Preparation:
Tie rope to basket before class. |
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| (The skit begins
with Miriam and the mother holding the doll) |
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| Mother |
Pharaoh just did a mean thing, Miriam. He made a law that all
of the Hebrew baby boys be killed. |
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| Miriam |
Even my little brother? What can we do? |
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| Mother |
We must hide him. I need your help. |
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| Narrator |
They hid the baby in the house for a few months. But baby Moses
grew bigger, taller and noisier all the time. It became impossible
to keep him quiet and hidden any longer. Everyday the baby's mother
prayed and asked God to spare Moses' life from Pharaoh's wrath.
But God had even bigger plans for Moses. He was not about to let
him perish in Pharaoh's hands. Instead God gave Moses' mother an
idea. |
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| Mother |
Miriam, we need to do something more than hide Moses. I know Pharaoh's
daughter is without child. Maybe if she sees Moses, she will want
to keep him for her own. |
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| Narrator |
So they made a basket and put baby Moses inside it. |
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| (Miriam and the mother get the basket, put the
doll inside, and place it on the floor) |
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| Narrator |
Soon, the Pharaoh's daughter came out to the pool with her maiden
and the basket as if guided by an invisible hand, floated directly
towards them. |
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| (Pharaoh's daughter and the maiden appear on the
other side of the room. A volunteer pulls the basket towards the
maiden) |
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| Maiden |
Oh, what is that! Oh My! A baby! Master, look here, what a beautiful
little baby! |
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| (The maiden takes the baby out of the basket and
gives it to Pharaoh's daughter) |
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| Daughter |
The gods have surely heard my cries. Now I will be a mother and
this baby shall be my son. |
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| Narrator |
Miriam saw how everybody was excited. God was working on His plan.
Moses will not be killed. Instead he will grow up with wisdom in
the Pharaoh's land. As if guided by God's own hand, Miriam went
up to Pharaoh's daughter. |
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| Miriam |
O kind daughter of Pharaoh, how blessed you are to have found
a baby boy. Would you like me to find someone to take care of him
for you until he is weaned? |
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| Daughter |
He must be a Hebrew boy and you are a Hebrew girl. Please find
someone from your people who can take care of him. When he is
weaned, he shall be my son and I will name him Moses. But make
sure no one finds out about this. |
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| Narrator |
So Miriam took Moses to his own mother, who took care of him until
he was weaned. Then she gave Moses back to Pharaoh's daughter. God
protected Moses from Pharaoh's wrath. |
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