Thank you to Boo AKA Cindy Boothe for permission to share this photo and idea for Moses and water from the rock. She used Betty Luken Bible felts for the background for this diorama and a tabletop fountain. They used a dowel rod/stick to let the children pretend to be Moses 'striking' the rock.
to see the water fountain. Moses had led the Israelites out of slavery into the desert. The Israelites were more and more thirsty, the situation was getting very serious, and they complained to Moses.
So Moses went to his tent and fell on his knees before God. God answered and Moses did exactly what God told him to do. After he struck the rock, water began rushing from it.
Lesson 10: Moses and the Rock Objectives: Students will 1) See briefly Numbers 19 - the introduction to the Day of Atonement and the water of purification 2) Study Numbers 20 - Moses disobeys God's commands 3) Look at the Edomites and study their history with Israel. When the Israelites grew thirsty in the desert, God provided water in a miraculous way. See what happens when Moses strikes the rock and learn about the impo.
MOSES STRIKING THE ROCK. from After the Israelites left Egypt they crossed the Red Sea, whose waters divided so that they passed through on dry land. Then they travelled through the wilderness toward Mount Sinai.
Passing onward, they wanted water and food; and forgetting the great things God had already done for them, they began to murmur. At a place called Marah they found the water too. Moses Strikes a Rock to Get Water 3D Bible Craft for Children Children make a 3D Bible scene of Moses striking a rock to bring forth water to help them review and remember the Bible lesson.
Moses' arm moves up and down so children can reinact the story. Bible story: Moses strikes the rock for the first time Creative activities based on the Bible story of Moses strikes the rock for the first time The Bible story of Moses striking the rock is found in Exodus chapter 17. After the Israelites left Egypt, they complained to Moses again, this time about the lack of water in the desert.
Stoning someone meant to throw stones or rocks at someone until they died. God told Moses to go before the people, taking the elders or the leaders with him, to take his rod that he had used to strike the Red Sea in his hand, and to stand by the rock in a place called Horeb. God stood with Moses as he hit the rock and water came out of the rock.
Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink." Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. NRSV The verse pages include one page to read the verse and color and a second page offering the verse as copywork. Coloring Pages The Color By Number page features water flowing from a rock.
God answered and Moses did exactly what God told him to do. After he struck the rock, water began rushing from it-enough to quench the thirst of all the people and all their animals! We can learn a lot from Moses. When you and I face an impossible situation, we can go to God and ask for His help.
God can do impossible things.