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Teaching the Bible
MOSES:
KILLING THE SLAVE FOREMAN
Teacher Notes
Appropriate use in the classroom
- This narrative lends itself to use with pupils of a broad age range, as they can readily understand Moses' dilemma and divided loyalties. They will have felt extreme frustration and anger. They will be aware that people can kill others. Moses' behaviour encapsulates the human struggle and therefore provides a narrative that can be the basis for exploration of the paradox of the human situation, where good and bad are so closely interwoven to produce the mixed-up people we are.
- There is no direct reference to God in the previous birth narrative of Moses or this one. But God's providential invisible presence is implicit. It is important for the teacher not to leave Moses' life at this point but to go further and see that these narratives are leading to a close encounter with God! God is seemingly off-stage here but is about to take centre stage and meet Moses and give him some very clear guidance on how people should behave, in the Ten Commandments.
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