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Unit 2: Exodus and
the Land of Promise
Chapter 1
Out of Slavery
Genesis 1-15
Essential Question
O If chosen by a higher
power to go to one of the
most powerful people in
world, would you have the
courage to do so?
I CAN:
1. Discover what happened to the
descendants of Joseph in Egypt
2. Identify Moses and describe his role as
leader of the Israelites
3. Describe the epic events associated with
the Israelities’ departure from Egypt
4. Discuss the continuing influence of the
theme of liberation as expressed in Exodus
Book of Exodus
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPmRw
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O 2:41 Min
Beginnings of Exodus
O Second book of the Bible
is Exodus*-means
emigration or mass
departure
O Begins the story of the
Israelites*-Descendants
of Jacob; God’s chosen
people
O Journey from Egypt to
Canaan is the journey
from bondage to the
Promised Land
Themes of Exodus
1. Oppression
2. Exile
3. Liberation
4. Journey Home
Moses
O Emerges as one of the
Israelites greatest
leaders and prophets
O As a baby, he was put in
the Nile River, to be
found by Pharaoh’s
daughters
O Began with his mother’s
loving and royal
household
Pharaoh’s daughter finds Baby Moses by Poussin
Moses Cont.
O Moses kills an
Egyptian because he
was beating a
Hebrew slave
O Ends up fleeing
Egypt for the land of
Midian
O Goes from being a
prince to being a
shepherd
The Burning Bush
O God appears to Moses at
Mt. Horeb among a
burning bush
O God is going to bring his
people out of Egypt to
the land flowing with milk
and honey*-”good and
broad land”God
promised Moses and his
people in Exodus
Burning Bush Cont.
O God called Moses and
made him a prophet*”to speak for God”; a
person chosen to speak
for God
O Moses complains that
he cannot speak
fluently and God sends
his brother Aaron to
speak for him
Burning Bush Cont.
O Moses asks for
God’s name to
present to the
Israeli people
O God’s name is not a
noun but a verb
O God replies, “I am
that I am.”
Burning Bush Video
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOyINBBz
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O 4:37 Min
Moses and Egypt Videos
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtLcELU
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O 2:03 Min: Let my people Go by Robeson
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz0sQD
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O 4:19 Min
Pharaoh’s Hardened Heart
O Moses and Aaron were
directed to tell Pharaoh,
“Let my people go.”
O God, along with Pharaoh
himself, hardened his
heart
O This lead to the ten
plagues of Egypt*misfortunes visited on
Pharaoh and Egypt by
God to persuade him to
free the Israelites
Ten Plagues of Egypt
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcg5rN-
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O 2:44 min
The Fifth Plague of Egypt by
Turner
The Passover
O Tenth plague was the
death of the first born
O The Israelites were given a
command by God to help
protect them
O They were to kill a lamb
and put the blood on the
doorpost
O This came to be known as
the Passover*-Yearly
Jewish festival to
commemorate the
Israelite’s liberation from
slavery in Egypt
The Passover
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9lWC7
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O 9:15 Min
The Departure of the Israelites by Roberts
Parting the Red Sea
O After 430 years of
captivity, the Israelites
will eventually leave
Egypt
O God accompanied them
with a pillar of cloud by
day and pillar of fire by
night
O Pharaoh will regret his
decision and send his
troops after them
Parting the Sea Cont.
O The people were
frustrated that they
might die or go back into
slavery
O God saves the Israelites
by parting the Red Sea,
allowing the Israelites to
cross, and then crushed
the Egyptians army as
they followed
Parting Sea Videos
O http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuipLOlk
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O 2:02 min
Parting the Sea
Delivery of Israel out of Egypt by Colman