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Exodus 14 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Crossing the Red Sea

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Will Fight for You

sea and pathstaffcloud and pillarpeople

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenA Path in the Sea

PATH → picture 2ROD → picture 4CLOUD → picture 1PEOPLE → picture 3

Grade 1Through the Sea

The cloud protected them → picture 3Moses held out his hand → picture 1Dry ground in the sea → picture 4The water came back → picture 2

Order:

1. The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh2. Moses said to the people, Don’t be afraid3. Moses stretched out his hand over the sea4. Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians

Grade 2God Opens the Sea

  1. Who chased God's people? Pharaoh with his soldiers and chariots
  2. What did Moses tell the people? Not to be afraid, and to stand still and watch God save them
  3. What did the cloud do? It moved behind God's people to keep the Egyptians away.
  4. What happened when Moses held out his hand? God sent wind and made a dry path through the sea.
  5. How did the people feel about God afterward? They trusted Him.

Grade 3God Opens the Sea

  1. Why did God say He would let Pharaoh pursue Israel? To get honor over Pharaoh so the Egyptians would know He is Yahweh
  2. What did the frightened people say to Moses? They said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness?
  3. What did God tell Moses to tell the people? To go forward
  4. What happened to the Egyptian chariots? God troubled them, and their wheels came off.
  5. How did Israel respond at the end? They feared Yahweh and believed in Him and Moses.
1: The children of Israel cried out to Yahweh2: Moses said to the people, Don’t be afraid3: Moses stretched out his hand over the sea4: Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians

Grade 4The Lord Fights for Us

  1. Why did Israel feel trapped? The sea was in front and the army behind.
  2. What three commands did Moses give? Don't be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of Yahweh
  3. What did God add? Go forward.
  4. What did Israel's fear turn into? Faith and worship

Word bank: 1. God; 2. still; 3. sea

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Salvation Through the Sea

  1. Why did God lead Israel to a place where they seemed trapped? So He would get honor over Pharaoh
  2. What does Pharaoh's final pursuit reveal? The depth of his hardened heart
  3. How do resting in God and obeying God go together here? God says to stand still and see His salvation, and also to go forward.
  4. What creation event does the crossing echo? God dividing the waters in Genesis 1:9
  5. How does Paul describe the crossing in 1 Corinthians 10:1-2? As a kind of baptism, a picture of passing from death to new life

Word bank: 1. God; 2. still; 3. cloud; 4. dry; 5. sea

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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