1. Exodus 17, 18 Sunday School Resources（1。）.pdfVIP

1. Exodus 17, 18 Moses and the children of Israel had been walking in the hot, dry, wilderness for many days. When they found creeks or little ponds they would fill jars of water to carry with them as they traveled. But now the jars of water were empty and it had been a long time since Moses had found any water. The cows were mooing and the sheep were going baaa, baaa because they were so thirsty. The people were thirsty too and they began to complain to Moses, saying, Why did you bring us into this wilderness just to let us die of thirst? The further they went the more and more angry the people became. They yelled at Moses and were even ready to throw stones at him! We are thirsty, do something, Moses or youll be sorry! Was this fair do you think? It wasnt Moses fault that there was no water close by, was it? What do you think Moses did? When we need help but dont know what to do, who can we go to? We can pray to God for help, cant we? This is what Moses did, for he knew that God answers our prayers. # 32 2. God answered Moses prayer and told him what to do. Moses was to take his walking stick, called a rod, and go to·the rocky hill nearby. Then Moses was to strike the rock with his rod and God said water would come out. This seemed like a strange thing to do, Moses thought. Everyone knows that water comes from rivers and streams and lakes and ponds. Water doesnt come from inside rocks, does it? Even