☁️a pillar of cloud🌊walls of water🐎horses and chariots🪘a tambourine
A way through the sea.
The big ideaThe Bible tells us God made a way through the sea for his people.
How it works
Pharaoh let God's people go, and Moses led them out of Egypt. A pillar of cloud went ahead of them by day and fire by night. They camped beside a great sea.
Then Pharaoh changed his mind and sent horses and chariots after them. The people were very afraid, but Moses stood tall and calm and told them not to be afraid.
Moses held his staff out over the sea, and all that night a strong east wind pushed the water back. By morning there was dry ground, with a wall of water on each side.
The people walked across. The army's wheels began to stick, and at daybreak the water rolled back. Miriam took up a tambourine, and the people sang a song of thanks.
The story in a row.That night.
Example 1: A chariot
In those days a chariot was a light cart with two wheels.
Horses pulled it.
On the sea floor the army's wheels began to stick, and the horses could not pull.
Example 2: The cloud
By day a pillar of cloud went ahead of the people.
That night it moved behind them, a great wall between them and the army.
There was light on the people's side and darkness on the army's side.
Example 3: The path
The wind blew all night.
By morning there was a dry path with a wall of water on each side.
The children held their parents' hands, and the flocks and donkeys followed.
Example 4: When we feel afraid
The people were afraid, and some cried out to Moses.
Moses told them to stand still and see.
When we feel afraid we can breathe slowly and ask someone we trust.
Words to know
chariot
A light cart with two wheels, pulled by horses.
tambourine
A small drum with jingles that you shake.
Watch out
The people did not sail or swim. They walked across on dry ground.
Miriam took up a tambourine, a small drum with jingles. She did not play a trumpet or a flute.
The east wind blew all night, not only for a minute.
Try it
What went ahead of the people by day?
What did Moses hold out over the sea?
What stood on each side of the path?
Who took up a tambourine and led the dancing?
Answers: 1. A pillar of cloud · 2. His staff · 3. Walls of water · 4. Miriam
Try at homeWith a grown-up, think of a time you felt stuck or afraid, and say thank you for the way through.
For grown-upsTry the mission: think of a time your child felt stuck or afraid, and say thank you together for the way through. The story says what happened; you can wonder about the rest together.
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