Tribal

Territories
From
the
Wilderness
to
Canaan

Discovering God’s Way – Junior Year 1, Book 3

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 Contents

Lesson 1 ■ The Israelites Are Counted_ _________________________________ 1

Lesson 2 ■ God Leads Israel in the Wilderness____________________________ 7

Lesson 3 ■ The Twelve Spies Are Sent to Canaan__________________________ 13

Lesson 4 ■ Moses and Aaron Are Challenged ____________________________ 19

Lesson 5 ■ Moses Disobeys___________________________________________ 25

Lesson 6 ■ King Balak Sends for Balaam_________________________________ 32

Lesson 7 ■ Moses Views the Promised Land______________________________ 38

Lesson 8 ■ Joshua Becomes the New Leader_____________________________ 44

Lesson 9 ■ Jericho’s Walls Come Down__________________________________ 50

Lesson 10 ■ Israel Defeated At Ai______________________________________ 56

Lesson 11 ■ The Gibeonites Trick Joshua________________________________ 63

Lesson 12 ■ Joshua Divides the Land___________________________________ 69

Lesson 13 ■ Reviewing the Wilderness Wandering

and the Conquests of Joshua_______________________________ 75

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 The Israelites Are Counted
Lesson 1 — Numbers 1-9

Now that the Israelites have received

their law, it is time for them to prepare
to leave on their journey to the land that
God has promised them. They have spent
several months at Mt. Sinai and have
built the tabernacle. God now instructs
them to take a census of the people
before they set out on their journey.

Read Numbers 1:1-4

HOLY BIBLE

1. What did God tell Moses to do?

Memory Challenge
2. Who was to be counted?
The Lord bless you, and keep you;
Everyone?
The Lord make His face shine upon
you, And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance on 3. What were the men to be able to
you, And give you peace. do?

Numbers 6:24-26 4. Who would help Moses?

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 What’s The Meaning?

census

Levities

consecrate

It must have been a massive job to count all of the men of Israel. God had very
specific instructions for counting the people and for the various jobs connected
with the care of the tabernacle. He gave the Levites the special job of carrying the
articles of the tabernacle as they journey through the wilderness.

Read Numbers 1:44-54

HOLY BIBLE

1. When they finished the census, how many people were there?

2. Which tribe was not counted?

3. What special jobs were given to the Levites?

4. What would happen to anyone except the Levites that tried to help with the
tabernacle?

5. Where were the Levites to pitch their tents?

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 Moses and Aaron

Benjamin

Read Numbers 2:1-34

HOLY BIBLE

Using the diagram at the top of the page, fill in the missing tribes as God directed
them to pitch their tents:

Read Numbers 3:17,23,29,35

HOLY BIBLE

Fill in where the Levites camped.

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God was very specific in all of His instructions for the Israelites. At this point the
people are very careful to follow the instructions. Every detail has been considered
and plans made for the long journey that will begin soon.

Read Numbers 7:1-9

HOLY BIBLE

Which verse tells us that …

1. Moses consecrated the tabernacle? Vs._ ______________

2. The leaders from each tribe made offerings? Vs._ ______________

3. They brought carts and oxen as offerings for the Vs._ ______________
transportation of the various parts of the tabernacle?

4. The carts and oxen were given to the Levites for Vs._ ______________
the service of the tabernacle?

5. The sons of Kohath did not receive any carts Vs._ ______________
because the things that they were to carry were to
be carried on their shoulders?

The people would be able to tell when it was time to leave by watching the cloud that
covered the tabernacle. God would be with the people as long as they followed His
commands. It will be a constant reminder of His presence among them.

Read Numbers 9:15-23

HOLY BIBLE

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 True/False

���� 1. When the tabernacle was set up, there was a cloud covering it.
���� 2. The children of Israel would know when it was time to start on their
journey when the cloud was taken up.
���� 3. Sometimes the cloud would stay over the tabernacle several days and
they would not travel.
���� 4. Sometimes the people decided to travel even when the cloud hadn’t
moved.

What Do You Think?

1. Why do you think this book is called “Numbers”?

2. How many people had left Egypt? (See Exodus 12:37) Was this an exact count?

3. Did God have very specific instructions regarding the carrying of the
tabernacle, how the people were to camp, etc?

4. How do you think God would have felt if they had ignored his instructions?

5. Is it possible for us to ignore God’s instructions today? How?

6. Did the people of Israel seem willing to obey all of the instructions God was
giving them? Why?

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 Reviewing What You’ve Learned

Match the books we have studied with the description of their names:

Genesis Exit or departure from Egypt

Exodus Describes the laws pertaining to the Levites

Leviticus The book of the beginnings

Numbers Tells of the numbering of God’s people in the wilderness

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