Moses and the Ten Commandments

About this story

Eli picks up Maya’s red pencil without asking. When she comes looking for it, he must decide what to do next. Join Eli, Maya and Mum as they explore the commandments spoken to Israel at Mount Sinai, after God reminds the people of their rescue from Egypt. Warm illustrations and simple read-aloud language introduce worship, Sabbath rest, honouring parents, respect for life, marital faithfulness, honesty and caring about what belongs to others. Difficult words receive gentle explanations, and the story acknowledges the people’s fear at the mountain. In the separate modern family scenes, Eli returns the pencil and tells the truth. The family draws a small caring plan they can practise at home. This 29-page digital edition includes 14 distinct illustrated story scenes, Bible references beneath the relevant passages, seven discussion questions, My Little Caring Plan, a short prayer and two activities: Ask and Return and Our Rest Picture. Grown-up guidance supports conversations about the passage’s harder details and explains that children are not responsible for adults’ relationships. Honouring parents never requires accepting harm or unsafe secrets. Stone tablets appear later in Exodus and are not shown in this account. The PDF includes searchable interior text. The matching EPUB preserves the illustrated page layout and requires a reader supporting fixed-layout EPUB 3.