Aim to be familiar with the main events of the Moses

Aim
* to be familiar with the main events of the Moses story
* to learn the importance of trusting God’s chosen person

Materials
* First Bible Stories by John Dillow
* Bible story about Moses
* Visual Aids
* Coloured pictures of Moses for children to copy from
* Picture of the Bible story
* Moses board game
* Worksheet

Lesson Outline
1. Introduction
2. The story of Moses (1)
3. Discussion
4. Activities – worksheet, board game
5. Conclusion
6. Prayer

1) Introduction
Who knows the story of Moses? Before telling the story ask the children what they know about Moses.

2)The story of Moses (part 1)
Content is taken from First Bible Stories, by John Dillow.
1. The Israelites suffer in Egypt
2. Moses is born
3. Moses flees from Egypt
4. The burning bush
5. Moses and Aaron meet Pharaoh
6. Egypt is punished by plagues
7. The Passover
8. The Israelites leave Egypt
9. Crossing the Red Sea
10.Water from a Rock
11.Meat and bread in the desert
12. Moses receives God’s word

Ask the children to retell the story in their own words. Can they put the pictures in the correct order?

3) Discussion
Who took care of Moses as a child?
What did God want Moses to do?
Why did God punish Egypt?
What plagues did God punish Egypt with?
What was the passover?
Why did the Israelites complain?
How did Moses feel when they complained?
What did they eat in the desert?
Who is God’s chosen person today?
Why should we trust Father and do what he says?
Why should you trust your parents and do what they say?
How do your parents feel when you complain?
What should we do when life is difficult?

4) Activity
* Moses Board Game
– OBJECT OF THE GAME: To follow Moses to The Promised Land.
– MATERIALS NEEDED: 1 game board
– 1 pawn per player 1 die
– TO PLAY: Each player selects a pawn and places it on EGYPT (Start). The players take turns  rolling the die and moving the number of spaces indicated. The first player to reach “THE PROMISED LAND” is the winner.

* Worksheet
– draw a picture of Moses
– answer the questions

5) Conclusion
To conclude ask each person what they could learn from today’s lesson. Refer to the lesson aims:
* to be familiar with the main events of the Moses story
* to learn the importance of trusting God’s chosen person

6) End with a Prayer