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STORY OF MOSES

 STORY OF MOSES


The birth of Moses 

Moses was born in Egypt (At that time there was a very cruel Pharaoh (king) in Egypt who wanted to kill all Israelite boys.



 However, Moses managed to escape death His mother hid him in a papyrus basket and placed it among the reeds in ile Moses' sister Miriam watched the River Nile from a distance to see what would happen to him. At that time the Pharaoh's daughter was sitting on the bank of the river. When she saw the basket floating among the reeds she went to have a look. She was surprised to find a baby boy wrapped carefully, lying in the basket. She took the baby home and he became part of the Pharaoh's family.



Moses was well cared for. (He grew up as an Egyptian prince in the palace. He was well educated by the best of teachers and enjoyed a luxurious life.

As Moses grew older he realised that he was not an Egyptian but an Israelite. He saw how badly the Israelites were treated in Egypt by the Pharaoh. One day he killed a soldier who was whipping one of the slaves, After that he realised be could no longer stay in the palace so he left and travelled to Midian.

In Midian he met a man called Jethro, a farmer and his daughters de worked with Jethro helping him to look after his sheep

Moses is called by God

 One day while Moses was tending the sheep he saw a bush on the hillside on fire. As he went near to the burning bush he heard a voice. He asked the Voice who he was. The voice replied, "I am who I am.

Moses then knew that this was the voice of the one God of Israel God asked Moses to free his people from slavery in Egypt) Moses Moses was afraid at first but God told him to take his brother, Aaron as his assistant and that together He would guide them in all they would have to do.

Moses went to the Pharoah and asked him to set the Israelites free but he refused.

Shortly after this ten plagues hit Egypt. Pharoah changed his mind and let the Israelites go free While they were on their journey back to the promised land Pharoah sent his army after them. Then God performed a miracle at the Red Seal As the Israelites reached the Red Sea it opened up and a path appeared on the seabed. The Israelites quickly crossed the seabed and walked to freedom When the Egyptians who were following tried to cross on the same path, the waters closed in and the Egyptian army drowned.

Moses led the people out of Egypt. This journey of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan called is called "The Exodus On their way to the promised land (at a place called Mouni Sinal a new covenant was made between God and His people) This new covenant is known as the Ten Commandments. There God gave the ten commandments to Mo long with another 603 laws. The ten commandments are the law of God. These commandments strengthened the covenant between God and His people. Des Moses wrote down the laws on the tablets of stone and gave them to the people.

Moses wrote down the laws on the table of stone and gave them to the people

            Ten Commandments

 1 - I am the Lord your God there is no other but me. 

2 Do not worship any false God.

3. Do not use my name disrespectfully.

4. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day. 

5. Respect your mother and father.

6. Do not take another person's life. 

7. Do not involve yourself with other people's husbands or wives.

8. Never take something that belongs to another person. 

9. Never accuse wrongly or tell lies. 

10. De not wrongly desire what belongs to others.


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