Condemned to die by Pharaoh while
just a baby, Hebrew Moses is set adrift on the
River Nile by his mother and his sister. Rescued
by the daughter of Pharaoh, he grows up thinking
he's an Egyptian prince.
Eventually exiled from Egypt when he is exposed
as a Jew, he is touched by God, and told that
he will lead his enslaved Chosen People to the
Promised Land. With the hand of God firmly on
his shoulder, and with faith as his only weapon,
Moses performs miracles, casts down plagues, evades
a pursuing Egyptian army, parts the Red Sea and,
after forty years of leading the Hebrew Chosen
Ones to the Promised Land, is embraced by God
and led to a better place.
What makes this version of "The Ten Commandments"
unique is that it highlights Moses’ family,
both real and extended, on this long journey.
Filled with high adventure, the miraculous, and
a gentle sense of humor, "The Ten Commandments"
showcases Moses, the reluctant prophet, who was
the only man in Biblical history to see the face
of God and call him 'friend.' |
