The Story of Moses: The Servant of the Lord - The Liberator - Bible Stories - See U in History
Summary
TLDRThe video script narrates the story of the Israelites in Egypt, from Joseph's time to Moses. It details the initial respect and prosperity of the Israelites, the rise of a new Pharaoh's fear leading to their enslavement, and the birth of Moses. It continues with Moses' rescue, upbringing, and eventual call to free his people. The narrative includes the defiance of the midwives, the ten plagues of Egypt, and the showdown between Moses and the Pharaoh, culminating in the Israelites' struggle for freedom.
Takeaways
- 📚 The Israelites, descendants of Jacob and Joseph, initially thrived in Egypt due to Joseph's role in saving the country from famine.
- 🔄 Over time, as the Hebrew population grew rapidly, a new Pharaoh, unfamiliar with Joseph's contributions, saw the Israelites as a threat and imposed forced labor upon them.
- 👶 The Pharaoh, fearing the Israelites' increasing influence, ordered the murder of all male Hebrew newborns, leading to a period of terror among the Israelites.
- 🌊 Moses, a Levite baby, was saved from the Pharaoh's decree by being placed in a basket on the Nile, where he was found and adopted by the Pharaoh's daughter.
- 🏰 Moses was raised as an Egyptian prince, unaware of his true heritage, until he witnessed the harsh treatment of his people and killed an Egyptian overseer in response.
- 🚶♂️ After fleeing Egypt, Moses lived in Midian, married Zipporah, and had a son, Gershom, living a peaceful life away from his past.
- 🔥 God chose Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, revealing Himself to Moses in a burning bush on Mount Horab.
- 🐍 Moses was given miraculous signs, such as turning his staff into a serpent, to convince the Israelites and Pharaoh of his divine mission.
- 🔮 Despite the miracles, Pharaoh remained unyielding, even increasing the Israelites' suffering by demanding the same quota of bricks without straw.
- 🗣️ Moses and Aaron, with God's guidance, confronted Pharaoh, demanding the release of the Israelites, but faced resistance and further oppression.
Q & A
Why did the Egyptians initially treat the descendants of Jacob and Joseph with respect?
-The Egyptians initially treated the descendants of Jacob and Joseph with respect because Joseph had saved Egypt from a major cataclysm.
What changed in the Hebrews' life in Egypt after Joseph's death?
-After Joseph's death, the Hebrews' life in Egypt changed because a new Pharaoh rose to power who did not know about Joseph's contributions, leading to the Hebrews being subjected to forced labor and eventually slavery.
Why did the new Pharaoh fear the Hebrews?
-The new Pharaoh feared the Hebrews because of their rapidly growing population and increasing power, which he believed could lead to Egypt falling under their control.
What extreme measure did the Pharaoh take to control the Hebrew population?
-The Pharaoh ordered that all newborn Hebrew boys should be thrown into the Nile, with only the girls being spared, in an attempt to control the Hebrew population.
How did Moses' mother attempt to save his life from the Pharaoh's decree?
-Moses' mother hid him for three months and then placed him in a seagrass basket that she let sail on the Nile, hoping to save him from the Pharaoh's decree.
Who found the baby Moses and what decision did she make regarding him?
-The Pharaoh's daughter found baby Moses and decided to adopt him, despite knowing he was a Hebrew, and named him Moses because he was saved from the waters.
How did Moses' life change after witnessing the treatment of the Hebrews?
-Moses, after witnessing the brutal treatment of the Hebrews, killed an Egyptian overseer in a fit of rage, which led to him being exiled and living as a vagabond.
What significant event occurred when Moses was tending to his flock on Mount Horab?
-Moses saw a bush that was on fire but not consumed by the flames, and it was there that he heard the voice of God, who declared Himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
What was the purpose of the ten plagues of Egypt according to the script?
-The ten plagues of Egypt were sent by God to demonstrate His power and to force the Pharaoh to release the Hebrews from slavery.
What was the role of Aaron in Moses' mission to free the Israelites?
-Aaron was chosen by God to be Moses' spokesman, as Moses felt he lacked oratorical abilities, and together they returned to Egypt to convince the Pharaoh to free the Israelites.
Outlines
📚 The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
This paragraph narrates the story of the Israelites' growth in Egypt and the subsequent change in their fortunes. Initially, the Egyptians were grateful to Joseph and treated his people with respect. However, with the rise of a new Pharaoh who was unaware of Joseph's contributions, the Israelites' lives took a turn for the worse. The Pharaoh, fearing the growing power of the Israelites, subjected them to forced labor and eventually slavery. Despite the harsh conditions, the Israelites continued to multiply as promised by God to Abraham. The Pharaoh's attempts to control the population included ordering the murder of male infants, but the midwives defied this order. A Levite woman, in a desperate attempt to save her son, placed him in a basket on the Nile, where he was discovered by the Pharaoh's daughter and adopted, naming him Moses. Moses, unaware of his true heritage, was raised among the Egyptian nobility.
🔥 Moses and the Ten Plagues of Egypt
The second paragraph describes Moses' encounter with God on Mount Horab and his subsequent mission to free the Israelites from Egyptian slavery. God revealed Himself to Moses and instructed him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Despite Moses' initial reluctance, God provided him with miraculous signs to convince the Israelites of his divine mandate. Moses, accompanied by his brother Aaron, returned to Egypt to confront the Pharaoh. They demanded the release of the Israelites, but the Pharaoh refused, even intensifying the suffering of the slaves. God then sent a series of ten plagues upon Egypt to demonstrate His power and force the Pharaoh's hand. The paragraph concludes with the anticipation of these events, which are central to the biblical narrative of the Exodus.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Israelites
💡Joseph
💡Pharaoh
💡Moses
💡Slavery
💡Plagues
💡Exodus
💡Divine Intervention
💡Covenant
💡Midian
💡Prophet
💡Miracles
Highlights
The descendants of Jacob and Joseph multiplied in Egypt, initially treated with respect due to Joseph's past contributions.
After Joseph's death, a new Pharaoh rose to power, unaware of the debt of gratitude owed to Joseph, leading to a change in the Hebrews' fortunes.
The Pharaoh, fearing the Hebrews' growing influence, forced them into slavery and subjected them to harsh labor conditions.
Despite the enslavement, the Hebrew population continued to grow rapidly as per God's promise to Abraham.
The Egyptian ruler ordered the murder of Hebrew male infants, a decree that the midwives defied, ensuring the survival of the Hebrew people.
A Levite woman hid her son for three months, eventually placing him in a basket on the Nile to escape the Pharaoh's wrath.
The Pharaoh's daughter discovered the baby and, against all odds, decided to adopt him, naming him Moses.
Moses, unaware of his Hebrew heritage, was raised in the highest echelons of Egyptian nobility.
Moses' biological mother was brought to nurse him, reuniting mother and son under the guise of a royal nurse.
As an adult, Moses witnessed the brutal treatment of his people and, in a fit of rage, killed an Egyptian overseer.
Fearing retribution, Moses fled into exile where he encountered a group of women and defended them from shepherds.
Moses married one of the women's sisters, Zipporah, and settled in Midian, living a peaceful life away from Egypt.
The Hebrews' suffering under Egyptian rule intensified, prompting them to seek divine intervention.
God chose Moses to lead the Hebrews to freedom, revealing Himself on Mount Horab in a burning bush.
Moses was initially reluctant, but God provided him with miraculous signs to convince the Hebrews of his divine mission.
Aaron, Moses' brother, was appointed as his spokesman to help communicate God's plan to the Hebrews.
Moses and Aaron confronted the Pharaoh, demanding the release of the Hebrews and demonstrating the power of God through miracles.
The Pharaoh's refusal to heed God's will led to the infliction of the Ten Plagues upon Egypt, a divine punishment to force the release of the Hebrews.
Transcripts
the people of israel established itself
in egypt and the descendants of jacob
and joseph multiplied
for a long time the egyptians showed
their gratitude to joseph for saving
egypt from a major cataclysm
and because of that his people were
treated with respect
but many years after the death of joseph
the hebrew's life in egypt started to
change
god made abraham's descendants fertile
therefore the hebrew population in egypt
grew rapidly the israelites were now
numerous more powerful and influential
when a new pharaoh sat on the throne
someone who knew nothing about joseph
and egypt's debt of gratitude to the
people of israel
the life of the hebrews changed abruptly
the pharaoh feared the hebrews growing
power a population that multiplied and
thrived he considered that the
israelites had to be contained
otherwise egypt would fall
the ruler decreed that the israelites
had to endure forced labor
nevertheless they continued to multiply
the pharaoh subjected god's chosen
people to slavery and their lives
embittered and
under the egyptian rule they were forced
to conduct the most strenuous and
degrading tasks
nonetheless albeit subjected to the
harsh slave life the people of israel
continued to multiply just as god
promised abraham
the egyptian ruler forced the midwives
of the israelites to murder the hebrew
offspring as soon as they were born
they refused to obey such an order which
threatened the very existence of their
people and when the authorities
questioned them about their refusal
noticing that their children continued
to be born they stated that israeli
women were blessed with so much strength
that they had given birth before their
arrival
enraged the pharaoh decreed that all
newborn boys would have to be thrown
into the nile and only the girls
deserved to be saved
the terror grew among the hebrews and
mothers saw their children being
snatched from their arms a woman of the
tribe of levi attempted to hide her son
and for three months the child managed
to dodge the pharaoh's wrath but as he
grew older it became more difficult to
hide him
desperate to save her son's life
she laid the baby in a seagrass blanket
and let it sail the nile
his mother prayed to god asking for his
mercy to save her child's fate
as the basket with the baby floated on
the nile his sister chased it following
along the bank
the god's will then guided the basket
towards the riverbanks
precisely where the pharaoh's daughter
was bathing herself
spotting the basket between the reeds
the egyptian princess ordered her maiden
to pick it up
the pharaoh's daughter was stunned when
she discovered that there was a
beautiful baby in it
all the evidence pointed out that such a
child could only be a hebrew offspring
nevertheless she decided to adopt the
child and called him moses
since he had been saved from the waters
the child would then grow up among the
highest egyptian nobility
not knowing that an even more glorious
fate awaited him
moses had been rescued from the nile by
the princess daughter of the egyptian
pharaoh she adopted him and moses grew
among the highest egyptian nobility
the princess needed a nurse for the baby
and in order to feed moses an israeli
slave was brought who was in fact his
biological mother
among the egyptian princes he had a life
of luxury and privilege and already an
adult he wanted to see in person how the
hebrews his ancestry were treated
the prince felt nothing short of
horrified after witnessing the
conditions under which his brothers were
living
seeing an egyptian overseer brutally
beating an israeli slave wrath took hold
of moses's will and he attacked the
egyptian the latter eventually died
the news that moses had committed a
dreadful crime spread quickly and the
pharaoh ordered moses to be arrested
having no other alternative moses went
into exile
living now like a vagabond moses
encountered a group of young women who
were trying to hydrate their flock but a
group of shepherds was stopping the
girls from reaching the well
moses intervened on behalf of the girls
allowing them to give water to their
animals
the girls thanked the egyptian and
introduced him to their father
rule the girl's father invited moses to
live with them and offered him one of
his daughters in marriage
and the former egyptian prince settled
in the median lands
he and his wife zipporah gave birth to
gershom and together they lived in peace
in his new home
but meanwhile the people of israel
suffered under egyptian rule
time passed and a new pharaoh sat now on
the throne
his government was even tougher on the
hebrews and the chosen people asked for
the creator's help
god didn't ignore abraham's descendants
as he would never forget the pact made
with the israelites
moses was guiding his flock grazing on
the mount horab the mountain of god when
he saw a bush spontaneously bursting
into flames
intrigued by it
moses walked to the bush and realized
that despite the fire the plant was not
burned by fire and flames and moses
heard the lord's call
god said
i am the god of your father the god of
abraham the god of isaac and the god of
jacob
god declared that he had come down to
answer the cry of the chosen people
and moses would be god's instrument to
free abraham's people from the egyptians
moses wasn't convinced he was just a
simple man and he couldn't imagine his
voice being heard
god asked moses to drop his rod and when
his rod touched the ground much to
moses's astonishment it became a serpent
the creator ordered moses to grab the
serpent by the tail and with that
it became a rod again that miracle alone
would be enough to show the israelites
that god was by moses's side
and that he was there to help them in
their liberation
god taught other mechanisms to convince
abraham's people that moses told the
truth
nevertheless moses still asked for
someone else to be chosen
saying he lacked oratorical abilities
but god reassured him he would always be
by his side telling him what to say
god led aaron to his brother moses
he would be moses spokesman
the two brothers returned to egypt to
free god's chosen people
[Music]
moses was chosen by god to free the
israelites then enslaved in egypt he
returned to egypt after his long exile
in median
at his side was his brother aaron
renowned among the hebrews
the leaders of the israelites gathered
to listen to what the ancient prince of
egypt had to say
aaron and moses explained god's plan to
free his chosen people
and in order to convince them
moses showed the miraculous signs that
god had taught him
witnessing such a miracle the hebrews
believed that such a man could only be
god's envoy but the pharaoh would not be
so easily convinced
moses and aaron were received by the
pharaoh and revealed god's will to him
moses then said
let my people go
but the pharaoh was not willing to
release the israelites
moses warned him that if god's will was
not fulfilled
egypt would be subjected to all sorts of
plagues
but such a threat only embittered the
heart of the egyptian sovereign
retaliating the pharaoh made the lives
of the hebrews even more difficult
the sovereign ordered the straw used by
the slaves to make bricks to be removed
but the daily production quota remained
unchanged and therefore the work of the
israelites became even more painful
moses was dismayed to see that his
people now suffered even more than
before his arrival
god commanded moses to return to the
pharaoh once more
showing him the signs that he was god's
representative
standing before the pharaoh aaron threw
moses's rod to the ground which became a
serpent
but the pharaoh's priests using their
occult efforts replicated the action
throwing two rods that also became
snakes
nevertheless
moses's serpent devoured the other two
snakes
yet again moses and aaron failed to
convince pharaoh to free god's people
the creator knew that the pharaoh would
not voluntarily free the hebrew people
and therefore the sovereign and his
people would feel the strength of god's
hand to bend the pharaoh's will
different calamities plagued to the
kingdom
these events became known as the ten
plagues of egypt
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