Lesson No. ( 7 ) God cared for the Child Moses
References
Exodus 2.
Notes for Servants
★ God cares for the birds and the flowers of the field. Aren't we worth much more than the birds? (Matthew 6:26-34)
★ The Lord says that even our hairs are counted. If God knows this much isn't that enough to deepen our trust in God?
★ "The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; or whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1)
★ God cares for us more than we care for ourselves.
Objectives
General: God's love and care for Moses.
Specific: The children will be able to...
A. Explain how God cared and protected Moses.
B. Express how God protects His children.
C. Learn not to be afraid of anything.
Bible Verse
"Casting all your care upon him."
1 Peter 5:7
Teaching Aids
1. Felt figures and flannel board.
2. Video.
Introduction
(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.
Story Time
Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, feared the power of the great number of the people of God, so he ordered that all the children, especially the boys, should be killed immediately after their birth. In those days, there was a man living with his wife and his son Aaron and his daughter Miriam. The Lord gave them a fine child, the mother hid him for three months. Nobody heard him nor did anyone hear his voice. The matter was kept secret.
Moses grew up and his cries were heard and it was impossible for the matter remain a secret. They were afraid of the king. The mother thought "O Lord. What shall I do? I have got an idea", she thought. She made a basket in the form of a little boat. She put a little mattress for Moses to sleep on then, she put him in the basket. She carried it to the river and put it in the river. Nobody saw her doing this. She told Miriam his sister to stand some distance away to see what would happen to him. "The Lord will care about him, I am sure. He will not die," she said.
His sister kept watching him near the edge of the river. The Pharaoh's daughter came down to the river to bathe. Suddenly, she noticed the basket and sent a slave girl to get it. The princess opened it and a saw a baby boy. He was crying and putting his finger in his mouth. The princess felt sorry for him. The servant girls looked at the face of the princess, then they looked at the face of the child. The princess said, "I'll take this child and bring him up and he will be my son."
1. Where did the mother place Moses her son? Who was guarding the
child?
2. What was Pharaoh’s daughter doing at the edge of the river?
Miriam, Moses' sister, was listening to their conversation. She said to the princess, "I know a Hebrew woman who is a wet nurse, can I go and call her?" The princess said to her, "Please do and I will pay you."
Miriam ran and came back with her mother and the mother stood before the princess. "Will you nurse this child and bring him up?", the princess said. "With pleasure," said the mother. The princess said, "Take him, and care for him and I will pay you and when he grows up bring him to me. I will call him Moses as I have pulled him out of the water." The mother, her daughter and her baby went back home, and they praised the Lord. The Bible says, "For he cares for you." I thank You, Lord, because You care for everyone, even children. The father and the mother were happy because God rescued the child and kept him. When the child grew up, he began to understand his mother’s instructions about religion. When Moses became a man, the Lord chose him to be a great leader and Moses helped God’s people.
1. Who nursed Moses?
2. How did Moses know the Lord?
3. What does the word "Moses" mean?
Discussion
1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while the do the activity.
Learning Activities
Activity Sheet.
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