1 God spoke to Moses. ️ 2 God told Moses to tell the people, “Get one stick from each big family. Make 12 sticks. Write each leader name on each stick.” ✍️1️⃣2️⃣ 3 God said, “Put Aaron’s name on the stick for the Levi family group.” ✍️ 4 God said, “Put all the sticks in God’s tent, by the special box where I meet with you.” ⛺ 5 God said, “The man I pick will have a stick that grows. This will make the people stop saying bad things.” 6 Moses told the people. The 12 leaders gave 12 sticks. Aaron gave his stick too. 7 Moses put the sticks in God’s tent, before God. ⛺ 8 The next day, Moses went in. Aaron’s stick had grown! It had little leaves, flowers, and nuts (almonds). 9 Moses took all the sticks out. All the men looked. Each man took his own stick. 10 God said, “Put Aaron’s stick back by the special box. Keep it there as a sign. This will stop the people from saying bad things, so they will not die.” ️ 11 Moses did what God said. 12 The people cried, “Oh no! We will die! We are in big trouble!” 13 They said, “If we go near God’s tent, we will die! Will we all die?” ⛺❌