Bible Blossom - Storyteller's Handbook

D ELIVERANCE FR OM E GYPT • 67

Theme

The Lord will fight his enemies to save his people from slavery and death.

Setting

• The land of Midian • In Egypt with the Israelites • In Egypt with Pharaoh

• The Lord • Moses – God’s deliverer for his people • Aaron – Moses’s brother and spokesman • Pharaoh – king of Egypt

Major Characters

Plot

Introduction and Rising Action 1. When the Israelites cry out for deliverance, the Lord calls Moses to lead the people out of Egypt, and Aaron to be his spokesman. 2. The Lord sends Moses to Pharaoh with a request to allow the people to leave Egypt and journey into the wilderness to celebrate a festival. 3. Pharaoh refuses to let the people go. Climax 4. The Lord sends ten plagues on Egypt to demonstrate that he is God and to convince Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. 5. For the tenth plague, the Lord kills all of the firstborn sons of Egypt including Pharaoh’s own son.

Falling Action and Resolution 6. Finally, Pharaoh lets Israel go.