Sunday, August 30, 2020

Resource | Moses at the Movies | Lectionary 22A | Exodus 3:1-15

The Ten Commandments (2006)

Starring Dougray Scott (Moses), Naveen Andrews (Menerith), Omar Sharif (Jethro).

While the special effects in this made-for-TV mini-series are not movie quality, Scott’s acting provides a convincing Moses, described in the Bible as “slow of speech and slow of tongue.” In the “Burning Bush” scene, Moses stutters: “Don’t send me—don’t send me—I am not a person you need—I can’t do this—I can’t do this!”



Sunday, August 23, 2020

Resource | Moses at the Movies | Lectionary 21A | Exodus 1:8-2:10

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Featuring the voices of Ofra Haza (Yocheved) and Eden Riegel (Young Miriam).
 
In the “Deliver Us/River Lullaby” scene, a tearful Yocheved hides her infant son in a basket and sets him adrift on the Nile. However, the river is no place for a baby, as the basket evades crocodiles, hippopotami, and fishing boats before finding safety in the bathing pools of the Egyptian royal palace. View at tinyurl.com/MosesMovie01