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 in Review in the following Units.
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 Unit, in the text of the World English Bible. After three lessons, this is how you read it, with no retelling.
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 Unit looks like
First the whole Story, retold in simple English with sentence-by-sentence audio. Then three short lessons, each with a slice of the story, a Tip and exercises. At the end, the Original verse and the Celebration.
- História · 15 frases, tradução ao toque, 3 checagens sem XP
- 3 lições · um trecho, uma Dica e exercícios em cada uma
- Versículo original · o texto da Bíblia sem reconto · próxima história
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this lesson 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 the Course
More stories from the Old Testament Course, in canonical order.
