Standard 3 · Lesson 3

Moses Before Pharaoh in Egypt

Reading Portion

Exo. 5; 6:1-13; 7:10-13

Exo. 5 ↗ 6:1-13 ↗ 7:10-13 ↗

Moses and Aaron asked Pharaoh to let the Israelites go (Exo. 5:1)

They told Pharaoh that the Lord wanted His people to go into the wilderness to hold a feast and worship Him.
Pharaoh refused and made life harder for the Israelites (Exo. 5:2, 6–9)
He then ordered that the Israelites must make the same number of bricks but without being given straw, making their work much harder.

1. Moses and Aaron ask ed Pharaoh to allow the children of Israel to go, that they…

  1. Moses and Aaron ask ed Pharaoh to allow the children of Israel to go,…

    Moses and Aaron ask ed Pharaoh to allow the children of Israel to go, that they might hold a feast unto the Lord in the wilderness (Exo. 5:1).

2. Pharoah refused and afflicted the Israelites even more (Exo.

  1. Pharoah refused and afflicted the Israelites even more (Exo.

    Pharoah refused and afflicted the Israelites even more (Exo. 5:2,6-9).

3. The officers of the children of Israel complained to Moses (Exo.

  1. The officers of the children of Israel complained to Moses (Exo.

    The officers of the children of Israel complained to Moses (Exo. 5:19-21).

4. Moses telling the Lord that Pharaoh was afflicting the people (Exo.

  1. Moses telling the Lord that Pharaoh was afflicting the people (Exo.

    Moses telling the Lord that Pharaoh was afflicting the people (Exo. 5:22,23).

5. God encouraged Moses and sent him again to Pharaoh (Exo.

  1. God encouraged Moses and sent him again to Pharaoh (Exo.

    God encouraged Moses and sent him again to Pharaoh (Exo. 6:1-13).

6. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh.

  1. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh.

    Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and it became a serpent (Exo. 7:10).

7. Aaron’s rod swallowed the rods of the magicians (Exo.

  1. Aaron’s rod swallowed the rods of the magicians (Exo.

    Aaron’s rod swallowed the rods of the magicians (Exo. 7:11,12).

8. Pharaoh’s heart was hardened (Exo.

  1. Pharaoh’s heart was hardened (Exo.

    Pharaoh’s heart was hardened (Exo. 7:13).

Syllabus text

1. Moses and Aaron ask ed Pharaoh to allow the children of Israel to go, that they might hold a feast unto the Lord in the wilderness (Exo. 5:1).

2. Pharoah refused and afflicted the Israelites even more (Exo. 5:2,6-9).

3. The officers of the children of Israel complained to Moses (Exo. 5:19-21).

4. Moses telling the Lord that Pharaoh was afflicting the people (Exo. 5:22,23).

5. God encouraged Moses and sent him again to Pharaoh (Exo. 6:1-13).

6. Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and it became a serpent (Exo. 7:10).

7. Aaron’s rod swallowed the rods of the magicians (Exo. 7:11,12).

8. Pharaoh’s heart was hardened (Exo. 7:13).

Moral

Just as the Lord sent Moses to deliver His people who were in Egypt, out of affliction, He sends His servants to help us when we call upon Him.

Memory Verse

“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.”

Psalm 34:6

Resources

Moses Before Pharaoh in Egypt — Bible story video

Video