Can people say to God that they are sorry?

People can say to God that they are sorry, 

and He will forgive them. 

The Israelites faced a huge problem because of their sin. God sent snakes to punish them. Anyone who was bitten could look at the snake on the pole and not die. Because of our sin, we face a huge problem: we are separated from God. We deserve to die. Anyone who looks to Jesus on the cross and trusts in Him will be saved and be made right with God.

Joshua and Caleb

What happens when God's people disobey Him?

Sometimes bad things happen when people sin, 

but God will forgive. 

 

Even though Joshua was not perfect, he lived a life of obedience to God. Joshua was faithful and was going to lead the people into the promised land. His accomplishments point to Christ's finished work on the cross--defeating Satan, setting people free from sin, and making the way into the promised land of eternity with Him.

Why did God give rules for sacrifice?

God gave rules to show how to 
worship Him and be forgiven for sin.

The book of Leviticus contains many rules for the Israelites, but we do not obey all the rules in Leviticus today because we trust Jesus, who obeyed the law perfectly for us. The Israelites had to make a blood sacrifice for their sin every year. Jesus sacrificed His blood on the cross to pay for our sin once and for all. (Hebrews 7:26-27) When we trust in Christ, God forgives us of our sin. 

Why did God's people need a tabernacle?

God's people needed a place to meet with God and worship Him.

God instructed the Israelites to build a tabernacle so that He could dwell with them. God desires to be with His people. As part of His plan of salvation, God sent Jesus to "tabernacle," or dwell with people on earth.