ARTICLE: OUR "OBEDIENCE & SACRIFICE" TODAY 
COULD BE "THE FULFILLMENT OF GOD'S 
ORDAINED PURPOSE" FOR TOMORROW
(3-Part Series)

SERIES ONE: INTRODUCTION

"MOSES: From Bedtime Stories to Adaptations in The Film Industry in America and France"

It was during my personal study on Moses in the Bible that I began to notice this biblical leader has ignited an intrigue over the years, not only in Christians, but also, in the secular film industry in America and France. I initially desired to talk exclusively about Jochebed, the mother of Moses, and the anguish she must have felt in her attempt to "save her baby from a murderous decree of The Pharaoh"; a decree to have all baby boys two years and younger killed in order to put an end to the growing population of the Hebrew slaves. But the more I gathered information from my research, the higher the piles of interesting facts began to stack up. This is why I have decided to "attempt" to break this particular "FB Article" into three series.

Most folks, whether they are Christian, nonbelievers or other faiths, have heard the biblical story of Moses through either Sunday school as children; sitting on the lap of a beloved grandparent who keeps you intrigued with his or her rendition of "the Prince of Egypt"; or having daddy tell his child about "the parting of the Red Sea" in this same story; and if that wasn't enough, Hollywood and other International film industries, have produced films for their viewing audiences since the early nineteen hundreds. The earliest movies about this well known biblical character began in short films in France: "Moses In The Bullrushes" (1903); "La Vie de Moise" (1905), as well as, "The Infancy of Moses" (1911).

Then the American Vitagraph Company produced a five-part series called "The Life of Moses" (1909 -1910). Many film critics noted this ninety-minute series was considered the first American film on the subject of Moses and the Hebrew slaves and their journey from out of Egypt, into the desert and onward towards the Promised Land.

Hollywood Director, Cecil B. DeMille, produced the (black and white) silent screen version of "The Ten Commandments" in 1923. American audiences were later introduced to Director Cecil B. DeMille's "second shot" at this same film with new technicolor technology and cast actor Charlton Heston, one of America's most handsome leading men in the 1950's. This 1957 Academy Award Winning film won over audiences and John P. Fulton, took home the coveted "Oscar" for Best Effects, Special Effects. Then in 1999, the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences honored the 1998 animated film entitled "The Prince of Egypt" with an Academy Award for Best Musical, Original Song -- "When You Believe" by Stephen Schwartz. In the most recent film in 2014, Director Ripley Scott, brought the story of "the defiant (God-Ordained) leader named Moses, who rises up against The Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses, and leads 600,000+ slaves out of Egypt and its plagues" in the film "EXODUS: Gods and Kings."

With all of the aforementioned said, I believe it is safe to say that The Life of Moses from the Holy Bible's account, is well known too many.

NOTE: GOD CAN USE ANY "VENUE" TO GET THE "TRUTH" OUT INTO THE WORLD! It blesses me when, not only God's People are so intrigued and enlightened with "biblical truth and history" in the Life of Moses; but when the interest of the secular world is sparked and results in producing films and songs, that assist in getting TRUTH out into the world, "The Reality of God (Yahweh)" and "the truth that sets the captives (slaves) free".

I pray this short, First of a Three-part Series, has sparked an interest in you to learn more of some of "the back story" in the Story of Moses. Please look for my Second Series this mid-week.

Have a happy and blessed Monday, my beloved family and friends! May you experience Father's Favor and "be blessed" and "be a blessing" to everyone you come into contact with today!

Much love, encouragement and blessing!!

04-17-16 J.