Description

Welcome to this Sabbath in the Wilderness Workbook, a ready-to-use Bible study resource for Grades 3-6 that helps you teach your students how God first taught the Israelites to honor the Sabbath through the story of manna and quail in the wilderness (Exodus 16).

Students will follow the Israelites’ journey from Egypt into the wilderness and learn how God provided manna and quail, tested His people’s obedience, and set the seventh day apart as a day of rest. Through guided Bible reading and hands-on activities, children discover that the Sabbath was a command God taught with purpose and care.

With a complete lesson plan, clear objectives, key vocabulary, discussion questions, and a full answer key, this workbook takes the guesswork out of teaching. The lesson focuses on biblical concepts such as trusting God’s provision, preparing for the Sabbath, obedience, and resting according to God’s instructions. Students learn why the Israelites gathered food for six days, why none appeared on the seventh day, and how the Sabbath helped shape Israel as a set-apart people. Reflection questions and comparison activities also help students connect the biblical Sabbath to their own lives today.

By the end of the workbook, students will be able to explain how the Sabbath was introduced in the wilderness, why it mattered to the Israelites, and what it teaches about trusting and obeying God. With its no-prep format, biblically faithful lesson, and engaging activities, the Sabbath in the Wilderness Workbook equips you to teach the Sabbath with clarity and confidence.

How to Use This Resource

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Activities Include:

✔ Worksheet: Out of Egypt!

✔ Bible Quiz: Manna in the Desert

✔ Role-Play Activity: Bread from Heaven

✔ Worksheet: The Complaining Israelites

✔ Daily Gathering Chart

✔ Worksheet: God Tests the Israelites

✔ Matching Activity: The Sabbath Test

✔ Bible Craft: Manna from Heaven

✔ Coloring Page: Manna and Quail in the Wilderness