The Birth of Moses

Pharaoh's daughter discovers a baby in the river (image from freebibleimage.org).

Central Truth: God always plans a way of escape.

Scriptures: Exodus 1, 2:1-10

After Jacob's family settled in Egypt, they multiplied and increased in numbers. Many years after the death of Joseph, a new pharaoh reigned in Egypt who did not Joseph. Because of their number, the new pharaoh was afraid that the Hebrews would overthrow them. The Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews and forced them to build cities. When the number of Hebrews continued to grow, the pharaoh issued a decree that every male child was to be thrown into the river.

One family courageously hid their newborn son and, when they could no longer hide him, his mother placed him in a basket and into the river where the daughter of pharaoh found him. She named the baby Moses, which means "to draw out" because she had withdrawn him from the Nile, not knowing that God intended Moses to draw his people out of Egypt. The Egyptian princess raised Moses as her own son.

Interactive Display

Front of the display with the poster behind the Tabernacle.

Over the next few months, the children will go on a journey through the story of Exodus. To guide us along, I set up a trifold poster with visuals (some interactive). The visuals include a map of Egypt, descriptions of the plagues, a paper model of the Ark of the Covenant, a paper model of the Tabernacle among other items that will be described in greater detail as the narrative progress.

Free bookmarks, puzzle book, and brochure along with a paper model
of the Ark of the Covenant and a video from YouTube of the story.

Using the map, I show the children where the story takes place. The map came with a short summary of events - each event has its own number. With the birth of Moses, we begin in the land of Goshen located in the Nile Delta of ancient Egypt. After each lesson, we will mark on the map where the events take place. Today's story is marked with a number 1 in a fluorescent green circle.

Map It Life of Moses (Lesson 1).

Here is the video we began watching today I found on YouTube: