青少年教程 (出埃及记2*第1课) | 红海

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课程目的

1. 告知学生出埃及记这本书的概览。

2. 教导学生关于出埃及的故事。

3. 激励学生讲述他们自己的出埃及故事。

主题

被掳、神的同在、摩西、保护

背诵经文

出埃及记 14:30

开始祷告(5-10分钟)

团队建造(10分钟)

我们要玩一个捉人游戏，但有一点变化。一半的小组是以色列人。他们用双脚行走。另一半是埃及人。他们必须用四肢着地爬行。也可以两人组队，成为一辆“战车”，一个人抓住同伴的双脚抬起来，另一个人用双手行走，就像独轮车的样子。在任何情况下，埃及人的任务是去抓以色列人，但因为他们的限制，这不太可能发生。过一会儿，再交换角色，让大家都能体验另一种身份。

课程导入(5分钟)

每当一件大事发生时，人们往往会记得当时自己在哪里。许多世代都有一个决定性的时刻，比如珍珠港事件、约翰·肯尼迪遇刺、2001年9月11日世贸中心遇袭、诺曼底登陆日、解放日、纳尔逊·曼德拉去世，等等。人们知道这些事件发生时他们在哪里。然而，这不仅仅是坏事发生时才会如此。

一般讨论：

• 你们有多少人对自己生命中发生过的某件美好事情有记忆？（让学生分享。）

• 你们多久会想到那件事？（让学生分享。）

• 你们会不会把发生的那些奇妙的事情告诉别人？（让学生分享。）

今天，我们要谈论的，也许是以色列人历史上最大的事件——一个他们永远讲不完的事件。

深入学习(30分钟)

以色列人终于自由了。被掳已经在他们身后。神的应许和祂持续的同在就在他们前面。他们当中有六十万准备打仗的成年男子，加上妇女和孩子。这是一场浩大的出埃及。然而，神对埃及人还没完。

读 出埃及记 14:1-9

讨论问题：

1. 主吩咐摩西做什么？（转回去，在“密夺与海之间”安营。）

2. 这是哪一片海？（红海。可以在圣经地图上查。）

3. 神为什么这样做？（祂还没有结束对法老的对付。）

4. 神要法老做什么？（追赶以色列，试图拦阻他们。）

5. 这事发生了吗？（是的，法老带着他最精锐的军队追赶。）

6. 他们追上了吗？（是的，他们追上了。）

7. 你认为此时法老心里在想什么？（他以为最终会赢，他的权力很大，他会把奴隶夺回来，等等。）

8. 我们知道结局，但如果你是一个刚刚从奴役中逃脱的以色列人，当你听见看见埃及军队逼近时，你会怎么想？（被恐惧抓住、紧张、焦虑，等等。）

读 出埃及记 14:10-12

结果是，以色列人非常害怕。他们向摩西呼喊。他们宁可被奴役，也不要这种可怕的死亡。摩西也有一句话对他们说。

读 出埃及记 14:13-14

讨论问题：

1. 摩西说了什么？（“不要害怕，只管站住。”）

2. 为什么他们不该害怕？（神要拯救他们。）

3. 他们需要打仗吗？（不，他们只要“静默不动”。）

4. 这听起来合理吗？如果你是他们，你会不会觉得难以听从？（对我们许多人来说，他们所听到的超出了理性。）

   
   

即使在灾殃刚过去不久，以色列人还是很难从摩西的话中得到安慰。他们必须照着神借着摩西的指示静止不动。然而，他们很快就会看见神果真为他们争战。

读 出埃及记 14:15-22

讨论问题：

1. 神吩咐摩西做什么？（举起他的杖，伸手，向前走。）

2. 海是怎样分开的？（耶和华用强劲的东风把它推开。）

3. 云柱做了什么？（站在以色列人与埃及人之间。）

4. 以色列人走在什么上？（干地上。）

   
   

有趣的是，那不是泥泞的地，而是干地。神分开海水，几百万人走在一条干燥的通道上，同时有云柱（晚上是火柱）拦在埃及人面前。然而，法老并没有轻易放弃。

读 出埃及记 14:23-28

讨论问题：

1. 埃及人跟随他们到哪里？（海里。）

2. “在夜间最后一更”的时候发生了什么？（耶和华使军队混乱，堵住他们的车轮，使行驶困难。）

3. 神吩咐摩西做什么？（再一次伸手。）

4. 当他这样做时发生了什么？（海水回到原位，淹没了整个追赶以色列的军队。）

读 出埃及记 14:29-31

讨论问题：

• 这些经文是本章的摘要。请用你自己的话来总结这一章。（神为以色列争战，以色列人得生，埃及人死亡，百姓信靠神。）

出埃及记第十四章是一个拯救的故事。被困、没有盼望的情况下，唯有神带领他们穿过红海。祂是他们的拯救，他们永远不会忘记。

应用(15分钟)

关于红海故事，最有趣的一点是：在圣经的其他部分它被多次提及。

读 约书亚记 24:6；诗篇 136:13-15；使徒行传 7:36；希伯来书 11:29

这些只是圣经中提到过红海的几个例子。这是一个被纪念了无数代人的重大事件，甚至在新约里也被记念。

一般讨论：

1. 为什么这段经历会深深留在以色列人的记忆中？（它是奴役与自由之间的分界线。）

2. 亲眼见证红海分开会是什么感觉？你觉得会不会忍不住说出来？（当然会，不可能不讲。）

3. 在你的生命中是否有类似的事件——也许不是属灵事件——但你忍不住要与别人分享？它对你来说是个巨大的时刻。（我们在“导入”部分已经分享了一些，所以他们应该能想起来。）

读 彼得后书 3:1-9

讨论问题：

1. 彼得写信要读者记得什么？（先知以前所说的话，和主借使徒所传的教训。）

2. 彼得想提醒他们什么？（神守祂的应许。）

3. 那应许是什么？（神愿意拯救所有转向祂的人。）

4. 你会不会发现自己会忘记神的应许？为什么？（让学生分享。）

5. 你是否有过某个时刻，神在你生命中动工，以至于你永远不能忘记？（让学生分享。）

当神在我们的生命中动工时，我们应当记得。当神拯救我们时，我们应当记得祂拯救一切转向祂之人的应许。当我们有一个“红海时刻”——当神动工，为我们开路——那就应当成为我们永远记得的事。那是我们应当常常谈论的事。

我们已经读了出埃及记 14 章红海分开的故事。在出埃及记 15 章，以色列人为此写了两首歌来纪念。摩西与以色列人唱了一首，米利暗（摩西的姐姐）唱了另一首。

你不必写歌，但你需要知道你自己的“红海时刻”。

练习活动

给学生一个机会写下他们的红海故事。如果学生在课堂上没时间完成，就挑战他们下周之前写出来。他们的“红海时刻”是什么时候？他们的过去（埃及）是什么？他们的红海是什么？他们是否害怕、紧张，等等？当他们看见神在自己生命中动工时，那是什么感觉？挑战他们去思考、写下来，并分享给别人。

结束祷告(2分钟)

祷告：愿学生们在分享他们的红海时刻时勇敢，使别人也能认识主。

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Exodus: After the Red Sea Is Parted

Lesson 1: The Red Sea

LESSON OBJECTIVES

Goals

1. To inform students of the overview of the book of Exodus

2. To educate students on the Exodus story

3. To inspire students to tell their own Exodus story

Topics

Captivity, God's Presence, Moses, Protection

Scripture Memorization

Exodus 14:30

OPENING PRAYER (5 to 10 minutes)

GROUP BUILDING (10 minutes)

We are going to play a game of tag, but with a twist. Half of the group is Israel. They walk on foot. The other half will be Egyptians. They are required to walk on all fours. They can also team up with another Egyptian and become a “chariot,” with one person holding their partners feet up in the air while the other moves on their two hands, wheelbarrow style. In either case, Egyptians are charged with catching Israelites, which given their limitation is unlikely to happen. After a while, switch the teams so they can play the other role.

GETTING STARTED (5 minutes)

Any time a big event happens, people tend to remember where they were when it occurred. Many generations have a defining moment such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the attacks on the World Trade Centers on September 11, 2001, D-Day, Liberation Day, Nelson Mandela’s death, and so on. People know where they were when these events took place. However, it is not just when bad things happen.

General Discussion:

• How many of you have a memory about something great that has happened in your life? (Allow students to share.)

• How often do you think about that event? (Allow students to share.)

• Do you ever tell people about the awesome things that happen? (Allow students to share.)

Today, we are going to talk about—arguably—the biggest event in the history of the people of Israel, an event about which they would not stop talking.

DIGGING IN (30 minutes)

Israel is finally free. Captivity is behind them. The promises of God, and His continued presence, are ahead. They number at 600,000 war-ready adult men, plus women and children. This is a massive Exodus. However, God isn’t finished with the Egyptians just yet.

Read Exodus 14:1-9

Discussion Questions:

1. What does the Lord tell Moses to do? (Turn back and set up camp “between Migdol and the sea”)

2. What sea is this? (The Red Sea. You can look it up on a Bible map.)

3. Why does God do this? (He is not finished dealing with Pharaoh.)

4. What does He want Pharaoh to do? (Pursue Israel and try to stop them.)

5. Does this happen? (Yes, Pharaoh gives chase with the best of his army.)

6. Do they catch up? (Yes, they do.)

7. What do you think Pharaoh was thinking at this moment? (That he was going to win after all, that his power was great, that he would get his slaves back, etc.)

8. We know the ending, but imagine you are an Israelite, freshly escaped from captivity, what would you be thinking when you heard and saw the Egyptian army closing in? (Seized with fear, nervous, anxious, etc.)

Read Exodus 14:10-12

As it turns out, Israel was terrified. They cry out to Moses. They preferred their captivity to this heinous death. Moses has a word for them, too.

Read Exodus 14:13-14

Discussion Questions:

1. What does Moses say? (“Do not be afraid, stand firm.”)

2. Why should they not fear? (God is going to deliver them.)

3. Are they supposed to fight? (No, they should “only be still.”)

4. Does this sound reasonable? If you were them, would it have been hard to listen and obey? (For many of us, what they were being told defies reason.)

Even so soon after the plagues, it must’ve been difficult for the Israelites to be comforted by Moses’ words. They should remain still as God has directed through Moses. However, they will soon see that God will indeed fight for them.

Read Exodus 14:15-22

Discussion Questions:

1. What does God instruct Moses to do? (Raise his staff, stretch out his hand, and get moving.)

2. How is the sea parted? (The Lord drove it back with a strong east wind.)

3. What does the pillar of cloud do? (It stands between Israel and the Egyptians.)

4. The Israelites pass through on what? (Dry ground.)

It’s interesting that it’s not muddy ground but dry ground. God parts the sea and a couple million people pass through on a dry pathway while a Pillar of Cloud (then, fire at night) blocks the Egyptians. However, Pharaoh isn’t giving up that easily.

Read Exodus 14:23-28

Discussion Questions:

1. Where do the Egyptians follow them? (The sea.)

2. What happens “during the last watch of the night”? (The Lord throws the army into confusion. He jams their wheels making driving difficult.)

3. What does the Lord instruct Moses to do? (Stretch out his hand again.)

4. What happens when he does so? (The sea goes back into its place, drowning the entire army that had pursued Israel.)

Read Exodus 14:29-31

Discussion Questions:

1. These verses serve as a synopsis of the chapter. In your own words, provide a summary of the chapter. (God fights for Israel, Israel lives, Egypt dies, the people trust God.)

Exodus 14 is a salvation story. Trapped and without hope on their own, it is only God who brings them through the Red Sea. He is their deliverance and they will never forget it.

 

MAKING IT REAL (15 minutes)

One of the most interesting things about the Red Sea narrative is that it is recalled so many times in the rest of the Bible.

Read Joshua 24:6; Psalm 136:13-15, Acts 7:36 and Hebrews 11:29

These are just a few of the times that the Bible references the crossing of the Red Sea. It is a monumental event remembered for generations—even in the New Testament.

General Discussion:

• Why do you think this experience stuck with Israel as a people? (It was the gateway between slavery and freedom.)

• What would it have been like to witness the Red Sea parting? Do you think it would’ve been easy to talk about? (Of course, you couldn’t help but speak up about it.)

• Is there a similar event in your lifetime—perhaps a non-spiritual event—that you cannot help but share with others? It was just a huge moment for you. (We shared in the “Getting Started” section some of these so they should be able to recall a few.)

Read 2 Peter 3:1-9

Discussion Questions:

1. What does Peter write that his readers should recall? (Words spoken in the past by prophets and the commands given by the Lord through the apostles.)

2. Of what is Peter trying to remind them? (That God keeps His promises.)

3. What is that promise? (That God is willing to save anyone who will turn to Him.)

4. Do you find yourself forgetting God’s promises? Why or why not? (Allow students to share.)

5. Do you have a moment, or moments, where God moved in your life that you cannot forget? (Allow students to share.)

When God moves in our lives, it should be something we remember. When God saves us, we should recall His promise to save anyone who turns to Him. When we have a Red Sea moment—when God moves and makes a way for us—that should be something we remember forever. It is something we should talk about often.

We already read Exodus 14 and the parting of the Red Sea. In Exodus 15, Israel composes two songs to commemorate it. Moses sings one along with Israel, and Miriam (Moses’ sister) sings another.

You don’t have to write a song, but you do need to know your Red Sea moment.

WORKBOOK ACTIVITY

Give students an opportunity to write their Red Sea story. If students don’t have time to finish it in class, challenge them to write it out by next week. When was their “Red Sea” moment? What is their past (Egypt)? What was their Red Sea? Were they frightened, nervous, etc.? What was it like seeing God move in their lives? Challenge them to think about it, write it down, and share it with someone.

CLOSING PRAYER (2 minutes)

Pray that your students be bold in sharing their Red Sea moments so that others will know the Lord.

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