MOSES DELIVERS THE
ISRAELITES FROM BONDAGE
“Lesson 19: Moses Delivers the Israelites from Bondage,” Primary 6: Old Testament, (1996),81
WHAT AM I DESCRIBING?
 The
Lord blesses his children through it.
 Moses received it from his father-inlaw, Jethro.
 It makes eternal families possible.
 It can be bestowed upon worthy,
baptized males, ages twelve and older.
 It is a great power.
 Its name begins with the letter p.
 What is it?
THE PRIESTHOOD… WHAT IS IT?
 It
is the authority and power of God,
which He gives to men so that they
can act for Him.
 We will learn more
in this lesson about
how Moses used
the priesthood to
deliver the Israelites
out of bondage.
A
Pharaoh came to
power about 400 years
after Joseph’s death who
opposed the Israelites
and enslaved them.
 Moses fled Egypt to Midian.
He married Zipporah, the
oldest daughter of Jethro.
Moses received the
priesthood from his fatherin-law, Jethro
 Moses
was tending sheep near Mount
Horeb (Sinai) and saw a bush that
appeared to burn but was not
destroyed.
 Jesus Christ called
Moses by name from
the burning bush.
 Jesus knew that the
Israelites were not
happy. He did not want
them to be slaves.
Jesus
told Moses to lead the
Israelites out of Egypt to the
promised land.
Moses thought he
could not lead the
Israelites. Jesus said
Aaron could help
Moses. Aaron was
Moses’ older brother.
Moses was a prophet of God.
Moses
and Aaron went
to the king of Egypt.
They asked him to let
the Israelites leave
Egypt.
When Moses and Aaron asked
Pharaoh to let the Israelites worship
in the desert for three days, how do
you think Pharaoh responded?
Let’s read Exodus 5:2
What
extra burdens did he put
on the Israelites?
Let’s read Exodus 5:6–9
What
was the first miracle that
Moses and Aaron performed
before Pharaoh?
Let’s read Exodus 7:10
 By
what power was this miracle
performed?
 By what power were the magicians
able to imitate this miracle?
 Let’s read Exodus 7:11–12
 Why was Aaron’s serpent
able to swallow the
magicians’ serpents?
 The
power of the priesthood is far
greater than any other power.
The
Pharaoh refused Moses’ request
to set the Israelites free.
Let’s read Exodus 5
The
Lord commanded Moses to use
the priesthood to call down plagues
upon the Egyptians, but still
Pharaoh refused to set the Israelites
free.
Let’s read Exodus 7:20–21; 8:6, 17,
24; 9:6, 10, 23; 10:14–15, 22; 11:5
Jesus
said he
would help
Moses and
Aaron. Jesus
would show the
king of Egypt his
power. Then the
king would let
the Israelites go.
 When
the Lord told Moses to go to
Pharaoh and again ask him to let the
people go, Moses felt inadequate.
How did the Lord help Moses fulfill
this calling?
 Let’s read Exodus 7:1–2
 Note
the clarification of the Joseph
Smith Translation in footnotes 1b and
1c reads: “I have made thee a prophet
… and Aaron thy brother shall be thy
spokesman.”
How
did Pharaoh respond to
this request?
Let’s read
Exodus 7:3
Pharaoh
hardened his
heart.
 Moses
told the king
Jesus would change
the water in the rivers
to blood. The people
could not drink the
water. The fish died.
 Again
Moses asked the
king to let the Israelites
go. But the king would
not let them go.
 Jesus
sent many frogs to
Egypt. The frogs were
everywhere. They were in
the homes and the beds
of the people.
 The
king said he would let the Israelites
go if the frogs went away. Jesus made
the frogs die. But the king had lied and
would not let the Israelites go.
 Jesus
made lice come everywhere.
 But the king still would
not let the Israelites go.
 Jesus made flies come
everywhere to the
Egyptians. The king told
Moses that he would let
the Israelites go if the
flies went away. The flies
went away.
 But the king had lied again. He would not
let them go.
 Moses
said that Jesus would
make the Egyptians’ animals
die. Soon their animals died.
But the king still would not
let the Israelites go.
 Jesus put bad sores on
the Egyptians. Then
Jesus sent a bad
hailstorm. The storm
killed everyone who
was outside.
 The
king said that he
would let the Israelites
go. Moses prayed, and
the storm stopped.
But the king would not
let them go.
 Jesus sent locusts who
ate all of the fruit and
green plants. Still the
king would not let the
Israelites go.
 Jesus
sent darkness for
three days. The
Egyptians could not see
anything. The king of
Egypt still would not let
the Israelites go.
 Jesus told Moses a sickness
would come. The oldest
child in every Egyptian
family would die. Even the
king’s oldest son would die.
 Jesus
told Moses how to
save the Israelite children.
He said each Israelite father
should get a lamb that had
nothing wrong with it.
 Moses told the Israelites to
kill the lambs. They obeyed
him. They put the lambs’
blood on their doors.
 The sickness would pass over the houses
with blood on their doors.
 The
Israelites cooked the
lamb meat and ate it. They
stayed in their houses.
 That night the oldest child
of each Egyptian family
died. Even the king’s
oldest son died.
 The sickness passed over
the houses with blood on
the door.
 Jesus
called this
the Passover. He
told the Israelites
to remember the
Passover.
 He
said they should have a Passover
dinner every year. They should
remember that Jesus saved their
children.
 Everyone
in the class, please stand.
 Sit down if you are the oldest child in
your family.
 If those of you who
are sitting had been
in Egyptian families
at the time of
Moses, you would
have been killed in
the tenth plague.
 Everyone in the class may sit.
Enrichment Activity #2
 All
of the children in the
Israelite families who put
the blood of a lamb on their
door posts were safe.
 They were passed over by the destroying
angel.
 Every year the Israelites observed the
Feast of the Passover in remembrance of
the time when the destroying angel
passed over them and they were
delivered from bondage.
Enrichment Activity #2
 When
Jesus lived on the
earth, he and his family
celebrated the Feast of the
Passover
 Let’s read Luke 2:41 &
22:7–8
A
lamb without blemish
was killed for the feast. The
lamb represented the Lamb
of God, or Jesus Christ,
who died to save us.
Enrichment Activity #2
 After
the
Crucifixion,
the disciples
partook of the
sacrament,
which Christ
instituted at
the Last
Supper, instead
of the Feast of
the Passover.
Enrichment Activity #2
 The
king was afraid
everyone in Egypt
would die. He told
Moses and Aaron to
take the Israelites and
leave Egypt.
 The
Israelites left Egypt.
Moses led them. Jesus
showed Moses where to
go.
 What
were the ten plagues the Lord
commanded Moses to call down
upon Egypt because Pharaoh refused
to let Israel go?
(1) Exodus 7:20–21, river turns to
blood
(2) Exodus 8:6, frogs
(3) Exodus 8:17, lice
(4) Exodus 8:24, flies
(5) Exodus 9:6, cattle die
 What
were the ten plagues the Lord
commanded Moses to call down
upon Egypt because Pharaoh refused
to let Israel go?
(6) Exodus 9:10, sores
(7) Exodus 9:23, hail and fire
(8) Exodus 10:14–15, locusts
(9) Exodus 10:22, darkness
(10) Exodus 11:5, death of firstborn
WHAT IS IN THE BAG?
You
each will get to take
a slip of paper from the
bag.
Each slip of paper has a
number and a scripture
references for each of
the ten plagues.
Enrichment Activity #1
Look
up your
reference and draw a
picture of the plague
it is about.
When everyone is
done each of you can
show your picture
and tell about the
plague on it.
Enrichment Activity #1
 What
pattern did Pharaoh follow with
each plague?
 Let’s read Exodus 8:8, 13, 15
 After
the first two miracles the magicians
could no longer imitate the plagues.
What did the magicians recognize?
 Let’s read Exodus 8:18–19
 What
effect may signs and miracles have
on our faith?
 Let’s read D&C 63:9
 Miracles
and signs
will not give us a
testimony. After we
have done our part
to gain a testimony,
we are sometimes
blessed with signs or
miracles that
strengthen our faith.
 On
the tenth plague, how did the
destroying angel know to pass over
the homes of the Israelites?
 Let’s read Exodus 12:21–23
 How
were the Israelites
blessed by obeying the
prophet Moses?
 Why should we be
obedient to our Church
leaders?
 How
many people did Moses lead
out of the land of Egypt?
 Let’s read Exodus 12:37
 Note: the scripture refers to the
number of men. There were also women
and children in addition to the 600,000
men.
 How
go?
did they know which way to
 Let’s read Exodus 13:21
 The
king of Egypt still
wanted the Israelites for
slaves. He took his army
and chased them.
 The Israelites came to the
Red Sea. They saw the
Egyptian army coming. The
Israelites were afraid. They
thought they would be
killed. They would rather
be slaves than be killed.
 Moses
told them not to
be afraid. He said Jesus
would help them.
 Jesus told Moses to raise
his hand over the sea. A
strong wind divided the
sea. It was a miracle.
 It showed the
Israelites God’s
power. Jesus stopped
the Egyptians.
 How
did the
children of Israel
react when they saw
that all the chariots
of Egypt were
pursuing them?
 Let’s read Exodus 14:10–12
 How
should we act when
challenges come into our lives?
 How
did Moses
respond to the
people as the
chariots approached?
 Let’s read Exodus
14:13–14
 How
did the Lord
protect them?
 Let’s read Exodus
14:19–20
 When
the children of Israel finally
escaped from Egypt, Moses used the
power of the priesthood again to
save his people from Pharaoh’s
armies, who tried to recapture them.
 Let’s read Exodus
13:3, 21–22; 14:5–
31
 The
Israelites walked
across on dry ground.
Then the Egyptians
went after them.
 The Israelites were safe
on the other side. Jesus
told Moses to raise his
hand over the sea again.
The sea covered the
Egyptians. They were
killed.
How
did the Israelites cross the
Red Sea?
Let’s read Exodus 14:16, 21–22
By
what
power was
Moses able
to control
the water?
What
happened to the Egyptians?
Let’s read Exodus 14:26–31
How
did this miracle partially
fulfill a promise Moses received
earlier in his life?
Let’s read Moses 1:25–26
How
have you been blessed by
the power of the priesthood in
your life?
Now
the Israelites were free. They
sang songs and danced and thanked
God.
They would
always
remember
the
Passover.
They
would always remember that
Jesus led them out of Egypt.
We believe that a man must
be called of God, by
prophecy, and by the laying
on of hands by those who
are in authority, to preach
the Gospel and administer
in the ordinances thereof.
Enrichment Activity #3
It
is important to
prepare receive the
Aaronic Priesthood.
What are the
duties of a deacon?
Enrichment Activity #4
A
boy who has been baptized and
confirmed a member of the Church
and is worthy may be ordained to
the office of deacon when he is
twelve years old.
Enrichment Activity #4
 The
deacons are usually assigned to
pass the sacrament to members of the
Church, act as ushers, keep Church
buildings and grounds in good order,
act as messengers for priesthood
leaders, and fulfill special assignments
such as collecting fast offerings.
Enrichment Activity #4
Is
it important to keep
the commandments to
be worthy of this
responsibility?
I
encourage all of you
future deacons to respect
and honor the priesthood
throughout your lives and
use it to serve the Lord.
Enrichment Activity #4
1. I see my mother kneeling with our family each day.
I hear the words she whispers as she bows her head
to pray.
Her plea to the Father quiets all my fears,
And I am thankful love is spoken here.
2. Mine is a home where ev’ry hour is blessed by the
strength of priesthood pow’r,
With father and mother leading the way,
Teaching me how to trust and obey;
And the things they teach are crystal clear,
For love is spoken here.
[3rd ending] I can often feel the Savior near
When love is spoken here.
Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938 © 1980 by Janice Kapp Perry. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or
Enrichment Activity
home use.
#5
 Moses
showed a lot of courage and faith
when he used the power of the
priesthood to free the Israelites.
 I am grateful that
the priesthood has
been restored to the
earth again.
 I have seen the power of the priesthood
used to act in God’s name here on
earth and know it is a great blessing to
have in our lives.
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