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Moses was a good man who lived in Egypt.

The Egyptians had made the people of Israel

their slaves,

and they were very cruel to them.

*Soldier is slashing a slave*

Moses grew up in the Pharaoh's palace

but he felt sorry for the Israelites.

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He wanted to help them lead better lives.

One day Moses committed a serious crime,

and he was forced to escape from Egypt.

He travelled through the desert for many days,

and eventually settled in Midian,

far far away.

Moses got married to a local woman,

and he led the life of a shepherd.

One day as usual,

Moses was tending to some sheep on a hillside.

It was then

The God suddenly spoke to him.

He hears a loud booming sound like thunder .

and he sees that a bush has caught on fire.

There is a semicircle of golden white light

surrounding the bush…

and Moses hears the voice of God

Moses…..

I have something to tell you.

Who is that?

I cannot see you.

I am Jehovah…

the one true living God….

The creator of all living and non living things.

Why are you speaking to me God?

Do not fear me.

You are a good man

and I have a very important task

that I need you to perform for me.

I need you to free the people of Israel

and lead them to the promised land.

Huh?

Why have you chosen me?

I am just an ordinary person!

You have a good strong heart

and you have great courage.

You may think you are ordinary,

but you will do extraordinary things.

And Moses,

do not worry….

You are not alone.

I will be with you every step of the way.

Why would they listen to me?

How will they believe that you are with me?

I will give you the power

to show signs that I am with you.

Throw your stick to the ground

When Moses threw the stick on the ground,

it magically turned into a snake!!!

Moses was now convinced,

and He was ready to follow the orders of God.

As you wish my Lord.

I will do as you say.

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Ah…

Yes… Moses.

We haven't seen you in some time now.

What brings you here?

Ramos!

I have come to speak on behalf of the Israeli slaves.

They need to be freed.

You cannot keep them prisoners like this.

They are not slaves!

Oh, but they are, dear Moses.

They will serve the kingdom of Egypt

until they die…

every last one of them… .

until their very last breath

Ramos, the God is with them.

He has sent me to free these people.

If you do not set the Israelites free,

you will invite God's anger on you.

What God are you talking about?

I have not heard of this

God of yours.

Why should I fear him?

He is the one true living God.

He is all powerful

and his anger can destroy your kingdom..

Please free them now,

so that you don't feel sorry later

I do not believe in your God.

He has no power in my kingdom.

Show me a sign that your God exists.

Then Moses threw his stick on the ground,

and it suddenly turned into a snake!!

Ha ha ha…..

Nice trick!

The Pharaoh thought that this was just a trick,

and he called his magicians.

The court magicians arrived,

and when they threw their sticks on the floor,

their sticks transformed into snakes as well!

See,

you can't fool me with the cheap

magic tricks Moses.

But then,

a miracle happened.

Moses's snakes started swallowing

all other snakes.

The Pharaoh was terrified at first,

but then he regained his composure.

That doesn't mean anything.

Just another magic trick.

Your god is pitiful!

Release the Israelites to me now

and my God will show pity on you.

Leave at once Moses!

You are testing my patience now!

Guards…

escort him out at once!

I will leave,

but I will be back.

Like that,

Moses visited the Pharaoh

several times,

and tried to convince him to free the Israeli slaves.

But the Pharaoh could not be convinced.

One day,

Moses went to the desert,

and asked God what he was supposed to do.

God told Moses

that He was going to punish the Egyptians.

God sent the punishments one by one.

First He let a great flood

that swallowed the whole city.

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Then He sent a devastating drought!

Then He sent locusts that attacked the crops!

Like that God punished the Egyptians

several times.

In spite of all this,

the Pharaoh was still not ready

to free the Israelites.

Moses,

why are you wasting our time like this.

Whatever you or your so called God does,

I will not release the Israelites.

They were born to serve this kingdom as slaves.

Nothing can change that.

God wants the Israelites to be free.

If you do not follow his will,

he will release great plagues on you

and your people.

Do not punish yourself

and your people with your stupidity.

You have been warned many times.

Now face God's anger.

Moses then went to the Nile river,

and dipped his staff in the water.

It was a miracle!

The Nile water suddenly turned red,

and it was blood!

The fish died,

and the water began to stink,

the whole of Egypt was stinking by now.

Finally,

God killed all the first born children in Egypt,

including the Pharaoh's son.

This forced the Pharaoh to finally release the slaves.

Moses went to the palace one last time.

Your God

has killed my son and all the firstborns in Egypt.

What kind of a God is this?

You brought this on yourself Ramos.

You had been warned so many times.

So many signs were given to you.

But you remained stubborn.

You brought all this on your people.

Stop this now

and send the Israelites to their freedom!

Get out of my palace Moses!

And take your slaves with you.

I do not want to see their faces again!

Moses quickly summoned them

and led them all out of Egypt

But the Pharaoh changed his mind again.

Moses had finally freed the people

from the Pharaoh.

The people were overjoyed After crossing the Red Sea, Moses continued to lead the people It was a long journey and Moses took his people across the desert. The people were losing their patience. They started complaining to Moses.

that they had finally got their freedom.

But their hardships were only beginning.

They had to face many many tough hurdles.

A couple of days after

Moses had led the Israelites out of Egypt,

the Pharaoh changed his mind yet again

and sent his army after Moses to capture them.

When Moses and his people arrived at the Red sea,

they had no idea how to cross the water.

Pharaoh's army was fast approaching from behind,

and the people were scared!

God helped Moses again,

by dividing the sea and creating a path through it.

*Sound of waves splashing*

Moses and his people walked through the seabed,

and crossed the Red Sea!

But when Pharaoh and his army tried to cross the sea,

the water came crashing upon them,

and killed all of them!

The evil Pharaoh finally got the punishment

he deserved.

After crossing the Red Sea,

Moses continued to lead the people

It was a long journey

and Moses took his people across the desert.

The people were losing their patience.

They started complaining to Moses.

Moses,

we have been traveling for so long now.

Will we ever reach the promised land?

Have faith in God.

He has freed you from the Egyptians…..

now he will lead you to your promised land.

So many people have died along the way

Moses.

We were better off in Egypt as slaves of the Pharaoh.

At least we would not have died of hunger

and fatigue.

A lot of children are also sick.

We have so many old people

who cannot walk with us.

Should we watch our children die before our eyes?

Is this what you promised?

We should not have trusted you.

You have led us into death!

I am saddened by your lack of trust.

I have faith in my Lord.

It is this faith

that keeps me going forward.

God is always with us.

He will never leave us.

Trust in him

and you will not feel weak!

And so

they kept walking ahead through the desert.

God kept watch over them.

When there was nothing to eat in the desert

and they were hungry,

God showered a sweet bread

known as Manna on them.

When they were thirsty,

he gave them water from rocks.

*Water spraying from the rocks*

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After many months of travelling through the desert,

they arrived at the foot of the Mount Sinai.

This was where God had told Moses to bring the people.

They camped at the foot of the mountain

and decided to rest

for few days

before continuing their journey across the desert.

Moses told the people to stay

at the bottom of the mountain

and he climbed up the mountain to speak to God.

When he reached the mountain top,

God spoke to Moses.

God spoke to Moses for

40 days and 40 nights.

He finally gave Moses a stone tablet

that described the Ten Commandments

that his people would have to follow

for their entire lives.