The Bush and the Sea
A bush that burns without burning up, a call by name, and a walk through the sea. Read Exodus 3 and 14 in English with eleven new words.
The words in this story
11 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
priest
noun
fire
noun
walk
verb
here
adverb
place
noun
send
verb
bring
verb
sea
noun
through
preposition
water
noun
army
noun
Original verse
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After three lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
Exodus 14:22 · WEB
The children of Israel went into the middle of the sea on the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
What a story looks like
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then three short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
- The story · 15 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 3 lessons · a piece of the story, a tip and exercises in each one
- The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this story based on?
Exodus 3:1-12 and 14:21-29, in the World English Bible.
How many new English words will I learn?
11 new words, all taken from the story.
Are there two scenes in one lesson?
Yes. The lesson joins the burning bush (Exodus 3) and the crossing of the sea (Exodus 14), two well-known scenes of Moses.
Will I read the real Bible verse?
Yes: at the end you read Exodus 14:22 in the Bible, word for word.
More stories in this course
More stories from the Old Testament course, in order.
