1. An Enslaved People
Chapter: 8
Grade: 6

2. Vocabulary Words
• Exodus- the biblical word describing
the Israelites’ departure from
slavery to freedom.
• Passover- the event in which God
passed over the whole of Egypt,
taking the lives of every firstborn
Egyptian and sparing the Israelites.

3. Chapter Notes
• Egypt became the new home of the
Israelites.
• God appeared to Moses in the burning
bush.
• God told Moses to go to Egypt and free
the Israelites.
• God told Moses when the Israelites ask
who sent you say” I AM WHO AM”.

4. Chapter Notes
• The word Yahweh means “I AM”.
• Canaan is known as the land flowing
with Milk and Honey.
• The word Adonai means “My Lord”.
• Moses’ brother name is Aaron.

5. Chapter Notes
• A conflict began when Moses and
Aaron went to the pharaoh to
demand freedom for the Israelites.
They showed a sign of God’s power to
the pharaoh and he disregarded the
sign. There was a struggle over the
Israelites between Moses and the
Pharaoh.

6. The Ten Plagues
• The River of Blood……... Exodus 7: 17
• Frogs Exodus 7: 27-28
• Gnats Exodus 8: 12
• Flies Exodus 8: 16-17
• Disease Exodus 9: 1-3
• Boils Exodus -9: 8-9
• Hail Exodus 9: 18-19
• Locusts Exodus 10: 4-5
• Darkness Exodus 10: 21
• Death of the first born……………… Exodus 11: 4-5

7. Chapter Notes
• Unleavened bread is a symbol of the
rush to escape from Egypt.
• When the Israelites were ready to
leave Moses told each family to kill a
lamb and smear its blood on the
doorway. This meant they were
Israelites, not Egyptians.

8. Chapter Notes
• The Israelites were spared by God
because they were his people.
• Moses lead the Israelites toward the Red
Sea.
• The waters of the Red Sea symbolize the
saving waters of our own Baptism.
• The pharaoh changed his mind and sent his
army after Moses and the Israelites.

9. Chapter Notes
• The turning point in God’s
relationship with the Israelites is
when God brought his people from
Slavery to freedom.
• The waters of the Red Sea symbolize
the saving waters of our own
Baptism.

10. Chapter Notes
• The turning point in God’s
relationship with the Israelites is
when God brought his people from
Slavery to freedom.
• The waters of the Red Sea symbolize
the saving waters of our own
Baptism.