The Bible - Lesson 8 - Moses / Part 3
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Watch and Discuss:

As you watch, take notes and be prepared to answer the following questions after you watch the video:

  1. What was Pharaoh holding in his hand when Moses entered?
  2. Where did Pharaoh’s son sit?
  3. How many pyramids do you see in the clip?
  4. What colour did the water become?
  5. Describe some of the things that happened in Egypt because Pharaoh refused to free the slaves?

Listening Practice:

Watch the video clip again and fill in the missing words from the dropdown box:


Moses: You have a son?

Pharaoh: An . Our dynasty will last forever. Why are you here, Moses? Have you come to ask for forgiveness?

Moses: No. God saved me for a purpose.

Pharaoh: Yes?

Moses: I come to demand that you his people from slavery.

Pharaoh: Demand?

Moses: Let my people go.

Pharaoh: You always were a , Moses. But you never knew when you were beaten.

Moses: If you God, you will be punished.

Pharaoh: You return after all these years to threaten me? Tell me. Is it your invisible God that's going to punish me? The one who his people? The one who runs from his responsibilities? From his past? From his family? Teach them who God is. I am God. I am God!

Elder: Moses. You've made Pharaoh angry. He will punish us. Don't make it worse.

Moses: God has spoken to me. He will Pharaoh to free us. If he has to.

Miriam: What should we do

Moses: Sister, brother, all of you, in God.

Elder: Pharaoh is over there. If he didn't listen to you when you were six feet away, why would he hear you now?

Moses: You will see. Put your to the water.

Servant: Come, master! Come out of the water! It's blood! It's blood!

Servants: It's everywhere! The whole river! Master!

Moses: You are not a God. You are just a man. And you will set my people free.

Pharaoh: Move away! Moses!

Moses: Do you , Joshua?

Joshua: All my life, I have been Pharaoh’s. I will never be a again.

Moses: God is with us. This is just the beginning. Our Lord is sending ten to change Pharaoh’s mind. Let my people go.

Pharaoh: No, No, No

Joshua:

Servants: Come away! Master!

Pharaoh: No

Matching exercise: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:

  1. abandon
  2. defy
  3. doubt
  4. force
  5. heir
  6. plague
  7. release
  8. trust
  • a. to be unsure, distrust
  • b. use power to make someone do something, compulsion
  • c. the person legally in line to receive property or title of nobility when someone dies
  • d. to have faith in someone
  • e. to let something go, to set it free
  • f. to leave someone or something
  • g. a dangerous disease that spreads very fast and kills its victims quickly
  • h. to oppose openly, refuse to obey

Completion exercise: Complete these sentences with words from the exercise above: (Hint: you may need to change the form of the word.)

  1. Prince William is to the British throne.
  2. The police took the murder suspect to jail by .
  3. The people the village before the storm came.
  4. I my friends completely.
  5. Before the modern age, killed millions of people.
  6. The teachers’ union management and went on strike.
  7. There's a lot of that he's telling the truth.
  8. He his pet birds from their cage each day.

Comprehension and discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group or with a partner.

  1. Why did Pharaoh ask Moses if he had come to ask for forgiveness?
  2. According to Pharaoh, who was God?
  3. Who doubted that Moses could get Pharaoh to let his people go?
  4. How many plagues did God send on the Egyptians?
  5. Why do you think Pharaoh was so stubborn (unwilling to change his mind) and continued to refuse to let the slaves go?
  6. Think about a time when you or someone else was stubborn. Describe your experience, bad or good.
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