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After talking with God at the
burning bush, Moses went back to
Egypt. He knew that God would help
him talk to Pharaoh. His brother
Aaron went along to help him.
Moses and Aaron went to
Pharaoh. “God says ‘Let My people
go!’” they told him.
Pharaoh didn’t know the God of Moses. He would not let the people go.
Grade 2
God Plagues theEgyptians
Exodus 4:27–11:12Lesson
Pharaoh said, “I don’t know your
God, and I will not let the Israelites
go.” The Israelites were his slaves, and
he did not want them to leave.
But Pharaoh did not know how
great God was. God sent ten
different plagues to Egypt. God told
Moses and Aaron what to do for each
plague. “Stretch out your rod over
the river,” God said. When Moses did
that, all the water in
Egypt became
blood. It was
not fit to
drink.
Next God sent frogs into Egypt.
There were frogs all
over, even in the
cooking pots and pans
in the palace. But
Pharaoh refused
to let the people
go.
The third
plague was lice,
crawling over
everything.
Then the flies flew in. They were
all over Egypt. The
Egyptians couldn’t
keep the flies out of
their houses.
During the fifth
plague all the cattle in Egypt grew
sick and died.
But even after all these terrible
things, Pharaoh still did not let the
Israelites go. Instead, he made them
work harder than
before.
Next Moses
took ashes
and threw them in the
air. Soon all the
Egyptians had sores
on their bodies.
For the seventh
plague, God sent hail on Egypt. The
hail smashed all the plants. But when
the hail stopped, Pharaoh was
still too proud to let the
Israelites go.
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Lesson 2
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Do You Remember?Write the answers to the sentences in the boxes. Find the words in your
story.
1. made the Israelites his slaves.
2. God told to lead His people out of Egypt.
3. God turned all the in Egypt into blood.
4. God told Pharaoh, “Let my go!”
5. Pharaoh didn’t know how God is.
Write the circled letters in order on the lines below to finish the sentence.
God has great !
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Lesson 2
Next God sent locusts that ate
the grass and plants
that had been
smashed by the
hail. There was
nothing green left
growing in Egypt.
After the locusts left, God sent a
thick darkness. For three days it was
so dark no one could see anything.
Everyone stayed at home.
After the darkness, God told
Moses, “I will send one more plague.
It will be the plague of death. After
that, Pharaoh will let you go.”
God also told Moses to tell the
Israelites to get ready to leave Egypt.
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Lesson 2
Something to MakeGo to page 67 and follow the directions for this exercise.
* For more activities for Lesson 2, turn to pages 44–45.
Bible Memory VerseThou shalt not make unto thee
any graven image.
Exodus 20:4
GOD isalways incontrol!
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The people of Israel lived in the
wilderness for forty years. They
moved from place to place as God led
them in the cloud.
At one place where they camped
there was no water. The people were
upset. They came to Moses and
Aaron. “We wish we were dead,” they
grumbled. “Why did you bring us
here to die?”
God told Moses what to do. “Get
your rod, and take the people with
you,” God said. “Speak to that rock
over there, and water will come out.
There will be enough for all the
people and their animals too.”
Moses and all the people went to
the rock. But Moses did something
wrong. Instead of talking to the rock
as God had said he should, Moses hit
the rock. He hit the rock twice.
Water came pouring out, and
everyone had enough to drink.
But God wasn’t happy. “Because you
didn’t obey Me,” He told Moses, “you
will not be able to go into Canaan.”
The Israelites did not always
remember to be thankful. They
complained about the manna God
sent. “We hate this bread,” they said.
God wasn’t pleased. Poisonous
snakes slithered into the camp. Many
of the Israelites died of snakebites.
The people were sorry. They told
Moses, “We sinned against you and
against God. Pray to God to make
the snakes go away.”
Moses prayed for the people, and
God told him what to do. “Make a
brass snake and put it on a pole,”
God said. “If anyone who has been
bitten looks up at this snake, he
won’t die.”
Moses made a brass snake and set
it on a pole. God healed those who
looked at the metal snake on the
pole.
After forty years, all the
disobedient adults died. It was time
for Moses to die and for Joshua to
lead the Israelites into the Promised
Land of Canaan.
Grade 2
God Punishes Complainers
Numbers 20:1-13; 21:4-99Lesson
Lesson 9
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Anyone who looked at the snake on the pole did not die of snakebite.
Bible Memory Verse
Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Exodus 20:16
Do You Remember?Draw your answers to these exercises.
What did Moses do to get water?
What came into the camp when the people grumbled?
Where did Moses put the brass snake?
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Something to MakeGo to pages 63 and 65 and cut out the pieces for Lesson 9. Follow the direc-
tions to make something on this page.
Lesson 9
To Be Happy,Obey God
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Lesson 9
Thankful Hearts
God sent manna for the Israelites to eat in the desert. But they were not
thankful, so God sent snakes to bite them.
Go to page 65 and cut out the puzzle pieces for Lesson 9. Fit the pieces to
the picture below to spell a message from the Bible.
The words on the snake
tell what the Israelites should
have done.
Write the message on the
lines below.
The Bible says,
; . Psalm 106:1
* For more activities for Lesson 9, turn to pages 58–59.