Transcript File - Gazi Asha

Escape from
Egypt
Escape from Egypt
AT1 - To learn about the story of
Moses and Pharaoh and the ten plagues
that were sent to the Egyptians.
AT2 – to think about the 10 plagues – to
think of scientific reasons for them and
to consider which one(s) were the worst
and why?
Lesson Objectives
By the end of the lesson:
All of you in this classroom will be able to say
who Moses is and why he is so important to
Jews.
Most of you will be able to name at last 5 of
the plagues sent upon the Egyptians and the
qualities that a leader should have.
Some of you will be able to discuss which
plague(s) YOU think is/are the worst and why.
Key words
Plague – a very
dangerous and
scary disease
Escape
from
Egypt
Miracle –
something
that is
extremely
unlikely to
happen.
Prophet someone
chosen by god
to guide people
to believe in
God and God’s
laws.
LeaderSomeone in
charge and
who can lead
people
Do you remember what happened
after Abraham died in the land of
Canaan? We studied it right at
the end of last lesson.
Here’s a clue……
Something about leaving Canaan because there
wasn’t any ______ left in the land….
Do you remember now?
At first the people
were accepted by
the Egyptians and
lived peacefully.
But things didn’t
stay happy and
lovely for the
Hebrews….
The Pharaohs.
•These were the kings of
Egypt.
•They used slaves and
made them build great
buildings for them.
•The Hebrews were made
slaves and were now
know as the Israelites.
•They were treated very
badly
So the Jews prayed
to God to help
them.God answered
their prayers.
God spoke chose a
special man to lead the
Jews – someone who
was special since the
day he was born. That
man was Moses………
God spoke to
Moses and told
him to lead his
people out of
Egypt. He
became the
Prophet of the
Jews and their
leader as he
spoke for them.
What kind of qualities
should a leader have?
Courage
Confidence
Enthusiasm
Wisdom
Good communication skills
Respectful towards others.
• Moses went to the Pharaoh
and demanded that he let
his people go.
• Pharaoh refused claiming
that this God was nothing
and that he Pharaoh himself
was a God!
This made God angry with
Pharaoh. So he sent down
plagues as signs that he was
the all powerful God.
Quick re-cap!
Working with your neighbour –
discuss 2 facts each you have
learnt so far – be prepared to
feed back to the class!
You have a minute for this task.
God sent his first plague
to the Egyptians.
The river Nile
turned into
Blood
The plague of
Frogs
The plague of
Lice
The plague
of
flies/insects
The plague of
animal diseases
Plague of Boils
The plague of Hail
The plague of
Locusts
The plague of
Darkness
There was still
one more plague
left….
The death
of the first born
child in every
family.
Who can
name any of
the 10
plagues?
God
commanded
Moses to tell
the Israelites
to put lamb’s
blood on their
doors at night
so the angel of
death will pass
over their
house – and
their first
born will be
saved.
• Pharaoh’s own son was hit by this plague.
• This crushed Pharaoh and he finally said yes
to Moses..
• The Israelites were free to go…
Fill in the missing word.
They Hebrews left Canaan for E
.
They became S
s.
Moses was a P
t and a L
r for the
Jews.
He told P
h to let the Israelites be free.
Pharaoh didn’t and made God a
y.
God sent down ___ plagues.
* List as many of the plagues as you
can.*
Lets watch this story in action.
clip from a cartoon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iihxNjZKYoY&feature=related (1st part)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6tPKp_cFss&feature=related (2nd part)
Pharaoh changed his mind and he
and his army went out after the
Israelites to capture them all.
Moses and his people were at the
Red Sea by now.
God told Moses to Strike his staff
(stick) in the sea.
And the sea parted!!!
A miracle!
• Even the ground was
dry as the Hebrews
went through the sea!
• As the Hebrews passed
through the Egyptians
began to chase them
• But the waters closed
around the Egyptians
and they were drowned!
• No-one survived!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxtZtdoYFeU&feat
ure=related (3rd part)
Top Secret Report
• You were one of the Egyptian soldiers .
• However, as you got near the Red Sea your horse
slowed down as there was a stone stuck in its
hoof.
• This meant you were ten minutes behind the rest
of the Egyptian army.
• You arrived at the Red Sea too late to go in. You
are the only soldier who did not die!!!! You see
everyone else dying.
• Create your top secret report for the authorities
in Egypt about this disaster!!!