The First Passover

Homemade unleavened bread.

Central Truth: God always makes a way of escape.

Scriptures: Exodus 7:14-25; 8-12:1-36 

After enduring nine plagues, Moses announced that a final plague will hit Egypt. At midnight, the Lord will go out into the midst of Egypt. All of the firstborn sons in the land will die, from the firstborn of the pharaoh to the firstborn of the animals. In God's mercy, the Israelites were able to escape the plague by dipping hyssop in blood and smearing the blood upon the doorposts of their houses. Those within the house will escape the destroyer as long as they stayed inside until morning.

During the night, the Israelites had the first Passover meal. They roasted a lamb without spot or blemish and ate it along with bitter herbs. They removed all of the leaven in their homes and at unleavened bread that night and for seven more days known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread. They were to prepare the food and be ready to leave in haste with their staff in hand. 

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 marked on the map the last plague and the location of the first Passover (marked with the number 5).

Getting ready to leave Egypt!

For the first time, we got to remove an item from the display to make room for next week's lesson. What is Passover? is a booklet that highlights the events that led to the first Passover, beginning with the story of Joseph and ending with the first Passover. The booklet can be found free online by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

Finally, we uncovered the last flap on the plagues flapbook, the plague of the death of the firstborn sons and animals.

The Ten Plagues flapbook.