Moses

The new Pharaoh was set to throne. He didn't like the Israelites. But they had many cildren. And Pharaoh was about to deal with it. He told the Jewish midwives to kill any boy that is born, but let any girl live. The midwives didn't listen. So the Pharaoh made another rule that all born boy should be cast into the river,but every girl shall live. A man in the family of Levi had a wife who gave him a son. She did not want the sweet child dead, so she hid him for three months. When she could no longer hide him, she put him in a basket and set him in the reeds by the edge of the river. Later, the Pharaoh's daughter came for a wash at the same river. She saw a basket, and told her maids to fetch it. When she opened the basket, she saw a child, who was crying. She took pity on him and knew it was a Hebrew's child. Who knew that the baby's sister was there to watch all of it. So she came over and asked if she needed to find a woman to look over the child. So she went and tried to find the mother. She told the mother to take it and nurse it for her. She would pay her, too. When the child grew, the mother came back and he was now with the Pharao's daughter. He became her son. And she called him Moses.**
 * The Birth:

Later: One day, when Moses was grown up, he went among his kinsmen and watched them work. And he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew. So Moses looked both ways, and saw that no one was near. He came up and killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. Then next day, Moses saw two Jewish men fighting and asked why in the world were they fighting ther own comrade. Rudely, one replied " Who made you a judge, to tell us what to do? Do you intend to kill me the same way you killed that Egyptian the other day?" Moses felt guilty and decided to admit his murder act. When the Pharaoh found out, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses escaped and left to the land of Midian. There, one day he sat by a well. At that time the priest of Midian had seven daughters and they were taking water from the well. Shepherds were trying to get them away, but Moses helped the woman. And so they said "An Egyptian stood up for us." the father replied " Where is he? Call him to eat with us." Moses then started living with the man. He later married Zipporah on of the daughters. Zipporah bore Moses a son, Gershom. After a while the Pharaoh died, yet slavery was still in progress. God heard the cries of Jewish children and decided to make a change. Also, he remembered his promise to protect Jews.

After time, Moses was walking a flock of sheep when he came up a mountain, the mountain of God, Horeb. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush. So Moses came closer to investigate the sudden firing bush. And as Moses came closer God spoke- "Moses,Moses." "Here am I," answered Moses. "Do not come near, take your shoes off your feet, for which the place you are standing on is holy ground. I am the God of your ancestors. I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have come down to deliver them away from Egyptians. To a different land full of good things. I will send you to the Pharaoh and you shall lead my people, the children of Israel out. I will help you on your journey." In confusion Moses asked " Shall I just come up and say that God has sent me to lead you out? They will ask for your name. What would I say then?" "Yahweh is my name forever, and I shall be remembered this. Go, gather the people and tell them your task. They will listen. I am sure the king of Egypt won't let you go, but I will strike Egypt with all my wonders, then he will let you go." God replied. Moses told God that no one would listen, so God told him to drop his rod. Moses did, and it turned into a serpent. Moses was in total awe. When he grabbed the snake by the tail it turned back into a rod once more. As well, when Moses put his hand against his chest and took it back it was diseased with leprosy. Moses put the hand back and it became normal. God told Moses that if the people don't believe, Moses has two signs to prove and show that God was there to tell Moses what to do. But if they don't believe and listen either, Moses shall take water and pour it onto land and it will become blood. Moses still denied the invitation, so God told Moses that his brother Aaron would help him in speech to the people. Later Moses returned to Egypt to talk to the elders. While Moses and his family were going on their trip, God talked to Aaron as well. Aaron met Moses at the mountain of God and they were soon on their way to Egypt. When they arrived, they gathered a crowd. Aaron spoke, while Moses showed all the signs. The people believed. They worshiped Moses. Next Moses and Aaron spoke to the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh disrespected the Lord and wouldn't listen. Then the Pharaoh made the task for Jews even harder. Because of this there wasn't as much progress as there was before.The people were upset as they got beaten. The Pharaoh still wouldn't budge. So Moses cam to God and asked Him why he hasn't done anything to stop the Pharaoh. So God decided to show the Pharaoh a piece of His mind. When Moses recited this to the people, this time they didn't believe. God said that he would perform signs to show the Pharaoh and let the people go. There were ten plauges that God performed to show the Pharaoh 1. When the Pharaoh came to the river, Aaron turned it to blood. The fish died and there was lack of food 2. After 7 days God told Aaron to use the rod to scatter the frogs everywhere. And so Aaron did. Pharaoh asked Moses to take the frogs away. So Moses prayed to God. God killed all the frogs and they smelled and everyone picked them up in heaps. 3. Releived, the Pharaoh was back to being mean to Jews. So this time Aaron gave lice to all the Egyptians. Everytime a plague was done, magicians were always trying to prove that it was a trick, but now they knew it was God. 4. Everytime the Pharaoh became mean, so this time Aaron used his rod, and sent flies. They were everywhere! Once flies were removed, same problem with Egypt. 5. This time though, God killed all the cattle. But no cattle died that belonged to Israel. Pharaoh still didn't listen. 6. So Moses sprinkled dust which became sores on every Egyptian. Still the Pharaoh hardened. 7. So God sent Hail and Fire everywhere. No Israel land had hail and fire though. 8. Now Moses came and asked the Pharaoh how long would they want to suffer, God won't give in. Pharaoh's servant were complaining, too. The Pharaoh declined the offer of stopping, so God sent locusts everywhere and they ate the plants. 9. Then God sent darkness everywhere, this time the Pharaoh let thte people go but no the cattle. Moses wouldn't allow that. 10. Lastly, God told Moses that it would be the last plague before they would leave. So God made thus- He said that once midnight strikes every newborn shall die. And the Pharaoh's new born died. But Pharaoh wouldn't agree. How the God would know which babies to let live was that every Israely would take blood of sheep and mark the doortop with its blood. Thw people shall eat the lamb and that would later become the holiday known as passover. When everyone ate the people departed. The Pharaoh finally let the people go. As they went, Egyprians started chasing them. When Jews came to the Red Sea they didn't know what to do, how would they run away, that it when the Red Sea split. As Jews ran Egyptians tried to chase them but all that did drowned, and then the Sea closed up. When they were on the other side everyone celebrated.
 * Ten Plauges**



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