawayJesus is greater than Aaron; he perfectly atoned for our sins with his life.
As your family reflects on the truths you learned in this week’s lesson, pray together.
Here are some questions to get you started...
- What did I learn about God that I can praise Him for?
- What sins and weaknesses can I confess to God?
- What promises can I thank God for?
Keep going
The story runs on.
Every guide follows the one storyline of Scripture, week by week. Guide 19 sits in part 1, the pentateuch.