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Exodus 5 · Preschool

Moses Talks to the King

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Color Moses and Aaron speaking to the king. They told Pharaoh God's message!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”

Exodus 5:1 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Moses was brave to tell the king what God said.

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Exodus 5 · Kindergarten

Hard Work

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

BRICKS
STRAW
KING
GO
Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”

Exodus 5:11 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

BRICKS
STRAW
KING
PEOPLE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

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 keep going when work is hard?
  • How can you be kind when someone is grumpy?

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Exodus 5 · Grade 1

Pharaoh Says No

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

MOSES
TALKS
TO
PHARAOH
Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?

Exodus 5:22 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

Pharaoh said no
More bricks
Looking for straw
Moses prayed

Put the Story in Order

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Moses returned to Yahweh

The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble

Pharaoh said, You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick

Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh

Draw your favorite part of today’s story.

Memory Verse

Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?

Exodus 5:22 (WEB)

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 keep going when work is hard?
  • How can you be kind when someone is grumpy?
  • How can you stay faithful when others are upset with you?

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Exodus 5 · Grade 2

Pharaoh Says No

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Read the Story

Moses and Aaron went to see Pharaoh. They told Pharaoh that God said to let his people go. Pharaoh said he did not know God and would not let Israel go.

Pharaoh got angry. He said not to give the slaves straw to make bricks. They had to find their own straw, but still make just as many bricks!

The work got much harder. The people were upset with Moses and Aaron. Moses felt sad. He went and talked to God about it. Moses knew he could bring his troubles to God.

Memory Verse

Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”

Exodus 5:1 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What did Moses and Aaron tell Pharaoh?

  2. What did Pharaoh say?

  3. What did Pharaoh stop giving the slaves?

    He talked to GodStrawThey were upset with them

  4. How did the people feel about Moses and Aaron?

  5. What did Moses do when he was sad?

    He talked to GodThey were upset with themStraw

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 things get worse after you do right?
  • How can you take your problems to God?

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Exodus 5 · Grade 3

Who Is Yahweh?

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Read the Story

Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness. Pharaoh said, Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don't know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.

That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters, You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. He still required the same number of bricks. He called them lazy. So the people scattered through Egypt to gather stubble. The Israelite officers were beaten because the work was not finished.

The officers complained to Pharaoh, but he said, You are idle! When they met Moses and Aaron, they blamed them. Moses returned to Yahweh and asked why God had brought trouble on this people and why he had sent Moses. Since Moses came to Pharaoh, things had only gotten worse.

Memory Verse

Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”

Exodus 5:1 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Why did God want Israel to go to the wilderness?

  2. What question did Pharaoh ask about God?

  3. What did Pharaoh say about the bricks?

  4. Who was beaten when the work wasn't done?

  5. What did Moses ask God?

Story Order

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

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 things get worse after you do right?
  • How can you take your problems to God?

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Exodus 5 · Grade 4

When Obeying Gets Hard

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Read and Think

Moses obeyed God, but things got worse instead of better. Pharaoh proudly said he didn't know Yahweh. Over the next chapters, God would show Pharaoh exactly who He is.

The people suffered more, and they blamed Moses. Sometimes when we do what is right, life gets harder for a while. That doesn't mean God has stopped caring.

Moses was honest with God about his confusion. He brought his questions directly to God. Prayer is the right place to bring our disappointments.

Show What You Know

  1. What did Pharaoh proudly say?

  2. What happened after Moses obeyed?

  3. Does hardship mean God stopped caring?

  4. Where did Moses bring his confusion?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodpeoplePharaohMoses
  1. obeyed God, but things got worse instead of better.
  2. Over the next chapters, God would show exactly who He is.
  3. The suffered more, and they blamed Moses.
  4. Moses was honest with about his confusion.

Think About It

  1. Have you ever done the right thing and had it get harder? How can you keep trusting God?

  2. What can you learn from Moses' honest prayer?

Memory Verse

Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”

Exodus 5:1 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who can stand by you when things go wrong?
  • What can you tell God when you feel let down?

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Exodus 5 · Grade 5

Things Get Worse

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Read and Think

Exodus 5 sets up the great conflict of the book. God's demand is clear: Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me. The goal of the exodus was not only freedom from slavery but freedom to worship. Pharaoh, whom Egyptians considered divine, sneers, Who is Yahweh? The plagues that follow answer that question for Egypt and for Israel: You shall know that I am Yahweh (6:7; 7:5).

Pharaoh responds by tightening his grip. Forcing slaves to gather straw while keeping the same brick quota was cruel and impossible. He tells the people that Moses' words are lies, trying to destroy their hope in God. Oppressors often try to keep people too busy and exhausted to listen to God's word.

The officers blame Moses, and Moses brings the pain to God in a lament: Why have you brought trouble on this people? Many psalms contain similar honest cries. God does not rebuke Moses here; in chapter 6 He answers with promises. The lesson is that obedience does not guarantee immediate success, but God's timing is perfect, and things often look darkest just before His deliverance.

Show What You Know

  1. What was the goal of the exodus besides freedom from slavery?

  2. How do the plagues answer Pharaoh's question?

  3. Why did Pharaoh increase the workload?

  4. What kind of prayer did Moses pray?

  5. How did God respond to Moses' lament?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

strawpeoplePharaohMoses
  1. , whom Egyptians considered divine, sneers, Who is Yahweh?
  2. Forcing slaves to gather while keeping the same brick quota was cruel and impossible.
  3. The officers blame Moses, and Moses brings the pain to God in a lament: Why have you brought trouble on this ?
  4. God does not rebuke here; in chapter 6 He answers with promises.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think God allowed things to get worse before He delivered Israel?

  2. How can lament, being honest with God about pain, be an act of faith?

Memory Verse

Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”

Exodus 5:1 (WEB)

Copy It

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 keep trusting God when obedience brings trouble?
  • What can you tell God when you feel let down?
  • How can you respond when people blame you unfairly?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.