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

 Moses part 15 of 15

Exodus 33 to 40

re-told by Debbie Dunn

Story Highlights:

* A punishing plague was 1 consequence of worshiping golden calf

* Israelites learned to only worship God rather than false idols 

* Moses returned up Mt. Sinai to carve 10 commandments on 2 stone tablets 

Bible role-play begins:

Narrator #1: After Moses' return from the top of Mt. Sinai, when he burnt and ground up that golden false idol calf, the Children of Israel felt afraid.

 

Narrator #2: First, Moses had poured the gold powder into water and forced them to drink it, digest it, and poop out that false god.

Narrator #1: Second, some of the Ringleaders, those noisy troublemakers, had either gotten very sick or died in that punishing plague.

 

Narrator #2: Third, God Himself made this startling announcement to the Children of Israel:

 Father God: Go up to this land that flows with milk and honey. But I will not travel among you, for you are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I did, I would surely destroy you along the way.

Narrator #1: When the people heard these stern words, they went into mourning and stopped wearing their jewelry and fine clothes.

 

Narrator #2: Many of them began to comprehend that they had to make a choice. EITHER, they could align themselves with the Chant Leaders who tried to lead them into doing what is right and good.

Narrator #1: OR, they could continue to rebel by aligning themselves with the Ringleaders who tried to peer-pressure them into going against God's 10 commandments.

 

Narrator #2: In the same way, each of us has to make that choice daily. Will we say and do what is right?

Narrator #1: OR, will we rebel by going against our conscience, by saying and doing what we know to be wrong, mean, hurtful, or cruel?

 

Narrator #2: Nevertheless, even though God was angry with the Children of Israel for daring to break His first two commandments, He still provided plenty of water to drink and manna bread to eat.

Narrator #1: In other words, just like a parent who might punish you when you act in ways that are not appropriate, God never stops pouring out His everlasting Love, with a capital L, for each of us - no matter what we have thought, said, or done.

 

Narrator #2: Who recalls the wording of the first commandment?                 (Answer listed at end of this role-play)

Narrator #1: Who recalls the wording of the second commandment?                  (Answer listed at end of this role-play)

 

Narrator #2: One day, Moses prayed to God and said these very words.

MOSES: Lord, if it is true that you look favorably on me, remember that this nation is your very own people.

 Father God: All right, Moses. I will personally go with you and everything will be fine for you.

 

MOSES: Lord, if you don't personally go with us, don't make us leave this place. Otherwise, how will anyone know that you look favorably on your people and on me—if you don't go with us? Your presence among us sets your people and me apart from all other people on the earth.

 Father God: Moses, I will indeed do what you have asked, for I look favorably on you, and I know you by name.

Narrator #1: Then God told Moses to chisel out two new stone tablets and return to the top of Mt. Sinai.

 

Narrator #2: This time, when Moses left for another 40 days and 40 nights, no one dared to be a negative Ringleader while Moses was gone.

Narrator #1: At the end of that time, Moses returned with the stone tablets listing the 10 commandments.

 

Narrator #2: Moses was not aware that his face glowed. His big brother Aaron and the people of Israel felt afraid. Moses said to them:

MOSES: Don't be afraid. It is me, Moses. The Lord our God has given us directions for creating a Tabernacle tent that will be our place to worship Him. Almighty God has also given us a set of 613 rules to follow, including the 10 commandments. As long as we do our best to follow God's directions, He will be our God, and we will be His special people.

Narrator #1: When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil. He would only uncover his glowing face when he returned to speak with the Lord.

 

Narrator #2: For quite some time, the people of Israel followed all of the Lord's instructions to Moses. As a result, Moses and God were pleased with their efforts.

END OF SKIT. Let's give our volunteers a great big hand!

Answer Key:

1^st Commandment: God told us only to worship Him!

 

2^nd Commandment: God told us not to worship idols.

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• Creation, Adam, & his Descendants
• Noah, the Ark, & the Flood
• Abraham & Sarah
• Isaac & Rebekah, Esau & Jacob
• Jacob & his 4 wives
• 12 sons of Jacob who became known as the 12 Tribes of Israel
• Moses who was from the line of Levi
• Joshua who became leader of Israelites after death of Moses
• 12 Judges of Israel including Deborah, Gideon, & Samson
• Kings of Israel including Saul, David, & Solomon
• 4 Major Prophets of Israel: Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
• 12 Minor Prophets of Israel
• More Prophets of Israel: Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, & Elisha
• Women from Old & New Testament
• Jesus Christ, our Messiah, Lord, Savior, & King of king
• 12 Disciples of Jesus
• Apostle Paul & other Significant Followers of Christ
• Triune God: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
• The Free Gift of Salvation & The Sinner's Prayer
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• About the author: Debbie Dunn

Bible tale: Moses role-play - part 14 of 15

Moses part 14 of 15

Exodus 32

re-told by Debbie Dunn 

Story Highlights:

*  God gave Moses 10 Commandments while Israelites worshiped golden calf

*  Moses threw stone tablet to ground when he saw golden calf

*  Moses forced Israelites to drink golden calf powder mixed with water

Bible role-play begins:

Narrator #1: At the top of Mt. Sinai, our Almighty God spent 40 days teaching Moses all the laws and rules to teach the Children of Israel.

 

Narrator #2: God also gave Moses two stone tablets listing the 10 Commandments.

Narrator #1: Sadly, in the valley below, most of the Children of Israel were busy breaking the first 2 of the 10 Commandments.

 

Narrator #2: The Chant Leaders had tried and failed to stop them by reminding them of God's words, which they had all heard not that long ago.

 

CHANT LEADER #1: Obey God's 1st commandment.

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #2: God told us only to worship Him!

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #1: Obey God's 2nd commandment.

(Group Repeats)

                                                             

CHANT LEADER #2: God told us not to worship idols.

(Group Repeats)

Narrator #1: But the Ringleaders, those noisy troublemakers, led many of the people into rebelling against those two commandments.

 

RINGLEADER #1: We want a god we can see and touch!

(Group Repeats)

 

RINGLEADER #2: Make us a god to worship.

(Group Repeats)

 

Narrator #2: So, Aaron took up a collection of gold earrings. He melted the gold and created a golden calf.

Narrator #1: Did the Ringleaders really believe it was true that it was the golden calf, that false god, that led them out of Egypt and parted the Red Sea?

 

Narrator #2: Did the people actually believe that it was this false god, a calf made of gold, who caused that sweet Manna bread to rain down every morning?

Narrator #1: That sounds ridiculous! Perhaps they were looking to mimic the Egyptians, who ate, drank, and partied while worshipping their false gods.

Narrator #2: Meanwhile, on the top of the mountain, God said this to Moses.

 Father God: Quick, Moses! Go down the mountain! Your people whom you brought from the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.

 

MOSES: Oh, no! What did they do, Lord?

 

 Father God: They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are even telling each other that it was this false god, instead of Me, the one and only God, that created all the miracles they have witnessed.

 

MOSES: Oh, no! What will happen now?

 

 Father God: I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are. Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can blaze against them, and I will destroy them. Then I will make you, Moses, into a great nation.

 

Narrator #1: But Moses tried to pacify the Lord his God. Moses pleaded:

 

MOSES: Oh, Lord! Please do not be so angry. Please change your mind about this terrible disaster you have threatened against your people. Remember the promise you made to your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that they would have as many descendants as the stars of heaven, who would later inherit the Promised Land of Canaan.

 

Narrator #2: So, the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on His people.

 

Narrator #1: Then Moses descended the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets inscribed with the 10 Commandments.

 

Narrator #2: Moses burned with anger when he saw the people shouting and dancing around the golden calf.

 

Narrator #1: Moses threw the stone tablets to the ground, smashing them at the foot of the mountain.

 

Narrator #2: Moses took the golden calf that Aaron had made and burned it in the fire.

Narrator #1: Moses ground that gold into powder, threw it in the water, and forced the people to drink it.

 

Narrator #2: As you can see, Moses was mad, mad, MAD! He then turned to his older brother, Aaron, and asked:

 

MOSES: Aaron, what did these people do to you to make you bring such terrible sin upon them?

 

AARON: Don't get so upset, my lord. You yourself know how evil these people are. They said to me, 'Make us gods who will lead us. We don't know what happened to this fellow Moses, who brought us here from the land of Egypt.' So I told them, 'Whoever has gold jewelry, take it off.' When they brought it to me, I threw it into the fire—and out came this calf!

Narrator #1: Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies. Moses announced:

 

MOSES: All of you who are on the Lord's side, come here and join me.

 

Narrator #2: Aaron, his 4 sons, and all the Levites, the descendants of Levi, quickly gathered around Moses.

Narrator #1: As for the rest of the people, the Lord sent a great plague because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made.

 

Narrator #2: Many people got sick. Some even died.

Narrator #1: We can imagine that the Ringleaders, if they survived, realized that it is not a good idea to rebel against the Lord our God.

 

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

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• Creation, Adam, & his Descendants
• Noah, the Ark, & the Flood
• Abraham & Sarah
• Isaac & Rebekah, Esau & Jacob
• Jacob & his 4 wives
• 12 sons of Jacob who became known as the 12 Tribes of Israel
• Moses who was from the line of Levi
• Joshua who became leader of Israelites after death of Moses
• 12 Judges of Israel including Deborah, Gideon, & Samson
• Kings of Israel including Saul, David, & Solomon
• 4 Major Prophets of Israel: Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
• 12 Minor Prophets of Israel
• More Prophets of Israel: Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, & Elisha
• Women from Old & New Testament
• Jesus Christ, our Messiah, Lord, Savior, & King of king
• 12 Disciples of Jesus
• Apostle Paul & other Significant Followers of Christ
• Triune God: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
• The Free Gift of Salvation & The Sinner's Prayer
• About Website: Explore Bible Story.org
• About the author: Debbie Dunn

Bible tale: Moses role-play - part 13 of 15

 Moses part 13 of 15

Exodus 19 to 32

re-told by Debbie Dunn

Story Highlights:

* At top of Mt Sinai – God gave Moses 10 commandments.

* Israelites ordered Aaron to carve them a golden calf to worship in place of God.

* Israelites gave carved idol credit for miracles instead of God.

Bible role-play begins:

Narrator #1: Sometime during the 3rd month after leaving Egypt, God gave Moses this direction.

 

 Father God: Come up to me on the mountain for a long visit. During that time, I will give you the tablets of stone listing the 10 commandments. I will also give you other laws and rules to teach the Children of Israel.

 

Narrator #2: As you know, God had already narrated the 10 commandments to all the Children of Israel.

Narrator #1: But in case they forgot or were not really listening, they would now have those laws in writing.

Narrator #2: Before Moses left to climb up Mt. Sinai, he said this to the Israelites.

 

MOSES: Wait here for me until I come back to you. If you have any problems while I am gone, you can talk with either of the two men who helped me hold up the staff of God during the recent battle: Aaron, my older brother, or Hur, one of my trusted assistants.

 

Narrator #1: Not even Moses knew that he would be on that mountain for 40 days and 40 nights. 

 

Narrator #2: In silence, the Children of Israel watched Moses walk up that mountain covered with a cloud.

 

Narrator #1: Within days, they saw the top of the mountain look like it might have been on fire.

 

Narrator #2: During the long time Moses was gone, all kinds of horrible mischief took place.

Narrator #1: The Ringleaders, those noisy troublemakers, likely were the first to start the negative rumors.

 

RINGLEADER #1: Moses has been gone for more than 5 weeks.                                                

 (Group Repeats)

 

RINGLEADER #2: Perhaps Moses is hurt or dead.

(Group Repeats)

 

RINGLEADER #1: What if Moses never comes back?

(Group Repeats)

 

RINGLEADER #2: Who will watch over us then?

(Group Repeats)

 

Narrator #2: Aaron, Hur, or the Chant Leaders might have tried to keep everybody calm.

 

CHANT LEADER #1: Even though Moses is gone, ...

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #2: ... God still sends Manna every day.

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #1: God is our provider!     

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #2: God is good!        

(Group Repeats)

Narrator #1: Uh-oh! Those Ringleaders came up with a plan that would break the first 2 of God's 10 Commandments.

 

RINGLEADER #1: Aaron, we want you to make us a god to lead us.

 

RINGLEADER #2: Yeah! The Egyptians worshiped many gods. Just like them, we want a god we can see and touch.

 

Narrator #2: The Chant Leaders tried to remind them that doing this would break the first two commandments.

 

CHANT LEADER #1: Obey God's 1st commandment.

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #2: God told us only to worship Him!

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #1: Obey God's 2nd commandment.

(Group Repeats)

 

CHANT LEADER #2: God told us not to worship idols.

(Group Repeats)

Narrator #1: Sadly, the Ringleaders ignored them. They wanted to copy the Egyptians, their former masters, by worshiping a false idol.

 

Narrator #2: It's hard to believe that Aaron would agree to give in to their demands. Perhaps he was too afraid to say NO. Aaron said:

 

AARON: Take off all your gold earrings and bring them to me.

Narrator #1: Quickly, the people took off their earrings and gave them to Aaron to melt down to make a golden calf.

Narrator #2: Afterward, the Ringleaders gave the golden calf all the credit for bringing them out of Egypt, parting the Red Sea, and giving them water to drink and Manna to eat every single day.

Narrator #1: Aaron, Hur, or the Chant Leaders were likely too afraid to question how troublemakers could believe a newly-crafted calf made of gold had any power to do the things that only God can do.

 

Narrator #2: The faithful people might even have hidden in their tents to pray to God to send Moses back to them as quickly as possible.

Narrator #1: Seeing the Ringleaders satisfaction in having a false idol to worship, Aaron built an altar in front of the golden calf. Then, Aaron said:

 

AARON: Tomorrow, we will celebrate with a festival. We will eat, drink, and dance.

 

Narrator #2: Tune in next week to see what Moses and the real God, our only God, decided to do to these disobedient and rebellious Children of Israel.

 

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 part 13 of 15.

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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.

Click here to get more stories about Moses.

My ever-expanding Explore Bible Story dot org website includes Bible stories and Biblical Family Trees about

• Creation, Adam, & his Descendants
• Noah, the Ark, & the Flood
• Abraham & Sarah
• Isaac & Rebekah, Esau & Jacob
• Jacob & his 4 wives
• 12 sons of Jacob who became known as the 12 Tribes of Israel
• Moses who was from the line of Levi
• Joshua who became leader of Israelites after death of Moses
• 12 Judges of Israel including Deborah, Gideon, & Samson
• Kings of Israel including Saul, David, & Solomon
• 4 Major Prophets of Israel: Isaiah, Daniel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
• 12 Minor Prophets of Israel
• More Prophets of Israel: Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, & Elisha
• Women from Old & New Testament
• Jesus Christ, our Messiah, Lord, Savior, & King of king
• 12 Disciples of Jesus
• Apostle Paul & other Significant Followers of Christ
• Triune God: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
• The Free Gift of Salvation & The Sinner's Prayer
• About Website: Explore Bible Story.org
• About the author: Debbie Dunn