Exodus 1 · Grade 3
The Midwives Feared God
Read the Story
Jacob's family came to Egypt with seventy people. Joseph and all his brothers died, but the children of Israel were fruitful and multiplied, and the land was filled with them.
A new king arose who didn't know Joseph. He said, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we. So the Egyptians set taskmasters over them and made them build store cities, Pithom and Raamses. They made their lives bitter with hard work in mortar and brick. But the more they were mistreated, the more they multiplied.
The king commanded the Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, to kill the baby boys. But the midwives feared God and saved the boys alive. When the king questioned them, they said the Hebrew women gave birth before they arrived. God dealt well with the midwives, and He gave them families. Then Pharaoh commanded all his people to throw the baby boys into the river.
Memory Verse
“But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.”
Exodus 1:17 (WEB)
Answer the Questions
Why was the new king afraid of Israel?
What cities did the Israelites build?
What happened when the Israelites were mistreated?
What did the midwives do instead of obeying the king?
How did God bless the midwives?
Story Order
Write what happened in each box.
Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- When do you need courage to stand firm?
- How can you be kind to people who are treated badly?
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