As the Israelites are on their 40 year journey into the Promised land they continue to complain about Moses and even about God. They are sick of eating manna and quail and are sick of wondering around. For their punishment God sent serpents among them. The bites of these snakes caused death. Only after many people had died from the bites did the Israelites realize their sinfulness. The people went to Moses and admitted that they had sinned. They asked Moses to intercede for them so that God would save them from the snake bites. God told Moses to place a bronze snake on a pole and place it where the people could see it. The people who had been bitten by the snake came to see the bronze serpent. They had faith in God's power to heal them. These people lived and were healed of the terrible snakebites. In the book of John, Jesus says, "Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." In this way Moses prefigures Jesus. So for my treat I tied pretzels together with dental floss to from a cross, then I tied a gummy worm to the cross.
Who knew that eating jelly beans could be a form of prayer. Each color represents something about Jesus. For my second treat I gave the students jelly beans.Orange for the edge of night.
Pink is for a new tomorrow.
White is for the life he gave.
Purple is for his hour of sorrow.
Black is for the sins we made.
Green is for the grass he made.
Yellow is for the sun so bright.
Red is for the blood he gave.
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