Lesson 13: Exodus 1-6

March 21-27
Exodus 1-6
"I Have Remembered My Covenant"

Materials: mason jars or clear plastic cups, craft tissue paper (red, orange, yellow), bush cut outs, mod podge, foam brushes, battery operated tea lights, 
Opening Song: "He Sent His Son" (Children's Songbook, 34)
Opening Prayer:

Attention Activity: Guess who? 

Read the following clues below. Ask you family to raise their hand when they think they know who the mystery person might be.

1. When I was a baby, the king tried to kill me by ordering that all the male infants in the land should be slaughtered, but I escaped thanks to my family. 
2. I spent time in the wilderness before my ministry.
3. I fasted for 40 days.
4. I showed power over the waters.
5. I was a deliverer of Israel. 

This was kind of a trick question. If you thought these things applied to Jesus Christ, you were right. But these statements also could be applied to a man who lived over 1000 years before Christ. They also apply to Moses. 

Lesson:

Moses and Jesus Christ's lives had a lot in common. Moses is what is called a "Christ type." Events the happened to Moses would later happen to Jesus Christ. Studying Moses's life the next few weeks should help us to remember the Savior. Moses is one of the most famous Old Testament persons. He is revered by both Christians and Jews as a great prophet. The book of Exodus tells Moses's story.

Have a family member summarize Moses's life up to the point where he asks Pharoh to let the Israelites go. Or you can watch the animated Old Testament stories using the links below. 

• "Baby Moses" (1:36)
• "Moses the Prophet" (1:26)

Moses received his calling to serve as God's prophet in a very unconventional way. The Lord spoke to Moses out of a bush burning with heavenly fire. He told Moses he had heard the cries of the Israelite slaves in Egypt and wanted Moses to ask Pharaoh to free his people. 

 

Activity:

Make the burning bush mason jar lanterns with your family. Instructions can be found in the link below. 

Burning Bush lantern instructions

Like we talked about earlier, Moses's and Jesus's lives had lot in common. Moses acted as the Israelites deliverer out of the bonds of slavery in Egypt. Jesus Christ is likewise our deliverer. We might not be physically in slavery like the Hebrews were, but our sins can hold us in bondage. One of the names for Jesus that we use is redeemer; redeemer means to "buy back." Christ is our redeemer because he bought us back with his own blood. Christ delivers us from spiritual slavery and bondage. 

Elder D. Todd Christofferson taught, "The Savior’s suffering in Gethsemane and His agony on the cross redeem us from sin by satisfying the demands that justice has upon us. He extends mercy and pardons those who repent. The Atonement also satisfies the debt justice owes to us by healing and compensating us for any suffering we innocently endure. “For behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to the family of Adam”("Redemption," General Conference April 2013). 

Bear your testimony.

Closing Song: "I stand all amazed" (Hymns, 193)
Closing Prayer:
Refreshment: Shamrock Shake lasagna layer dessert