"...the angel
of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw
that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. When the LORD saw that he
had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, 'Moses! Moses!'
And Moses said, 'Here I am.'" – Exodus 3:2,4 (NIV)
Summary: Except for a
mother۪’s desperate plan, the strong will of an Egyptian princess, and the
mighty hand of God, Israel’s most honored leader may have never seen his first
birthday. Pharaoh needs the Hebrews to build the great cities and pyramids of
Egypt, but he’s also worried about their growing numbers. To solve this
problem, Pharaoh takes a drastic step: He orders all Hebrew infant sons be
killed. Shortly after the decree, a son is born to Jochebed and Amram, a Hebrew
family. They decide to ignore the Pharaoh۪’s command and Jochebed places her
infant son in a basket and floats him out into the river, where he is
discovered by the Pharaoh’s daughter. Knowing it is a Hebrew child, she
declares that God has chosen this child to be saved and names him Moses,
because he was drawn from the water. The child is taken to Pharaoh’s palace where
he is raised as a prince.
As a young man, Moses sees one of the Hebrews
being beaten and murders the Egyptian overseer. The Pharaoh declares that Moses
must die for spilling Egyptian blood. Moses escapes across the burning desert. Coming
upon an oasis, he drives a band of renegades from the well of Jethro and his
family, who are Hebrew shepherds. Moses later marries Jethro’s daughter, Zipporah,
and has a loving family. The persecution of the Hebrews in Egypt continues and
God speaks to Moses through a burning bush, telling him that Moses is the one
to free the Hebrews. Moses obediently returns to Egypt to carry out His wishes,
freeing his people from slavery.
Background: About 430 years
before Moses was born, the Lord told Jacob to take his family to Egypt. There,
God promised, He would make Israel a great nation and then return them to the
promised land. The story of Moses reminds us that the Lord keeps His promises
to us and demonstrates the power of faithful obedience.
BONUS Resource
& Activity Books
Each interactive DVD includes a 48-page
Instant Download Resource & Activity Book full of skill-developing
activities, word games, puzzles, coloring pages, and more, and provides hours of
fun and learning! The special "Certificate of
Achievement" located in the back of the book serves as an excellence award
your child can display after completing the activities.
Principles and
Values Taught in This Video: Courage, Faith, Obedience, Empathy, and
Leadership.