The Israelites Were Thankful
Exodus 16
Our true Bible story comes from a book, or part, of the Bible called Exodus. The word “exodus” means to leave or go away from.
Our story starts in a desert. Deserts are super hot and sandy and you get really sweaty. The Israelites found themselves in the desert.
And they weren’t exactly happy. In fact, they were super hot and super sweaty. Not only that, but the Israelites were also hungry. So hungry!
God saw that His people were hungry. And so, through their leader Moses, God told the people that He would rain down bread for them from heaven and when they woke up, they could eat it.
So that night while everyone was sleeping God made it rain bread!
Isn't that so cool? God made bread come down from the sky! When the people woke up, they were so excited.
"God gave us food today. Thank You, God!" They were so thankful.
But soon the people didn’t look thankful at all. You know what they were? They were worried. What if they didn’t have any food tomorrow? What if they woke up and there was NO food?
The people went to bed worried. But when they woke up there was food to eat again. Yay! Food again. Surely they’ll stay thankful now, right?
But, again, they worried. They worried until they went to bed.
But when they woke up in the morning, there was more bread on the ground.
But what about us? Will God give US what we need each day? Yes! And all we have to be is thankful. Thankful when it’s pizza day or rice day or Brussels sprouts day or Taco Tuesday because God gives us what we need. We can thank God for everything!
Bible Paraphrase: I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. – Psalm 111:1, ESV
Text Truth: I can thank God for food.
Our Bible story was about food. What kind of food was in the story? Yes! Bread! God’s people were out in a desert, and they were VERY hungry. They didn’t have any food to eat, so God gave them some. He made bread—called manna—fall from the sky every morning.
Sometimes our food may not be our favorite, but we should always thank God for whatever food we have. Right? Right! We should thank God for everything!
With your family, make a list of foods that are NOT your favorite. And right down the names of your family members along with each food. Do you know why we are thanking God for foods that are NOT our favorite? Because we can thank God for everything! That means we can tell God thank you for ALL the food He gives us, even our NOT favorite foods.
Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. Acknowledge to God that you should thank Him for everything—even the foods you don’t like that much. Acknowledge that you want to be thankful for ALL the food He gives you. "[Family member's name] wants to thank you for [food]." (Repeat for each family member.) Ask God to help you to always be thankful, no matter what. Acknowledge to God your love for Him.
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Some illustrations are the copyright of Sweet Publishing and licensed by FreeBibleimages for free download under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike 3.0 unported license. www.freebibleimages.org
Our true Bible story comes from a book, or part, of the Bible called Exodus. The word “exodus” means to leave or go away from.
Our story starts in a desert. Deserts are super hot and sandy and you get really sweaty. The Israelites found themselves in the desert.
And they weren’t exactly happy. In fact, they were super hot and super sweaty. Not only that, but the Israelites were also hungry. So hungry!
God saw that His people were hungry. And so, through their leader Moses, God told the people that He would rain down bread for them from heaven and when they woke up, they could eat it.
So that night while everyone was sleeping God made it rain bread!
Isn't that so cool? God made bread come down from the sky! When the people woke up, they were so excited.
"God gave us food today. Thank You, God!" They were so thankful.
But soon the people didn’t look thankful at all. You know what they were? They were worried. What if they didn’t have any food tomorrow? What if they woke up and there was NO food?
The people went to bed worried. But when they woke up there was food to eat again. Yay! Food again. Surely they’ll stay thankful now, right?
But, again, they worried. They worried until they went to bed.
But when they woke up in the morning, there was more bread on the ground.
Day after day this happened, over and over again, until finally the Israelites stopped worrying. And they knew they could trust God to give them what they needed each day. And they were thankful.
But what about us? Will God give US what we need each day? Yes! And all we have to be is thankful. Thankful when it’s pizza day or rice day or Brussels sprouts day or Taco Tuesday because God gives us what we need. We can thank God for everything!
Text Truth: I can thank God for food.
Family Devotional
The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.’”
So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be kept for the generations to come.”
As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna with the tablets of the covenant law, so that it might be preserved. The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan. – Exodus 16:31-35
Our Bible story was about food. What kind of food was in the story? Yes! Bread! God’s people were out in a desert, and they were VERY hungry. They didn’t have any food to eat, so God gave them some. He made bread—called manna—fall from the sky every morning.
Sometimes our food may not be our favorite, but we should always thank God for whatever food we have. Right? Right! We should thank God for everything!
I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. – Psalm 111:1, ESV
With your family, make a list of foods that are NOT your favorite. And right down the names of your family members along with each food. Do you know why we are thanking God for foods that are NOT our favorite? Because we can thank God for everything! That means we can tell God thank you for ALL the food He gives us, even our NOT favorite foods.
Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. Acknowledge to God that you should thank Him for everything—even the foods you don’t like that much. Acknowledge that you want to be thankful for ALL the food He gives you. "[Family member's name] wants to thank you for [food]." (Repeat for each family member.) Ask God to help you to always be thankful, no matter what. Acknowledge to God your love for Him.
Some illustrations are the copyright of Sweet Publishing and licensed by FreeBibleimages for free download under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike 3.0 unported license. www.freebibleimages.org
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