December 28th, 2025
Recap: Sunday December 28th, 2025
Story 14: Free At Last (Exodus 4-15)
*Continue the conversation at home reading through Exodus 4-15 and going through The Biggest Story Family Devotional that corresponds with Story 14!
Big Picture: Imagine being a slave your whole life. Each day you wake up, get out of bed, have a quick breakfast, and spend the rest of the day doing whatever your task master tells you to do. The Israelites were slaves in Egypt for over four hundred years! What do you think they thought about while they made pyramids for the Egyptians? Perhaps some thought about a new pharaoh that would get rid of slavery. Others may have thought about how to escape. One thing we know for sure is that some remembered God and prayed that he would deliver them.
As we learned last week, God saw their suffering and he came up with a plan to save them. Remember the burning bush? Remember when our always-and-for ever God called himself “I am who I am” (Ex. 3:14)? This God said to Moses: “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have come to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of Egypt into a land flowing with milk and honey” (see 3:6–8). God always keeps his promises. Today we learn the exciting story of the promised rescue.(From The Biggest Story Curriculum)
Big Truth: God saves his people from the Egyptians.
Memory Verse: The blood shall be a sign for you. . . And when I see the blood, I will pass over you. (Exodus 12:13)
Extension Activities:
“Let My People Go”: They were divided into two teams. One team represented Egypt and the other represented the wilderness. Each team was givenhalf of the balloons: “Pharaoh’s army” stands in the wilderness, and “the Israelites” stand in Egypt. The balloons represented the Israelites trying to escape from Egypt. The leader shouted “Let my people go!” to begin the game. The Israelites hit the balloons into the wilderness, and Pharaoh’s army hits the balloons back into Egypt. MAIN IDEA: Pharaoh could not stop God from delivering his people out of Egypt.
Red Sea Craft: Each child created a “Moses & Red Sea” craft
Resources for Parents about Exodus:
Does your child have questions about some of the topics brought up in Exodus? Unsure how to answer those in a way that is age appropriate?
Do you need help teaching the Bible in your family? This guide to family worship helps you engage with your children in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The last four books of the Pentateuch pick up where Genesis left off, showing how God faithfully led Israel out of Egypt and dealt with them faithfully during forty years of wilderness wanderings. Use this simple, helpful guide to teach your children how the types and shadows of the Old Testament have pointed God's people of all times to Jesus, the ultimate deliverer of His people.
Wilderness: Family Worship in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy By Joel R. Beeke & Nick Thompson is a great additional resource to The Biggest Story Family Devotional, diving deeper into specific questions and reflection throughout Genesis.
The Bible Project overview video on on Exodus 1-18, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In Exodus, God rescues the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and confronts the evil and injustice of Pharaoh.
