Moses was a good man who lived in Egypt
The Egyptians had made the people of Israel their slaves
and they were very cruel to them
Moses grew up in the Pharaoh’s palace
but he felt sorry for the Israelite's.
He wanted to help them lead better lives
One day Moses committed a serious crime and he was forced to escape from Egypt
He travelled through the desert for many days
and eventually settled in Midian far far away
Moses got married to a local woman and he led the life of a shepherd
One day as usual Moses was tending to some sheep on a hill side
It was then The God suddenly spoke to him
He hears a loud booming sound like thunder
and he sees that a bush has caught on fire
There is a semicircle of golden white light surrounding the bush
and Moses hears the voice of God
Moses…I have something to tell you
Who is that? I cannot see you
I am Jehovah the one true living God
The creator of all living and non living things
Why are you speaking to me God?
Do not fear me You are a good man and I have a very important task
that I need you to perform for me
I need you to free the people of Israel and lead them to the promised land
Huh! Why have you chosen me? I am just an ordinary person !
You have a good strong heart and you have great courage
You may think you are ordinary but you will do extraordinary things
And Moses do not worry You are not alone I will be with you every step of the way.
Why would they listen to me? How will they believe that you are with me?
I will give you the power to show signs that I am with you
Throw your stick to the ground
When Moses threw the stick on the ground it magically turned into a snake
Moses was now convinced, and He was ready to follow the orders of God
As you wish my Lord I will do as you say
Ah…Yes… Moses.We haven’t seen you in some time now.
What brings you here?
Ramos! I have come to speak on behalf of the Israeli slaves
They need to be freed You cannot keep them prisoners like this
They are not slaves!
Oh, but they are, dear Moses.
They will serve the kingdom of Egypt until they die…
every last one of them… until their very last breath
Ramos, the God is with them
He has sent me to free these people.
If you do not set the Israelite's free you will invite God’s anger on you.
What God are you talking about? I have not heard of this God of yours
Why should I fear him?
He is the one true living God
He is all powerful and his anger can destroy your kingdom..
Please free them now so that you don't feel sorry later
I do not believe in your God He has no power in my kingdom
Show me a sign that your God exists
Then Moses threw his stick on the ground and it suddenly turned into a snake!!
Ha ha ha…Nice trick!
The Pharaoh thought that this was just a trick and he called his magicians
The court magicians arrived and when they threw their sticks on the floor
their sticks transformed into snakes as well!
See, you can't fool me with the cheap magic tricks Moses
But then, a miracle happened
Moses’s snakes started swallowing all other snakes
The Pharaoh was terrified at first but then he regained his composure
That doesn’t mean anything Just another magic trick Your God is pitiful!
Release the Israelite's to me now and my God will show pity on you
Leave at once Moses! You are testing my patience now!
Guards…escort him out at once!
I will leave, but I will be back
Like that,Moses visited the Pharaoh several times
and tried to convince him to free the Israeli slaves.
But the Pharaoh could not be convinced.
One day, Moses went to the desert and asked God what he was supposed to do
God told Moses that He was going to punish the Egyptians
God sent the punishments one by one
First He let a great flood that swallowed the whole city
Then He sent a devastating drought!
Then He sent locusts that attacked the crops!
Like that God punished the Egyptians several times
In spite of all this, the Pharaoh was still not ready to free the Israelite's
Moses,why are you wasting our time like this
Whatever you or your so called God says
I will not release the Israelite's
They were born to serve this kingdom as slaves Nothing can change that
God wants the Israelite's to be free If you do not follow his will
he will release great plagues on you and your people.
Do not punish yourself and your people with your stupidity
You have been warned many times Now face God’s anger
Moses then went to the Nile river and dipped his staff in the water
It was a miracle! The Nile water suddenly turned red and it was blood
The fish died and the water began to stink the whole of Egypt was stinking by now
Finally, God killed all the first born children in Egypt,including the Pharaoh’s son.
This forced the Pharaoh to finally release the slaves.
Moses went to the palace one last time.
Your God has killed my son and all the firstborns in Egypt
What kind of a God is this?
You brought this on yourself Ramos You had been warned so many times
So many signs were given to you But you remained stubborn
You brought all this on your people Stop this now and send the Israelite's to their freedom!
Get out of my palace Moses! And take your slaves with you
I do not want to see their faces again!
Moses quickly summoned them and led them all out of Egypt
But the Pharaoh changed his mind again
Moses had finally freed the people from the Pharaoh
The people were overjoyed that they had finally got their freedom
But their hardships were only beginning they had to face many many tough hurdles
A couple of days after Moses had led the Israelite's out of Egypt
the Pharaoh changed his mind yet again
and sent his army after Moses to capture them
When Moses and his people arrived at the Red sea they had no idea how to cross the water
Pharaoh's army was fast approaching from behind and the people were scared
God helped Moses again by dividing the sea and creating a path through it
Moses and his people walked through the seabed and crossed the Red sea!
But when Pharaoh and his army tried to cross the sea the water came crashing upon them
and killed all of them!
The evil Pharaoh finally got the punishment he deserved
After crossing the Red Sea Moses continued to lead the people
It was a long journey and Moses took his people across the desert
The people were losing their patience they started complaining to Moses
Moses, we have been travelling for so long now
Will we ever reach the promised land?
Have faith in God He has freed you from the Egyptians
now he will lead you to your promised land
So many people have died along the way Moses
We were better off in Egypt as slaves of the Pharaoh
At least we would not have died of hunger and fatigue
A lot of children are also sick
We have so many old people who cannot walk with us
Should we watch our children die before our eyes? Is this what you promised?
We should not have trusted you You have led us into death!
I am saddened by your lack of trust I have faith in my Lord
It is this faith that keeps me going forward
God is always with us. He will never leave us Trust in him and you will not feel weak!
And so they kept walking ahead through the desert
God kept watch over them
When there was nothing to eat in the desert and they were hungry
God showered a sweet bread known as Manna on them
When they were thirsty, he gave them water from rocks
After many months of travelling through the desert
they arrived at the foot of the Mount Sinai
This was where God had told Moses to bring the people
They camped at the foot of the mountain and decided to rest for few days
before continuing their journey across the desert
Moses told the people to stay at the bottom of the mountain
and he climbed up the mountain to speak to God
When he reached the mountain top, God spoke to Moses
God spoke to Moses for forty days and forty nights
He finally gave Moses a stone tablet that described the Ten Commandments
that his people would have to follow for their entire lives
God gave the following commandments to Moses
One: "Thou Shalt Have No Gods Before Me"
Two:"Thou Shalt Not Make Graven Images"
Three: "Thou Shalt Not Take the Lord's Name in Vain"
Four: "Remember to Keep Holy the Sabbath"
Five:"Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother"
Six:"Thou Shalt Not Kill"
Seven:"Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery"
Eight:"Thou Shalt Not Steal"
Nine:"Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness"
Ten:"Thou Shalt Not Covet"
God made these commandments to ensure that men and women
lived in harmony and lived peaceful and happy lives