Law
What should a child notice in Exodus 5?
Exodus 5 opens with these words: “Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold…” The line to keep is Exodus 5:1: “Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the…” Carry the word “afterward” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Exodus 5:1: “Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”” What happens first in Exodus 5?
Exodus 5:1
“Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’””
Exodus 5:3
“They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.””
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Practice Exodus 5:1
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
AfterwardMosesandcame,andtoPharaoh,“ThisiswhatYahweh,theGodofIsrael,says,‘Letmygo,thattheymayholdafeasttomeinthewilderness.’”