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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Bible tale: Moses role-play - part 4 of 15

 Moses part 4 of 15

Exodus 3 & Acts 7

re-told by Debbie Dunn





















Story Highlights:


* Moses heard Angel of the Lord speak from burning bush on Mt. Sinai.

* God gave Moses goal to get Egyptian Pharaoh to release Hebrew slaves. 

* Moses was to tell Israelites that he was sent by I AM [GOD].




















Narrator #1: We will now hear the story about the third and most important set of 40 years of the life of Moses.

 

Narrator #2: Around the time Moses turned 80, an amazing thing happened.


Narrator #1: One day, Moses was tending the flock of sheep and goats for his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian.

 

Narrator #2: Moses led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God.


Narrator #1: There, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement.

 

Narrator #2: Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn't burn up.


Narrator #1: Moses said to himself, "This is amazing! Why isn't that bush burning up? I must go see it."

 

Narrator #2: When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush.

 









Father God: Moses! Moses!


Narrator #1: Startled at hearing his name, Moses replied, "Here I am!"

 

Narrator #2: Can you imagine the thoughts running through his head? If it were you, what thoughts would be running through your head?

 





 Father God: Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

 

Narrator #1: When Moses heard this, he covered his face. Why? Because Moses was afraid to look at God. Then, he heard God say:

 

 Father God: I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people, Israel, out of Egypt.

 

Narrator #2: But Moses protested, "If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' they will ask me, 'What is His name?' Then what should I tell them?"

 

 Father God: I am who I am. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.

 

Narrator #1: Huh??? Moses likely felt very puzzled.

 

Narrator #2: Moses imagined the Children of Israel would find it puzzling as well to hear that one of God's names is 'I AM.' Then he heard God say this:

 

 Father God: Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. Yahweh is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.

 

Narrator #1: We can imagine Moses was trying to picture himself following these directions. What would the Children of Israel say? What would his wife say? What would his two sons say? Hmmmmm!

 

 Father God: Now go and call together all the elders of Israel. Tell them, 'Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me. He told me, "I have been watching closely, and I see how the Egyptians are treating you. I have promised to rescue you from your oppression in Egypt. I will lead you to a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.

 

Narrator #2: What a fantastic promise that God made to Moses! Next, God said these words:

 

 Father God: The elders of Israel will accept your message. Then you and the elders must go to the king of Egypt and tell him, 'The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. So please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord, our God.'


Narrator #1: Moses probably struggled to picture himself standing before Pharaoh. Could he actually feel and be brave enough to state those words to the king of Egypt? Next, God said:

 

 Father God: But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand forces him. So I will raise my hand and strike the Egyptians, performing all kinds of miracles among them. Then at last he will let you go. And I will cause the Egyptians to look favorably on you. They will give you gifts when you go, so you will not leave empty-handed. Every Israelite woman will ask her Egyptian neighbors and the foreign women in their houses for articles of silver and gold and fine clothing. You will dress your sons and daughters with these, stripping the Egyptians of their wealth.

 

Narrator #2: Wow! What would Moses say to God's request? Would he bravely say, "Yes, Lord!" Or would he whine and complain and beg God to make that overwhelming request to somebody else?


Narrator #1: Tune in next week to find out.

 

Narrator #2: END OF SKIT. Let's give our volunteers a great big hand!




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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Bible tale: Moses role-play - part 3 of 15

 

Moses part 3 of 15

Exodus 2 & Acts 7

re-told by Debbie Dunn

















Story Highlights:

* Moses ran for his life after killing cruel Egyptian overseer.

* Moses became shepherd for Priest of Midian & his 7 daughters.

* Moses wed Zipporah and had 2 sons: Gershom and Eliezer.


Moses role-play part 3 begins:












Narrator #1: We will now hear the story about the second set of 40 years of the life of Moses.

 

Narrator #2: As you likely recall, Moses was born a Hebrew slave. Since the evil Pharaoh wished to kill all baby boys, his mother had to give birth to him in secret.


Narrator #1: She managed to keep him hidden for the first 3 months of Moses' life.

 

Narrator #2: But finally, in her desperate effort to save his life, she built a seaworthy basket in which to place her baby boy.


Narrator #1: She hoped that if she floated him down the Nile River, he would somehow be found and rescued.

 

Narrator #2: Sure enough, the daughter of Pharaoh found him. She decided to raise this Hebrew baby boy as an Egyptian prince.


Narrator #1: Moses lived the pampered life of a prince of Egypt for 40 years.

 

Narrator #2: Sometime during that period, he learned he was actually a Hebrew, not an Egyptian.


Narrator #1: When he saw a cruel overseer whipping a Hebrew slave, he jumped in to rescue the slave.

 

Narrator #2: In the process of rescuing him from torture, he killed the Egyptian man.


Narrator #1: Moses hoped that no one had seen what he had done. Unfortunately for him, it appeared that word had gotten out.

 

Narrator #2: When Moses realized that his own adopted grandfather wished to kill him in revenge, Moses ran for his life.


Narrator #1: Moses fled to the land of Midian, which was 200 or more miles from Egypt.

 

Narrator #2: Worn out from his long, fearful journey, Moses sat down to rest beside a well.


Narrator #1: The priest of Midian had seven daughters. As they did every day, they came to the well to water their father's flocks of sheep and goats.

 

Narrator #2: Moses looked up and saw some shepherds trying to chase away those seven women with their flocks.

 

Narrator #1: As you know, Moses did not like to see anybody bullied, especially not seven women.

 

Narrator #2: So, Moses jumped up and rescued those women from those selfish shepherds.

 

Narrator #1: Then, Moses went to the well and drew water for those women's flocks.

 

Narrator #2: When the seven women returned to their father, he asked in surprise, "Why are you back so soon today?"

 

Narrator #1: One of his daughters replied, "Father, an Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks."

 

Narrator #2: The Priest of Midian asked, "Daughters, then, where is he? Why did you leave him there? By all means, go back and invite him to come and eat with us."

 

Narrator #1: Moses gladly accepted their invitation. He ended up settling down with them.

 

Narrator #2: Moses agreed to become a shepherd who would help look after the sheep and goats belonging to the Priest of Midian.


Narrator #1: Eventually, the Priest of Midian gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [zuh-paw-ruh] to be his wife.

 

Narrator #2: Moses and his wife had two sons — the first they named Gershom [GER-shum]. The second, they named Eliezer [eh-lee-ay-zr].


Narrator #1: All in all, 40 years have passed. By the time Moses turned 80, the Pharaoh who wished to kill Moses had died.

 

Narrator #2: As for Moses' people, the poor Israelites, they continued to groan under their harsh burden of slavery.


Narrator #1: They cried out to God for help. Their mournful, pleading cry rose up to God.

 

Narrator #2: God heard their groaning. He remembered his covenant promise He had made to Abraham, then his son, Isaac, and then his son, Jacob.


Narrator #1: What was that covenant promise God had made to them?

 

Narrator #2: God had promised to make them a great nation, give them their own land, in Canaan, and that one of Abraham’s descendants would be a blessing to all nations. Who was that descendant?


Narrator #1: This covenant promise was fulfilled by the birth, life, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Savior, and King of kings.

 



 





Narrator #2: Therefore, God looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.


Narrator #1: And that completes the story of the second 40 years of the life of Moses.

 

Narrator #2: END OF SKIT. Let's give our volunteers a great big hand!



Are you a Bible enthusiast or do you lead a Youth Group or Family Bible Study? To get a FREE PDF download of this story, click on this link below:


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Do you want more stories about Moses and the Children of Israel wandering in the wilderness for 40 years? If so, visit the MOSES chapter from my EXPLORE BIBLE STORY dot org website.


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Bible tale: Moses role-play - part 2 of 15

 Moses part 2 of 15

Exodus 2 & Acts 7

re-told by Debbie Dunn









Story Highlights:

  • * Pharaoh’s daughter hired biological mother of Moses to feed him until he was weaned

  • * Moses spent 1st 40 years of his life as a pampered Egyptian prince

  • * Moses had to run for his life after killing Egyptian overseer who was beating a Hebrew slave










Narrator #1: Last week, we heard the story of a baby boy named Moses, born a Hebrew slave.

 

Narrator #2: His mother felt forced to keep his birth secret as the Egyptian Pharaoh was determined to murder all the boy babies.

 

Narrator #1: When he was 3 months old, this clever Hebrew mother made a sturdy basket and floated him down the Nile River.

 

Narrator #2: Why? She was hoping, somehow, her son would be found and rescued.

 

Narrator #1: Sure enough, God made certain the daughter of the Pharaoh found the crying baby inside that floating basket.

 

Narrator #2: Due to her soft heart, the Egyptian princess decided to adopt him. She named him Moses.


Narrator #1: God also inspired her to hire a Hebrew woman to nurse Moses until he was probably about 3 years old.

 

Narrator #2: It turns out that the woman the princess hired was the actual Hebrew slave who had given birth to this baby.


Narrator #1: From that time forward, that princess raised Moses as a pampered Egyptian prince.

 

Narrator #2: The Bible doesn't tell us when Moses realized he was Hebrew rather than Egyptian.


Narrator #1: Could his Hebrew-speaking mother have whispered this to him as a secret during their time together?

 

Narrator #2: Or did Moses somehow discover this secret when he was in his teens, twenties, or thirties?


Narrator #1: Acts 7:22, states that "Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action."

 

Narrator #2: Something horrible happened when Moses was 40 years old. It was so bad that he had to run for his very life.


Narrator #1: We learn about this in both Exodus 2 and Acts 7. Exodus 2:11 states, "One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor."

 

Narrator #2: Moses "saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people."


Narrator #1: "After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid the body in the sand."


Narrator #2: Acts 7:25 states, "Moses thought that his own people would realize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not."

 

Narrator #1: Did the Hebrews know, at that time, that Moses was actually one of them? Or did they think he was nothing but a spoiled Egyptian prince?


Narrator #2: The next day, when Moses went out to revisit his people, he saw two Hebrew men fighting.


Narrator #1: "Why are you beating up your friend?" Moses said to the one who had started the fight. [Exodus 2:13]

 

Narrator #2: As Acts 7:26 states, Moses tried to reconcile them by saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?'


Narrator #1: Did they appreciate what Moses was trying to do? Absolutely not! Just listen to what it says in Acts 7:27.

 

Narrator #2: "But the man who was mistreating the other pushed Moses aside and said, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us?"


Narrator #1: Then he asked Moses a terrifying question. He asked, "Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?"

 

Narrator #2: Uh-oh! Moses was scared. He realized, "Oh, no! Everyone knows what I did."


Narrator #1: And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses.

 

Narrator #2: But Moses fled from Pharaoh for more than 200 miles and settled in the land of Midian.


Narrator #1: And that completes the story of the first 40 years of Moses' life.

 

Narrator #2: END OF SKIT. Let's give our volunteers a great big hand!




Are you a Bible enthusiast or do you lead a Youth Group or Family Bible Study? To get a FREE PDF download of this story, click on this link below:


Free PDF download of Moses role-play #2 of 15.


Do you want more stories about Moses? If so, visit the MOSES chapter from my EXPLORE BIBLE STORY dot org website.


Click here to get more stories about Moses.



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