Key Thought: The Lord would lead Israel into the promised land. He would care for them. But they needed to learn discipline, self-control, sacrifice, unselfishness, obedience, and trust in the Lord..
August 16, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 15:22-27.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. After crossing the Red Sea, what was the first miracle performed for Israel?
3. Personal Application: What trials and struggles have you brought upon yourself? What comfort can you get in knowing that God will still work for you if you cooperate with Him? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “What are some things that you need to trust God with right now? How can we learn to submit to His will and wait for Him to act in His time?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Exodus 16:. 1-15,26,35.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What was the cause of Israel’s grumbling and what followed?
3. Personal Application: Is there anything in your diet that could cause health issues or problems that you need to cut out of your diet? Do you eat too much of the “good stuff”? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Everybody likes to eat. God doesn’t want us to starve ourselves or eat only food that doesn’t taste good. So didn’t God give us a variety of food to eat that is good and healthy for us? Was it wrong to want a variety of food in our diet? How can eating be abused?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Exodus 18:13-18, 21, 25,26.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What major steps in the history of the nation took place here?
3. Personal Application: What important lessons can we learn from Moses’ willingness to listen to the advice of his father-in-law, who wasn’t even a Hebrew? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “If Jethro learned about God from what God did for His people, what kind of witness does our church present to the world? What do we say to others about the nature and character of our God?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 10:11, John 6:31-35, 51.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What reasons does Paul give for these events to have been recorded and what truths are revealed here?
3. Personal Application: What should this teach us about the idea that God in the Old Testament was vengeful, hateful, and unforgiving? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 10th of August 2025

In biblical narratives, different roles are played by different characters, good or bad, and we need to pay close attention to plots, places, timing, and villains. However, the most important point in a storyline is usually the solution and the lessons learned. It’s no different in these accounts.

As the episodes show, God is the Problem Solver and the Peacemaker; however, His work is complicated by people’s unbelief. As a result of their constant murmuring and disobedience, the Hebrews experienced serious complications, even tragedies. They brought upon themselves many difficulties because of their incredulity and unrepentance.

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The first test of Israel’s faith is associated with the need for water, not surprising given the harsh, hot, and dry desert environment. After three days of traveling, the people finally found water, but it was undrinkable. Marah means “bitter,” and because the water was bitter, Israel’s faith in their caring Lord quickly floundered. However, God reacted with compassion, and the first miracle was performed with a piece of wood. Of course, it was not the wood but the Lord who made the water sweet and drinkable. The people had to learn important lessons: (1) patience in waiting for the Lord’s timing, and (2) that God does things in co­operation with humans.

However, the children of Israel took so many things for granted and quickly forgot the great miracles that God had done for them—miracles for which they had just so passionately sung praises to Him, declaring: “ ‘Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?’ ” (Exodus 15:11, ESV).

And yet, even after their grumbling, God promised that He would not bring upon the Israelites “any of the diseases” (Exodus 15:26, NIV) that had plagued the Egyptians. He would protect them. They could expe­rience this promise only on the condition that they stayed faithful to Him.

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Daily Lesson for Sabbath 9th of August 2025

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Read for This Week’s Study: Exodus 15:22-27; Exodus 16:1-36, Genesis 3:1-6, Exodus 17:1-7, 1 Corinthians 10:4, Exodus 18:1-27, 1 Corinthians 10:11.

Memory Text:

“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws? See! For the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.’ So the people rested on the seventh day” (Exodus 16:28-30, NKJV).

After leaving Egypt, Israel was on an unknown journey to the Promised Land. The people faced a demanding and long trek, and they needed to learn a multitude of new lessons. The Lord would lead and care for them; and, yes, He desired to help them grow, but they must learn discipline, self-control, sacrifice, unselfishness, trust in the Lord, and especially obedience.

Moses was a visible leader, and the people had to follow him and his leadership if they were to triumph. It was crucial for them to stay together, to cooperate as a community, and to assist each other. There were many hindrances and challenges ahead. So much of their spiritual growth would depend on how they met those challenges and how they responded to Moses, especially when the challenges became great.

The familiar Chinese saying that “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” was true in their situation, and they needed to trust the Lord’s directions with every footstep. Tragically, as we will see, they didn’t learn those lessons so easily.

But then again, who does?

*Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, August 16.

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25c-07-the-bread-and-water-of-life/

Our Sabbath School program has always been linked to the support of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission program. This video provides a little insight into this important work.

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/mission-spotlight-for-august-9/