Once upon a time there were people called Israelites. There were slaves to the Egyptians. Their population grew so large, Pharoah was scared that they would band together and overthrow him. So he decided that he would send his army (for lack of a better word) to find and kill every Hebrew boy age, like, two and under. Pharoah's people threw the babies into the river. Moses's mother was afraid (wouldn't you be?) and put Moses in a basket with his blankie. She'd made the basket specially, so that water could not get in. She went down to the shore of the river and prayed to God to keep her baby safe. Moses's big sister was also there. Then she sent Moses down the river.
His sister followed the basket, watching it, for she also was afraid for him. The currents brought Moses to where one of Pharoah's daughters was bathing. When she opened the basket, she saw the baby and thought that he was a gift from the Gods. But because she had not been pregnant, she needed someone to nurse and care for him. So Mary, realizing what she was supposed to do, stepped out of the bushes and told the princess that she knew of a Hebrew woman who had had a child recently.
They went to Moses's mother and she cared for him. Moses grew up to believe that he was Egyptian. One day, he saw an old slave being beaten. Moses became very angry and killed the man beating the slave. People were horrified. Moses felt guilty. Eventually, he ran away (into the desert). He was half dead when the people who lived out there found him. They took him in and he became accepted into their family. He learned of their God. He married.
One day Moses was watching the sheep, and one of them strayed. He went to find the sheep. Then he saw a burning bush. The bush burned but didn't become charred or die. Then God spoke to him and told him to go back to egypt and free his people (oh, yeah, he found out that he wasn't Egyptian). He was supposed to tell Pharoah to let his people go. He told God that he couldn't possibly do it, was a stutterer and not good with crowds, or people (basically, he was shy). God said that he would provide Moses with someone to help him.
So Moses set on his way. On his way in, he saw his sister and his brother. His brother would help him speak. He went to Pharoah, and at first, Pharoah embraced him. When Moses said, let my people go! He refused. He wanted to know what God Moses spoke of. God had told Moses, "I AM." He had told Moses that he would help him
God told Moses to cast down his staff. It became a cobra. Pharoah called forward his magicians, and, being the desperate sleazeballs they were, they tried to assure Pharoah that this God was no big deal. They brought forth their own snake, which was bigger. God's cobra ate theirs.
Moses continued to come back, but Pharoah still refused. Don't worry, God's plans NEVER fail. So, From then on, God sent plagues to the Egyptians each time he refused. Frogs, locusts, the Nile, red like blood. He still refused. Until the last. God said, mark your door with lamb's blood, so that you will be spared. And God swept through and removed the life of the oldest son of every house that was unmarked by the sheep's blood (passover). Pharoah let them go.
They left. And journeyed. God was leading them to the Promised land. The trip was long and hard. God told them where to go. How? By day, he was a pillar of smoke in the sky. By night they followed a pillar of fire. But Pharoah realized, Hey, I want my slaves back! So he sent his army out to get them. The Israelites came to the Red Sea. Pharoah's army was coming after them. Moses raised his rod, stuck it in the sand, and all God's people walked across on dry land. Pharoah's army was still coming, so Moses lifted his rod again, and cleared his throat. All Pharoah's army did the dead man's float. :)
God's people complained. They were tired of the mana (sp?) God had sent them to eat. So he sent them some type of bird whose name I don't remember. They got tired of that too.
Once, they stopped. They were near a (or was it two?) mountain(s). Moses went up to talk to God. Meanwhile, God's people did bad things. Moses got the large slabs of rock while up there. The ones w/ the 10 commandments on them. Ironic, isn't it? That the people were doing the very things that God said not to do on the list of rules that Moses was getting at the same time?
I should probably wrap this up. So, they get to the promised land, which is AMAZING, by the way, but there are these giants so the people run away. Now they have to wait like another 40 years or something to get there. Moses dies and Joshua takes his place. Watch "Josh and the Big Wall." by Veggietales. They get to the promised land. The end.
His sister followed the basket, watching it, for she also was afraid for him. The currents brought Moses to where one of Pharoah's daughters was bathing. When she opened the basket, she saw the baby and thought that he was a gift from the Gods. But because she had not been pregnant, she needed someone to nurse and care for him. So Mary, realizing what she was supposed to do, stepped out of the bushes and told the princess that she knew of a Hebrew woman who had had a child recently.
They went to Moses's mother and she cared for him. Moses grew up to believe that he was Egyptian. One day, he saw an old slave being beaten. Moses became very angry and killed the man beating the slave. People were horrified. Moses felt guilty. Eventually, he ran away (into the desert). He was half dead when the people who lived out there found him. They took him in and he became accepted into their family. He learned of their God. He married.
One day Moses was watching the sheep, and one of them strayed. He went to find the sheep. Then he saw a burning bush. The bush burned but didn't become charred or die. Then God spoke to him and told him to go back to egypt and free his people (oh, yeah, he found out that he wasn't Egyptian). He was supposed to tell Pharoah to let his people go. He told God that he couldn't possibly do it, was a stutterer and not good with crowds, or people (basically, he was shy). God said that he would provide Moses with someone to help him.
So Moses set on his way. On his way in, he saw his sister and his brother. His brother would help him speak. He went to Pharoah, and at first, Pharoah embraced him. When Moses said, let my people go! He refused. He wanted to know what God Moses spoke of. God had told Moses, "I AM." He had told Moses that he would help him
God told Moses to cast down his staff. It became a cobra. Pharoah called forward his magicians, and, being the desperate sleazeballs they were, they tried to assure Pharoah that this God was no big deal. They brought forth their own snake, which was bigger. God's cobra ate theirs.
Moses continued to come back, but Pharoah still refused. Don't worry, God's plans NEVER fail. So, From then on, God sent plagues to the Egyptians each time he refused. Frogs, locusts, the Nile, red like blood. He still refused. Until the last. God said, mark your door with lamb's blood, so that you will be spared. And God swept through and removed the life of the oldest son of every house that was unmarked by the sheep's blood (passover). Pharoah let them go.
They left. And journeyed. God was leading them to the Promised land. The trip was long and hard. God told them where to go. How? By day, he was a pillar of smoke in the sky. By night they followed a pillar of fire. But Pharoah realized, Hey, I want my slaves back! So he sent his army out to get them. The Israelites came to the Red Sea. Pharoah's army was coming after them. Moses raised his rod, stuck it in the sand, and all God's people walked across on dry land. Pharoah's army was still coming, so Moses lifted his rod again, and cleared his throat. All Pharoah's army did the dead man's float. :)
God's people complained. They were tired of the mana (sp?) God had sent them to eat. So he sent them some type of bird whose name I don't remember. They got tired of that too.
Once, they stopped. They were near a (or was it two?) mountain(s). Moses went up to talk to God. Meanwhile, God's people did bad things. Moses got the large slabs of rock while up there. The ones w/ the 10 commandments on them. Ironic, isn't it? That the people were doing the very things that God said not to do on the list of rules that Moses was getting at the same time?
I should probably wrap this up. So, they get to the promised land, which is AMAZING, by the way, but there are these giants so the people run away. Now they have to wait like another 40 years or something to get there. Moses dies and Joshua takes his place. Watch "Josh and the Big Wall." by Veggietales. They get to the promised land. The end.
