1. What were the Israelites complaining about even after God sent a fire in response to their murmuring? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Has God ever delivered you from a bad situation, like the Israelites, but even after the deliverance there are still lingering problems? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What did Moses complain about and how did God respond? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Do you think Moses’s complaints to God were similar to the Israelites’ complaining? Why or why not? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How does Psalm 78:27-31 describe what happened when God gave them quail to eat? Why did God bless them, but still kill them? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Numbers 12:1 states that Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses, because he was married to an Ethiopian. What was the real issue that they had with Moses? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. How did God describe his relationship with Moses to Miriam and Aaron? Why are God and Moses so close? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What was God’s response to Miriam? Why do you think Miriam was struck, but not Aaron? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. When people speak about us out of jealousy, how should we best handle it? How did Moses handle it? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Would you have prayed for God to heal Miriam when she was struck with leprosy, like Moses, or prayed for God’s will to be done? Are there specific times when we should do one or the other? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________