Moses

__** Moses **__ toc

Summary:
This is about the beginning of the journey to get the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments: Moses goes up to the mountain to get the ten commandments. He talks to god about what to do also. The Golden Calf: While moses is up at the mountain, Aaron is collecting all the gold that the people have and making a calf out of gold. In the end mosses comes down the mountain furious! The death of Moses: This is about when god told Moses he is going to die. He traveled all over until he came to the land of his fathers, there he died. The fall of Jericho: The people are trying to tear down the walls surrounding Jericho. There is wall because of the people in Israel. || Pharaoh || Moses || The Pharaoh of Egypt refuses to let the Hebrew people go. With God's __help__, Moses brings on eight plagues to Egypt, all of which the Pharaoh resisted. God wiped out all the first born sons of the Egyptians, including the Pharaoh's son who was a successor to the throne. Next, Moses turned the river into blood and turns his own staff into a deadly snake. Since none of these things worked, the only choice that people had left was to run. Moses completely parted the red sea so the Hebrews were walking on dry land, and the water fell in on the Egyptians. ||
 * Runagate Runagate || Moses || Runagate, Runagate by Robert Hayden is about slaves that are running away and trying to get to freedom. It relates this to things that happened in history. ||
 * Into the Wilderness || Moses || Manna From heaven:
 * Moses: The Calling of a Leader || Moses || In Egypt, all the males born to Hebrew __women__ were sentenced to be cast into the Nile river to die. In order to save her son, a Hebrew women made a basket so her son would stay afloat in the river. The baby was discovered by the Pharaoh of Egypt's daughter who names the baby Moses and raiser him as her own. Later in his life, God came to Moses on a mountain and told him his calling in life was to save the people of Egypt. Moses agreed. ||
 * Go Down, Moses || Moses || This song is an interpretation of what God told Moses when they spoke on the mountain, probably sung by the Hebrews as encouragement to themselves. ||
 * Challanging

Discussion Questions:
What events do you think Hayden is referring to in this poem, and list them? Who says " Hush that now" in 48? How is this person like Moses? How does this relate to the bible? What impression do you get from the poem?
 * Runagate, Runagate:**

What do you think about Gods ten commandments? How do you think Aaron and Moses differ with eachother? Did you think moses did the right thing burning the calf? How do you feel about god telling Moses he is going to die?
 * Into the wilderness:**

Why did the Pharaoh command all of the Hebrew babies to be thrown into the Nile to die? What does the author mean when he says "the Hebrew women had a fear of God?' Who found Moses and saved him from the Nile? What were God's instructions to Moses?
 * Moses: The Calling of a Leader:**

What is your impression of God from this song? What is your impression of Moses from this song? What is the message God is trying to portray to Moses? Do you think this song had a __special__ meaning to the people who first sang it? If so, what do you think that meaning could be?
 * Go Down, Moses:**

Why do you think the Pharaoh never backed down? Why do you think Passover is a important holiday to the Hebrews now? What kind of a leader do you think God is, based only on this passage? How do you think the people of Israel felt when they finally walked away from the Egyptians? What story have we read with a similar theme?
 * Challenging Pharaoh:**

Supplementary Material:
//"Runagate, Runagate"// is the poem version into the wilderness. In //"Runagate, Runagate"//, it describes slaves escaping through out time. In " Into The Wilderness" Moses helps the slaves escape, so as you can see the two go together.

Outside Material:
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Jericho NY: .......................................................................... Jericho, Israel:
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Study Guide/Quiz Questions:
What are some of Gods ten commandments? Did they burn the golden calf? What is the difference between Moses and Aaron? Did moses break the __tablets__ at first? How many days was he up at the mountain rewriting them? How old is Moses when he died? How are they trying to break down the walls? Who is Harriet Tubman being grouped with? Who else is mentioned in the poem? What are the instructions for the Hebrew feast? What is the meaning of verse 5? What were the 8 plagues?
 * Into the wilderness:**
 * Runagate,Runagate:**
 * Challenging Pharaoh:**
 * Go Down, Moses:**
 * Moses: The Calling of a Leader:**

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