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  • Moses was a good man who lived in Egypt.

  • The Egyptians had made the people of Israel

  • their slaves,

  • and they were very cruel to them.

  • *Soldier is slashing a slave*

  • Moses grew up in the Pharaoh's palace

  • but he felt sorry for the Israelites.

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  • He wanted to help them lead better lives.

  • One day Moses committed a serious crime,

  • and he was forced to escape from Egypt.

  • He travelled through the desert for many days,

  • and eventually settled in Midian,

  • far far away.

  • Moses got married to a local woman,

  • and he led the life of a shepherd.

  • One day as usual,

  • Moses was tending to some sheep on a hillside.

  • It was then

  • The God suddenly spoke to him.

  • He hears a loud booming sound like thunder .

  • and he sees that a bush has caught on fire.

  • There is a semicircle of golden white light

  • surrounding the bush

  • and Moses hears the voice of God

  • Moses…..

  • I have something to tell you.

  • Who is that?

  • I cannot see you.

  • I am Jehovah

  • the one true living God….

  • The creator of all living and non living things.

  • Why are you speaking to me God?

  • Do not fear me.

  • You are a good man

  • and I have a very important task

  • that I need you to perform for me.

  • I need you to free the people of Israel

  • and lead them to the promised land.

  • Huh?

  • Why have you chosen me?

  • I am just an ordinary person!

  • You have a good strong heart

  • and you have great courage.

  • You may think you are ordinary,

  • but you will do extraordinary things.

  • And Moses,

  • do not worry….

  • You are not alone.

  • I will be with you every step of the way.

  • Why would they listen to me?

  • How will they believe that you are with me?

  • I will give you the power

  • to show signs that I am with you.

  • Throw your stick to the ground

  • When Moses threw the stick on the ground,

  • it magically turned into a snake!!!

  • Moses was now convinced,

  • and He was ready to follow the orders of God.

  • As you wish my Lord.

  • I will do as you say.

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  • Ah

  • YesMoses.

  • We haven't seen you in some time now.

  • What brings you here?

  • Ramos!

  • I have come to speak on behalf of the Israeli slaves.

  • They need to be freed.

  • You cannot keep them prisoners like this.

  • They are not slaves!

  • Oh, but they are, dear Moses.

  • They will serve the kingdom of Egypt

  • until they die

  • every last one of them… .

  • until their very last breath

  • Ramos, the God is with them.

  • He has sent me to free these people.

  • If you do not set the Israelites free,

  • you will invite God's anger on you.

  • What God are you talking about?

  • I have not heard of this

  • God of yours.

  • Why should I fear him?

  • He is the one true living God.

  • He is all powerful

  • and his anger can destroy your kingdom..

  • Please free them now,

  • so that you don't feel sorry later

  • I do not believe in your God.

  • He has no power in my kingdom.

  • Show me a sign that your God exists.

  • Then Moses threw his stick on the ground,

  • and it suddenly turned into a snake!!

  • Ha ha ha…..

  • Nice trick!

  • The Pharaoh thought that this was just a trick,

  • and he called his magicians.

  • The court magicians arrived,

  • and when they threw their sticks on the floor,

  • their sticks transformed into snakes as well!

  • See,

  • you can't fool me with the cheap

  • magic tricks Moses.

  • But then,

  • a miracle happened.

  • Moses's snakes started swallowing

  • all other snakes.

  • The Pharaoh was terrified at first,

  • but then he regained his composure.

  • That doesn't mean anything.

  • Just another magic trick.

  • Your god is pitiful!

  • Release the Israelites to me now

  • and my God will show pity on you.

  • Leave at once Moses!

  • You are testing my patience now!

  • Guards

  • escort him out at once!

  • I will leave,

  • but I will be back.

  • Like that,

  • Moses visited the Pharaoh

  • several times,

  • and tried to convince him to free the Israeli slaves.

  • But the Pharaoh could not be convinced.

  • One day,

  • Moses went to the desert,

  • and asked God what he was supposed to do.

  • God told Moses

  • that He was going to punish the Egyptians.

  • God sent the punishments one by one.

  • First He let a great flood

  • that swallowed the whole city.

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  • Then He sent a devastating drought!

  • Then He sent locusts that attacked the crops!

  • Like that God punished the Egyptians

  • several times.

  • In spite of all this,

  • the Pharaoh was still not ready

  • to free the Israelites.

  • Moses,

  • why are you wasting our time like this.

  • Whatever you or your so called God does,

  • I will not release the Israelites.

  • They were born to serve this kingdom as slaves.

  • Nothing can change that.

  • God wants the Israelites to be free.

  • If you do not follow his will,

  • he will release great plagues on you

  • and your people.

  • Do not punish yourself

  • and your people with your stupidity.

  • You have been warned many times.

  • Now face God's anger.

  • Moses then went to the Nile river,

  • and dipped his staff in the water.

  • It was a miracle!

  • The Nile water suddenly turned red,

  • and it was blood!

  • The fish died,

  • and the water began to stink,

  • the whole of Egypt was stinking by now.

  • Finally,

  • God killed all the first born children in Egypt,

  • including the Pharaoh's son.

  • This forced the Pharaoh to finally release the slaves.

  • Moses went to the palace one last time.

  • Your God

  • has killed my son and all the firstborns in Egypt.

  • What kind of a God is this?

  • You brought this on yourself Ramos.

  • You had been warned so many times.

  • So many signs were given to you.

  • But you remained stubborn.

  • You brought all this on your people.

  • Stop this now

  • and send the Israelites to their freedom!

  • Get out of my palace Moses!

  • And take your slaves with you.

  • I do not want to see their faces again!

  • Moses quickly summoned them

  • and led them all out of Egypt

  • But the Pharaoh changed his mind again.

  • Moses had finally freed the people

  • from the Pharaoh.

  • The people were overjoyed After crossing the Red Sea, Moses continued to lead the people It was a long journey and Moses took his people across the desert. The people were losing their patience. They started complaining to Moses.

  • that they had finally got their freedom.

  • But their hardships were only beginning.

  • They had to face many many tough hurdles.

  • A couple of days after

  • Moses had led the Israelites out of Egypt,

  • the Pharaoh changed his mind yet again

  • and sent his army after Moses to capture them.

  • When Moses and his people arrived at the Red sea,

  • they had no idea how to cross the water.

  • Pharaoh's army was fast approaching from behind,

  • and the people were scared!

  • God helped Moses again,

  • by dividing the sea and creating a path through it.

  • *Sound of waves splashing*

  • Moses and his people walked through the seabed,

  • and crossed the Red Sea!

  • But when Pharaoh and his army tried to cross the sea,

  • the water came crashing upon them,

  • and killed all of them!

  • The evil Pharaoh finally got the punishment

  • he deserved.

  • After crossing the Red Sea,

  • Moses continued to lead the people

  • It was a long journey

  • and Moses took his people across the desert.

  • The people were losing their patience.

  • They started complaining to Moses.

  • Moses,

  • we have been traveling for so long now.

  • Will we ever reach the promised land?

  • Have faith in God.

  • He has freed you from the Egyptians…..

  • now he will lead you to your promised land.

  • So many people have died along the way

  • Moses.

  • We were better off in Egypt as slaves of the Pharaoh.

  • At least we would not have died of hunger

  • and fatigue.

  • A lot of children are also sick.

  • We have so many old people

  • who cannot walk with us.

  • Should we watch our children die before our eyes?

  • Is this what you promised?

  • We should not have trusted you.

  • You have led us into death!

  • I am saddened by your lack of trust.

  • I have faith in my Lord.

  • It is this faith

  • that keeps me going forward.

  • God is always with us.

  • He will never leave us.

  • Trust in him

  • and you will not feel weak!

  • And so

  • they kept walking ahead through the desert.

  • God kept watch over them.

  • When there was nothing to eat in the desert

  • and they were hungry,

  • God showered a sweet bread

  • known as Manna on them.

  • When they were thirsty,

  • he gave them water from rocks.

  • *Water spraying from the rocks*

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  • After many months of travelling through the desert,

  • they arrived at the foot of the Mount Sinai.

  • This was where God had told Moses to bring the people.

  • They camped at the foot of the mountain

  • and decided to rest

  • for few days

  • before continuing their journey across the desert.

  • Moses told the people to stay

  • at the bottom of the mountain

  • and he climbed up the mountain to speak to God.

  • When he reached the mountain top,

  • God spoke to Moses.

  • God spoke to Moses for

  • 40 days and 40 nights.

  • He finally gave Moses a stone tablet

  • that described the Ten Commandments

  • that his people would have to follow

  • for their entire lives.

  • God gave the following commandments to Moses:

  • One

  • "Thou Shalt Have No Gods Before Me"

  • Two

  • "Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images"

  • Three

  • "Thou Shalt Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain"

  • Four

  • "Remember to Keep Holy the Sabbath"

  • Five

  • "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother"

  • Six

  • "Thou Shalt Not Kill"

  • Seven

  • "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery"

  • Eight

  • "Thou Shalt Not Steal"

  • Nine

  • "Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness"

  • Ten

  • "Thou Shalt Not Covet"

  • God made these commandments

  • to ensure that men and women lived in harmony

  • and lived peaceful and happy lives.

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