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Exodus 2 · Grade 5

God Prepares a Deliverer

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Exodus 2 tells the birth of Israel's deliverer with quiet faith. Moses' mother saw that he was a fine child and hid him. When she placed him in the Nile, she built a basket (the same Hebrew word used for Noah's ark). As God preserved Noah in an ark on the waters, He preserved Moses on the river where Pharaoh had ordered boys to die.

God's providence is everywhere. Pharaoh's own daughter shows compassion, Miriam speaks up wisely, and Moses' mother nurses him. Moses grows up in Pharaoh's household, and the New Testament says he was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians (Acts 7:22), yet he knows he belongs to the Hebrews. Hebrews 11:24-26 says Moses chose to suffer with God's people rather than enjoy the pleasures of sin.

At forty (Acts 7:23), Moses tries to deliver his people by force, killing an Egyptian. The next day a Hebrew rejects him: Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Moses flees to Midian, where he spends years as a shepherd. God was humbling and preparing him. The chapter ends with four powerful verbs about God: He heard, remembered, saw and took notice of (was concerned about) His people. Their deliverance was coming.

Show What You Know

  1. What connection does the word basket make?

  2. What did Moses choose according to Hebrews 11:24-26?

  3. How did Moses try to deliver his people at forty?

  4. What was God doing during Moses' years in Midian?

  5. What four things does the chapter say God did?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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  1. As God preserved Noah in an ark on the waters, He preserved Moses on the where Pharaoh had ordered boys to die.
  2. At forty (Acts 7:23), tries to deliver his people by force, killing an Egyptian.
  3. was humbling and preparing him.

Think About It

  1. God used many people's small choices to save Moses. How might God use your small acts of kindness?

  2. Moses spent years in the wilderness before God used him. How can waiting be part of God's preparation?

Memory Verse

“God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”

Exodus 2:24 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you trust God's care when you feel overlooked?
  • How can you stand up for others in a right way, not a wrong way?
  • How can you help strangers in need?

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