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13UNIT24 Ancient Civilizations & the Bible Activity BookEgypt &the ExodusSAMPLE FROM HISTORY REVEALED CURRICULUMwww.dianawaring.com
Phase 1Bible History to Read and Talk AboutJoseph and Pharaoh: Genesis 41:1–57 Discuss together the dream that Pharaohdreamed. Do you think Joseph was surprisedwhen he was quickly brought up out ofprison and presented to Pharaoh? Do youthink Pharaoh made a good choice when hechose Joseph to prepare the land for famine?Why or why not? List the things Pharaoh did for Joseph afterhe interpreted Pharaoh’s dream. Talk about what it is like to have more thanyou need, and also what it is like to not haveenough food. Is it hard to set aside some ofyour extra money and extra food in case ofemergencies? Read Proverbs 6:6–11. Howwas Joseph like the ant?Do you think Moses planned to stay inMidian forever? Do you think that his life wasdifferent in Midian than it was in Egypt? Whyor why not?The Plagues of Egypt and Passover: Exodus5:1–12:36 Discuss together the reason God broughtthe plagues upon the Egyptians. What wasPharaoh’s response? What did the Hebrewsthink of Moses? Why? List the plagues. What happened to theHebrews during the plagues? Talk about the Passover. What did the Lordtell Moses that the people should do? Whathappened to everyone who did not dowhat Moses said? How did Pharaoh and theEgyptians respond to this final plague?Moses: Exodus 1:1–2:25 Discuss together the situation of theHebrews in Egypt after a new Pharaohcame to power who did not rememberJoseph. Why were the Egyptians afraid ofthe Hebrews? What did the Pharaoh tell theHebrew midwives to do? What did they doinstead?Talk about how God protected Moses as alittle baby. Do you think it was unusual forPharaoh’s daughter to adopt a Hebrew child?Why or why not? Why did Moses flee Egypt?The Exodus: Exodus 12:37–15:21 Discuss together how God led the peopleof Israel out of Egypt. Why did God not takethem through the land of the Philistines?Why did Pharaoh change his mind aboutletting the people go? Talk about how God delivered the Hebrewsout of the hand of Pharaoh and his army.What was the response of the people? (ReadExodus 15:1–18.)Suggested Books & Videos for the Whole FamilyGrowing Up in Ancient Egypt by Rosalie DavidThe Prince of EgyptThis is an excellent introduction to the manyfacets of living in ancient Egypt.We think this film is worth seeing. ThoughHollywood always adds a bit of its own ideas,the script is fairly close to the Bible. It will makeMoses and the Exodus come alive for yourfamily. Great for the family!Activity Book Ancient Civilizations & the Bible 253
3Phase 1Fascinating Folks & Exciting EventsThe Great Pyramid of GizaThe Great Pyramid was built nearly four thousandyears ago! It was one of the Seven Wonders ofthe Ancient World because it was so impressivelyhuge, and it is the only Wonder of the AncientWorld still standing today. The Great Pyramid wasbuilt for an Egyptian Pharaoh named Khufu (alsoknown to the Greeks as “Cheops”).Khufu supervised the building of this pyramid,which was designed for the protection of hisremains when he died. Unfortunately for us—and for him—his body and all the riches buriedwith him were stolen despite his elaboratepreparations.The Great Pyramid weighs more than six milliontons. It is built of two million three hundred26 Ancient Civilizations & the Bible Activity Bookthousand stone blocks. If you can imagine,workmen would have been required to produceone of these blocks every two minutes eachday for twenty-three years in order to completethe pyramid during Khufu’s lifetime. Originally,it was four hundred and eighty-one feet tall,but during the Middle Ages, Arabs took thetop thirty feet of stone for use in buildings nearCairo. When the Pyramid was first built, it wascovered in gleaming white limestone and hadgold at the pinnacle. But today, most of thelimestone (and all of the gold) is missing.This stupendous architectural marvel was theworld’s tallest building for nearly three thousandyears. No wonder it was considered one of theSeven Wonders of the Ancient World. Amazing!
Phase 2Word ScramblesUnscramble the words to spell out people, places, or things that have to do with your study of Egypt.Look at the vocabulary list at the bottom for possible answers, and don’t get too “mixed up!”TEGPY VESActivity Book Ancient Civilizations & the Bible 273
3Phase 3Hands-On History FunScience Stuff:Make a Sun Clock to tell time in the Egyptianmanner.You will need: a clay flowerpot; pebblesor marbles; 1/4-inch dowel,12 inches long;sunny windowFill a clay pot almost full with pebbles ormarbles. Set the dowel into the pebbles, makingsure it is straight. Place the pot in a consistentlysunny window. Every hour, on the hour, checkto see where the sun casts a shadow on the pot.At that spot, make a mark and write the hour onthe inside and outside lip of the pot. Be sure NOTto move the pot! On sunny days, you will now beable to tell what time it is!Create-A-Craft:Make musical instruments—to rejoice likeMiriam!For each student you will need:tambourine—two paper plates; fiftypennies; stapler; chimes—washers ofseveral sizes (available from hardwarestore); yarn; scissors; hangerFor the tambourine, place the pennies on oneof the paper plates. Cover with the second plateand staple all around. You may wish to decoratethe edges of this tambourine with ribbons oryarn. To play, hold in one hand and shake whilegently tapping the other hand.For the chimes, use several different sizes ofwashers to obtain different “notes”—the larger,the better the tone. Tie a length of yarn around28 Ancient Civilizations & the Bible Activity Bookeach washer. Then, arranging them in order ofsize, tie the other end of the yarn to a hanger.You may want to experiment with the length ofthe yarn on the hanger. Now, strike the chimeswith a spoon or other metal object.Form a family band with everyone playing aninstrument. You might want to sing the songMoses sang,“I will sing unto the LordFor He has triumphed gloriously,The horse and riderThrown into the sea!”
Phase 3Where in the World . . .is Egypt?Mediterranean SeaRed SeaColor the areas around these:purple mountainsyellow desertblue watergreen vegetationClues for finding Egypt: I am SOUTH of the Mediterranean Sea. I am WEST of the Red Sea. I have the Nile River running down my middle.Where am I?Activity Book Ancient Civilizations & the Bible 293
3Phase 4Your Own MasterpieceDraw a picture of what you think the Exodus across the Red Sea looked like.30 Ancient Civilizations & the Bible Activity Book
Phase 4Creative Fun with History!Singing Somewhat Silly Songs:Plagues are Plaguing by Diana Waring (to the tune of Camptown Races)Plagues they came to Egypt land- do dah, do dah,Blood and frogs and lice like sand- oh, do dah day.Then the boil on man and beast- do dah, do dah,Hail was heavy, locusts feast-ed- oh, do dah day.Goin’ to run all night.Goin’ to run all day.Trying’ to get away from them,Hope they’ll go away.Darkness fell on everyone- do dah, do dah,Then was killed the firstborn son- oh, do dah day.From the fourth plague nothing more- do dah, do dah,Come to make the Hebrews sore- oh, do dah day.Goin’ to mourn all night.Goin’ to mourn all day.Get them slaves a-movin’ quick,Hope they’ll go away.Next the flies began to swarm- do dah, do dah,Disease did the livestock harm- oh, do dah day.Now the Hebrews get to flee- do dah, do dah,Out to Egypt, through the sea- oh, do dah day.Goin’ to run all night.Goin’ to run all dayTryin’ to get away from them,Hope they’ll go away.Goin’ to run all night.Goin’ to run all day.Led by a cloud and column of fire,Nobody get in the way.Going-Goofy Games:The Hieroglyph-Charades Gamean action or form a letter to show a sound.The man who discovered the key to readinghieroglyphs, Jean-Francois Champollion,discovered that hieroglyphs used symbolsto represent words and different marks torepresent sounds. This game will show you howhieroglyphs work.Example: “Parent-ing” (Mime cuddling a baby,then pretend to hit a bell)Form teams and choose a word, like you wouldfor charades. The first part of the word you needto picture through the use of mime. Then ctivity Book Ancient Civilizations & the Bible 313
Activity Book . Ancient Civilizations & the Bible 27. Phase 2. 3. Word Scrambles. Unscramble the words to spell out people, places, or things t
