Let My People Go Preschool Sunday School Lesson (Free, Ages 3–6)
Preschool lesson (ages 3–6, 20 minutes)
1. Welcome (3 min)
Sit in a circle, greet every child by name and show one thing from the story to touch.
2. The little story (5 min)
Teach the refrain first: “God heard his people.”
God’s people, Israel, were slaves in Egypt. A slave has to work for someone else and is not free to go. They had to work very hard for Pharaoh, the king. God heard his people.
All day long they made bricks from mud and straw. Straw is dry grass. It helps the mud bricks hold together.
God sent Moses and his brother Aaron to Pharaoh. They said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says. ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’” A feast is a big meal to celebrate. Can you say it with a strong voice? Let my people go!
But Pharaoh said, “Who is the LORD, that I should listen to his voice? I don’t know the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”
Moses and Aaron asked again. “Please let us go into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD, our God.” To sacrifice means to give a gift to God.
But Pharaoh would not listen. “Get back to your burdens!” he said. Burdens are heavy loads and hard work.
That same day, Pharaoh gave a new order to the bosses. “You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.” But they still had to make just as many bricks as before!
So the people went all over Egypt to find straw. Hurry, hurry! Can you pretend to pick up straw, fast, fast, fast? But they could not make enough bricks. The bosses were very hard on them. God heard his people.
The leaders of God’s people went to Pharaoh. “Why do you deal this way with your servants?” they asked. But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle!” Idle means lazy.
Then the leaders were upset with Moses and Aaron. “You have made things worse for us!” they said.
Moses went back to the LORD and prayed. “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?” Maybe Moses felt very sad.
Then the LORD spoke to Moses. “Now you shall see what I will do to Pharaoh.” God said, “I am the LORD. I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel.” Groaning means sad, tired crying. God heard his people.
God said, “I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm.” Redeem means to set free. An outstretched arm is a strong arm, reaching out. Can you stretch out your arm, strong and long?
God said, “I will take you to myself for a people. I will be your God.” God also promised them a land. It was the land he had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Moses told the people what God said. But they were too tired and too sad to listen. Their work was so hard.
But God had heard them. And God was going to set his people free. God heard his people.
3. Talk together (3 min)
- How do you think the people felt when there was no more straw?
- What do you think Moses felt when he went to pray?
4. Move (3 min)
Refrain Freeze: move around the room; when you say the refrain, everyone freezes and says it together.
5. Make (4 min)
Draw a line to who said it.
6. Verse and prayer (2 min)
“Let my people go” — Exodus 5:1 (Let → open your arms wide; my people go → march in place)
Dear God, thank you that you hear when people are sad and tired. Thank you that you hear me too. Amen.
Lesson for older kids (ages 6–10)
Big idea: God Never Forgets You
Memory verse: “Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says, 'Let my people go.'"” — Exodus 5:1 · WEB
The Bible story
Brave Moses and Aaron march into Pharaoh's palace with four bold words from God — but will the mighty king ever let God's tired people go free?
Talk about it
- Where did God's people live and work hard as slaves? — Egypt
- Which two brothers did God choose to speak for him? — Moses and Aaron
- What was the king of Egypt called? — Pharaoh
- What message did God tell Moses and Aaron to say? — Let my people go
- What did Pharaoh say when he heard God's message? — No, I will not
- What did Pharaoh stop giving the people for their bricks? — Straw
Where is Jesus in this story?
Moses told Pharaoh, “Let my people go,” because Israel was trapped as slaves. Jesus spoke about another kind of slavery: “Everyone who sins is a slave to sin,” He said. Then He promised, “If the Son makes you free, you will be truly free” (John 8:34–36). Moses freed people from Pharaoh, but Jesus frees our hearts from sin forever.
What God wants to tell us
Even when things felt harder than ever, God had not forgotten his people. Sometimes we have to wait, and waiting can feel difficult. But this story shows us that God sees every tear and hears every prayer. He is always working to help us, even when we cannot see it yet. We can trust him, because he loves us and always keeps his promises.
Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you that you never forget me. When things feel hard or I have to wait, help me to trust you. Thank you for always keeping your promises and for loving me so very much. Amen.
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