Bible Stories for Kids › Week 8: In the Wilderness › Day 53

Afraid to Go In

A Bible story for kids from Numbers 14:1–25. Day 53 of 365.

The people listened to the ten scared spies. They cried all night. “Let's go back to Egypt!”

Joshua and Caleb said, “Don't be afraid! The LORD is with us!” But the people wouldn't listen.

Because they didn't trust God, they had to wander in the desert for forty years. Only Joshua and Caleb would get to go into the land.

Key Verse

The LORD is with us; do not fear them.Numbers 14:9, ESV

Talk About It

When is it hard to be brave like Caleb?

Story Questions

Whom did the people listen to?

The ten scared spies

What did Joshua and Caleb say?

The LORD is with us

How long did the people wander?

Forty years

Try This Today

Make a “Be Like Caleb” badge and give it to someone who did something brave this week.

Pray Together

God, help me trust you even when everyone else is afraid. Amen.