Crossing the Red Sea

Central Truth: The Lord will always triumph gloriously.

Scriptures: Exodus 12:37-51; 13:17-22; 14

After the tenth plague, the death of the firstborn, there was a great cry in the land for there was not a house where there was not one dead. The Egyptians wanted the Israelites to leave. Pharaoh told Moses and Aaron to take the Israelites with their flocks and herds and go. Before they left, the Egyptians gave the Israelites silver, gold, and clothing. When the Israelites left, they left with great wealth.

Exodus 3:8 coloring page.

They started their journey from the land of Goshen with a stop at Ramses. About 600,000 men with their families left Succoth, moving towards the Red Sea. Again, Pharaoh's heart hardened. He pursued after the Israelites and cornered them at the Red Sea. There was no escape, but God performed a great miracle. God parted the waters of the Red Sea and the Israelites escaped across on dry land. When the Egyptian army followed, God released the waters and drowned the pursuing army.

Interactive Display

To help the story to come alive for the children, I put together an interactive display for the story of Moses. Each week, something new is either revealed or added or taken away. This week we added a diorama of the Red Sea using cute little paper people I found on My Little House.