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Exodus 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Song of Moses

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 Reigns Forever

crownwavestreewater and jar

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

KindergartenSing to God

KING → picture 2SEA → picture 1TREE → picture 4WATER → picture 3

Grade 1A Song of Praise

Israel sang → picture 3God saved them at the sea → picture 2A tree made water sweet → picture 4Twelve springs at Elim → picture 1

Order:

1. Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to Yahweh2. Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand3. When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah4. They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees

Grade 2Singing to God

  1. What did Moses and the people do after crossing the sea? They sang a happy song to God.
  2. What did they call God in their song? Their strength and their song
  3. Who led the women with a tambourine? Miriam (circle)
  4. What was wrong with the water? It tasted bad (bitter). (circle)
  5. What made the water sweet? A tree God showed Moses

Grade 3Who Is Like You?

  1. What three things did they call God in 15:2? Strength, song and salvation
  2. What question did they ask about God? Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods?
  3. How long would God reign? Forever and ever
  4. What happened at Marah? The water was bitter until God showed Moses a tree that made it sweet.
  5. What name did God give Himself at Marah? Yahweh who heals you
1: Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to Yahweh2: Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand3: When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah4: They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees

Grade 4From Praise to Grumbling

  1. What was Israel's first response after the Red Sea? Worship and singing praise
  2. What happened three days later? They grumbled about bitter water.
  3. How did God show patience? He made the bitter water sweet and revealed Himself as the God who heals.
  4. What was Elim like? A place of rest with twelve springs and seventy palm trees

Word bank: 1. God; 2. water; 3. praise

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

Grade 5The First Song of Redemption

  1. How is the Song of Moses structured? The first half looks back at the victory; the second looks forward to God planting His people in His land.
  2. What does Revelation 15:3 describe? The redeemed singing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb
  3. What does Miriam's role show? All God's people, men and women, young and old, joined in celebrating God's victory.
  4. What name did God reveal at Marah? Yahweh who heals you (Yahweh Rophe)
  5. What do many Christians see in the tree at Marah? A picture of the cross turning bitterness into blessing

Word bank: 1. song; 2. God; 3. sea; 4. praise; 5. tree

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

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