CHAPTER PAGE I. The Birth of Moses 127 II. Moses, the Friend of the Weak and the Oppressed 133 III. God Sends Moses to Save His People 135 IV. Moses' First Appearance before Pharaoh 140 V. The Plagues 145 VI. The Exodus 149 VII. Israel at the Red Sea 156 VIII. From the Red Sea to Sinai 160 IX. The Revelation 164 X. The Golden Calf 173 XI. The Tabernacle and its Service 183 XII. Trials of Moses and Israel in the Wilderness 190 XIII. The Spies 197 XIV. More Trials of Moses 201 XV. Israel Arrives at the Border of the Promised Land 209 XVI. The Death of Moses 216 INTRODUCTION =Purpose of Manual.= In recent years some attention has been given to the improvement of Jewish educational method so far as instruction in the Hebrew language is concerned, but the teaching of Biblical history, although it holds an important place in the curricula of our religious schools, has received relatively little attention from our educators, at least from those of orthodox and conservative tendencies. From the reform point of view some recent publications, though exhibiting the faults which all early efforts in any direction necessarily show, do mark a decided pedagogic advance on the older unmethodical way in which the subject was taught. But from the point of view of traditional Judaism they are inadequate, however helpful some of their pedagogic suggestions may be, since they are guided by a different ideal. This manual attempts to assist the teacher of Biblical history from the point of view of Traditional Judaism. For whoever considers from this point of view the way in which Biblical history is taught must come to the conclusion that not only are we not realizing to the full the educational values which the study of Biblical history affords, but we are often giving our children very false notions of the Bible characters and of the lessons which the story of their lives is intended to teach Israel. To develop a good course of study in Biblical history cannot be the work of one man nor can it be done at one time. It is hoped however that the suggestions contained in this book may assist the earnest teacher to make his instruction more fruitful of good results for Judaism.