Why Moses Ran Away

LOOK at Moses running away from Egypt. The Egyptian men are chasing him. Do you know why they want to kill Moses?  Let's see if we can find out. 

Moses grew up in the house of Phar'aoh, the ruler of Egypt.  He became very wise and a great man. Moses knew that he was not an Egyptian, but that his real parents  were Israelite slaves.

One day, when he was 40 years old, Moses decided to go see how his people were getting along. It was terrible how they were being treated. He saw an Egyptian  beating an Israelite slave. Moses looked around, and when he didn't see anybody watching, he hit the Egyptian, and the Egyptian died. Then Moses hid his body in the sand.

The next day Moses went out to see his people again. He thought he could help them so they wouldn't have to be slaves anymore. But he saw two Israelite men fighting, so Moses said to the one who was in the wrong:  'Why are you beating up your brother?'

Next time: Conclusion of Why Moses Ran Away

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