Elementary Level, Block 4—Moses
Week 32
Moses—Growing Up as the Son of Pharaoh’s Daughter
Point to Emphasize: We can be those who receive the best education to be useful to God.
Reference Reading: Exodus 2:10-11a, Acts 7:21-22; Hebrews 11:24
Memory Verse: Train up a child according to the way he should go; Even when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)
Story Sample
Who likes to go to school? By the end of my story, I hope you will all know how important it is to go to school and study hard. We will see this with Moses. Last week we saw how Moses was cared for when he was a baby. Today, we will see how he got the best and highest education.
After Moses was raised by his mother, where he learned to love and fear God, God arranged for Moses to return to Pharaoh’s daughter and become her son. Back in those days, the best school to go to was Pharaoh’s palace. Moses received the highest education of the world! Moses studied hard. He studied different languages. Do you know more than one language? Who in this room can speak Chinese? How about Spanish? Well, Moses had to learn Egyptian. He studied math and science. He may have studied from a young boy until he was 25 or older. If Moses were living today, he probably would have gone to the best university and gotten the highest degree, a PhD. Maybe he would have worked hard enough to earn 2 or 3 PhDs. He would be the top scientist, top world leader, or top engineer. Why did Moses get this kind of education? Because God wanted to use Moses for something, and he needed to become useful to God.
What are the things that you learn in Kindergarten or in First Grade? It is very necessary to learn math, spelling, reading, and writing. It is necessary to learn how the plants grow and how to tell the time. It is important to learn more than one language. Oh, wow! In school we learn all kinds of things! And just like Moses, today we need to get the best education. In elementary school, junior high, and high school, we need to learn so many things. Then we need to go to college. And often we need to go on and learn more after that.
When I was in school I enjoyed learning all about writing and reading. I won all kinds of awards and competitions with my pieces of writing! I will tell you a secret, I never liked Math. I didn’t like addition nor subtraction. And then math got more complicated with multiplication and division. I remember how much time my teacher spent with me so that I would understand math concepts. It was so difficult for me! But now I’ve realized how important Math is! I am happy I learned Math! [Storyteller, share with the children something you learned in school and you still use today.]
Because Moses behaved and learned when he was young, he grew to be a man that could be just what God needed!
When Moses was a boy, he applied himself to learn so many things! He was also learning how he should behave. Do you think God could use Moses later on if he was a lazy boy and never got up until 10:00 in the morning? NO! What if he was one who never learned to put his dirty clothes in the right spot; instead he just left them in a heap on the floor. Could such a one be used by God? NO! So while he was young, growing up in the palace, he was being trained—trained to do his chores, trained to clean up after himself, trained to show the proper respect to an adult. As the son of Pharaoh’s daughter he rose up early, taking care of so many duties and taking care of his homework and studies.
I hope that when your mom wakes you up on Monday to get ready to go to school or when your teacher gives you some homework, you will do it willingly and study hard so one day you can be useful to God, just like Moses!