TM ® MIRIAM AND MOSES MILY FA LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING SCRIPTURE: Exodus 1:8–2:10 God’s plan is for children to do WEEKLY VERSE: what their parents tell them to do. Children, obey your parents. Colossians 3:20 LIFE POINT: God wants children to do what their parents tell them to do. THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE Miriam’s family had a new baby boy. Miriam helped her mother take care Parents, today your child learned of the baby. about Miriam and Moses. Miriam helped her mother care for her The king of their country did not want baby boys to live. So Miriam baby brother. Miriam obeyed and her family hid the baby for three months. As the baby grew, Miriam’s when Pharaoh’s daughter told her family had to think of a way to keep the baby safe. to get someone to care for the Miriam’s mother covered a basket with sticky tar. The tar would keep baby. Parents, your duty is to help your children learn to obey. water out of the basket. Miriam’s mother laid the baby in the basket. She placed the basket in the tall grass near the edge of the river. Miriam stayed nearby to watch her baby brother. As the king’s daughter walked beside the river, she saw the basket and LIVE IT OUT Print on paper the word OBEY. the baby. Miriam went to the king’s daughter and asked, “Do you want Read the word and explain what me to get someone to take care of the baby for you?” it means. Give your child crayons. “Yes,” said the king’s daughter. Tell him to trace around each letter with different colors. If your child is Miriam ran and got her mother. Miriam’s mother was happy to take younger, let her draw around the care of her own baby. When the boy was older, the king’s daughter word on the blank paper. Display named him Moses. the paper where your child will see it. DAILY BIBLE READING Sunday: Colossians 3:20 Monday: Proverbs 22:6 Tuesday: Proverbs 23:24 Wednesday: Exodus 20:12 TAKE Thursday: Proverbs 1:8 IT FURTHER Friday: Psalm 115:13-14 Check out the Miriam and Saturday: Ephesians 6:4 Moses section of the Bible Studies For Life: Kids Family App. 16 2018 LifeWay.