1. Story (based on Numbers 13:1-30)
- God’s special people, the Israelites, were slaves in Egypt for 400 years.
- One day, God saved them and brought them out of Egypt. He was going to bring them into the Promised Land, the special place that He had reserved for them.
- But first, they had to cross a desert. So for many months they walked, until one day, they were near the Promised Land.
- Then God told Moses, “Send spies into Canaan, the country I am giving you. Tell them to see what sort of land it is. Find out what the people are like who live there.”
- Moses did as God asked. He choice one man from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. Moses raised his hand and blessed the 12 men as they left camp.
