Bible Challenge: Numbers 20:1-13, 27:12-14




Take Home Principle: 

“I will be mindful to show others by my actions that my God is holy, especially to those I am leading”

Discovery Questions

  1. Where and when did the account happen ? v.1
  2. What was Israel’s problem and how did Moses and Aaron respond? v. 2-6
  3. How was the problem resolved? Was the resolution according to God’s instructions? v. 9-11

Understanding Questions 

  1. Why is it important to carefully listen to God in our encounters with Him? v.7-8
  2. Would you consider God’s response to Moses and Aaron too harsh considering that Moses still obeyed God in his own way? Why do you think their obedience was so important to God?
  3. Why did God also prohibit Aaron and the whole “congregation/community” from entering the promised land? (v.12)
    (Cf: No one who went out of Egypt with Moses, except Caleb and Joshua and their clans, was able to enter the promised land, only those who were born during the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness Numbers 14:20-24).

Application Questions

  1. If you are in the place of Moses, would you respond in the same way? Have you experienced receiving specific instruction from God as a response to your prayer but failed to carry it out as God meant it to be? What happened?
  2. The weight of the leader’s responsibility can take its toll. The failure of one leader can seriously affect many. To reflect the holiness of God, what can you do to help your leader (be at work, home, community or church) to effectively carry out his/her God ordained task?

Mahalagang Prinsipyo sa Buhay: 

Ihahayag ko sa aking mga kilos at gawa ang Kabanalan ng Diyos, lalong higit sa aking mga pinangungunahan.

Pagtuklas

  1. Saan at kailan naganap ang ulat sa kabanatang 20, unang talata?
  2. Ano ang suliraning kinaharap ng Israel at paano ito hinarap ni Moses at Aaron bilang kanilang mga pinuno? v.2-6
  3. Paano nalutas ang suliranin? Naaayon ba ito sa mga tagubilin ng Diyos? v. 9-11

Pag-unawa

  1. Bakit mahalagang makinig ng mabuti sa Panginoon sa ating mga pakikiniig sa Kanya? v.7-8
  2. Maituturing bang malupit ang tugon ng Diyos sa pagkakamali ni Moises gayung sumunod naman siya? Bakit mahalaga sa Diyos ang kaniyang ganap na pagsunod?
  3. Bakit hindi pinayagan ng Diyos si Moises, Aaron at buong kapulungan ng Israel na makapasok sa lupang pangako?
    Pansinin na sa Kabanatang 14:20-24, si Caleb, Joshua at kanilang mga angkan lamang ang pinayagan ng Diyos na makapasok sa lupang pangako.

Pagtugon

  1. Kung ikaw ay nasa kalagayan ni Moises, pareho din ba ang iyong tugon? Naranasan mo na bang makatanggap ng malinaw na tugon mula sa Diyos na hindi mo sinunod ayon sa Kanyang kalooban? Ano ang naging kinahinatnan nito?
  2. Ang bigat ng responsibilidad ng isang pinuno ay makapanghihina at maaaring magdulot ng kabiguan na makaapekto sa marami.Upang maihayag ang Kabanalan ng Diyos, ano ang maaari mong gawin (sa trabaho, sa bahay, sa komunidad o sa simbahan) upang matulungan ang iyong pinuno upang maisakatuparan ang kanyang tungkulin na iniatas ng Diyos?