To Remember: We must trust in God. He will
fight for us.
Vocabulary
Lesson
From Egypt, God sent the Israelites south, to avoid possible
conflicts with the Philistines. They were on the edge of the Red Sea when the Egyptian
army ran them down. The Israelites were afraid because they were trapped against the sea
and the Egyptians had a well trained army with chariots and horses. Moses told the
Israelites to "be still" for "The Lord will fight for you." Is there a
single army that can stand against God? No. Does God need our help to defeat his enemies.
No.
The angel of the Lord and the pillar of cloud stood between the two
groups. The cloud lit up the night. Neither camp approached the other. God told Moses to
lift his staff and hold it over the sea. While Moses did this, God sent an East wind to
blow against the sea. Soon there was dry land for the Israelites to cross over upon, and
walls of water on both sides. The Israelites crossed over.
By morning, the Egyptians chose to follow the Israelites. They
brought their fancy chariots, but God clogged the wheels so they would not turn. They
began to realize they were fighting against God. God told Moses to stretch out his hand
over the sea, that it might return to its normal depth. When he did this, every single
Egyptian soldier and all their chariots were destroyed in the sea.
When the Israelites saw they were saved, they sang praises to God.
Miriam (Moses' sister) led the women in praises to God in song.
Discussion points:
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Exodus 14:3-4 God said ahead of time that he was putting the
Israelites in a helpless position in order to show the Egyptians His power to save. Paul
said God's power is demonstrated through our weakness, because when we are weak, and do
God's will, it's obvious He is helping us. We don't have to be powerful or knowledgeable
or wealthy or popular to accomplish God's work. He will provide all we need. So when we
feel trapped or weak or helpless, who should we turn to? Will he help us?
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Was God harsh to destroy the Egyptians? No. List the warnings the
Egyptians had. (the ten plagues, the angel and the cloud) Was Pharaoh wrong to rebel
against God all this time? Yes. God had been patient with Pharaoh, showing him over and
over that God had the power and the authority. He even let Pharaoh remain king over a
great nation, if he would let the Israelites go. The Pharaoh went against his word and
tried to recapture God's people. When evil men fight against God, they will receive
justice. Pharaoh could have let them go and been fine. Instead, he faced his punishment
for rebelling against God.
Sing:I may never march in the
infantry; God is so good.
Craft: Use shoeboxes to make panoramas of the crossing.
Line the two long sides with blue cellophane, paper or other covering. Make little people
from clay, dolls, paper cut outs, etc and line up the Israelites as they cross. Include
wagons with supplies and animals. If desired, make one panorama of the Egyptians in their
chariots following the Israelites.
Activity: For the wanderings in the wilderness
lessons, make a poster board with two headings: What did the Israelites fear? and How did
God help? Each lesson post images from the lesson, one in each column. For this lesson, in
the fear column, copy and paste a picture of Egyptian soldiers chariots. In the second
column, place a picture of the Egyptians being washed away by the water. Variation:
Have each student keep a page in their notebook and have them draw or write the
fear and help in the column each week.
Activity: Take a pan of water. Ask students if they
can hold back the water. Let them try with a tongue depressor, their hands, etc. Then put
a transparent glass in the water. Show how the glass forms a wall that holds back the
water. Ask the students if man could hold back water without some kind of wall. Of course
not. It takes huge concrete devices like the Hoover dam to hold back water. God was able
to push the water into walls with his might power.
Activity: Form the walls of the red sea by lining
up students. One at a time have students come through the line and reform it at the ends.
When everyone has gone through, pretend the next half of the students are Egyptians and
crash down on them, surrounding them with your arms (like London bridge is falling down.)
True or
False
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God planned all along to save the Israelites.
T
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The Israelites were strong enough to destroy the Egyptians.
F
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God proved his power through the helplessness of the Israelites.
T
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The Egyptians should have known the power of God by now.
T
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God was mean to destroy the Egyptians.
F
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Singing praise is one way to show thankfulness to God.
T
Memory
Work:
Exodus 14:14a The Lord will fight for you.
Exodus 14:22 The Israelites went into the sea
on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.
Review Questions for gameboard
 linguistic questions
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What does Exodus mean?
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What does Passover refer to?
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Who were the Israelites named for?
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What is a prophetess?
 activity questions
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Have student hold out his arms like Moses did while the next student
takes his turn. (Note how quickly that becomes tiring - and how Moses might have done that
all night.)
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Have student lead a verse of God is so Good. Discuss how praising God
is important and appropriate at any time.
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Have a student quickly assemble a small puzzle from a class image.
(Photocopy and cut into pieces a picture from a storybook, a worksheet, etc.)
 emotion questions
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How did the Israelites feel when they were trapped between an army
and the sea?
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What did the Egyptians realize when their wheels wouldn't work in the
sea?
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How does God feel about those that rebel against him?
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How does God feel when we praise his great works?
 application questions
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Will God ever leave us trapped if we are doing His will?
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If we feel too weak to do what's right, who should we turn to?
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Will God ask us to do more than we can?
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What can we do to show God we are grateful for his help?
 fact questions
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What did God tell Moses to do to make the water rise into walls?
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What did God tell Moses to do to make the water return to normal?
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What time of day were the Egyptians destroyed?
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Who sang a song of praise after the Israelites were saved?
 review questions
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Why did the Israelites camp by the sea?
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Why did God purposefully trap his people?
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What protected the Israelites from the Egyptians while the wind was
blowing?
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What made the Egyptians realize they were fighting against God?
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