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A PARENTAL PREVIEW GUIDE TO
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT
By Debbie Zachariah
Director of Children and Preschool Ministries
The Jersey Baptist Church
This past week I attended the showing of The Prince of Egypt and walked away
encouraged and excited about the Biblical story of Moses. I would strongly recommend this
movie and encourage inviting your child's friends and family to attend with you. The film
is rated PG and is family friendly. Because of the fast pace and complex story line, I
recommend the movie for ages 8 and older.
Here are some suggested tips to help prepare your child for the movie:
 | You and your child will be drawn in with intense emotion as you see the faith and
obedience of Moses' 80 years of life through the story. For example, in one scene the
story line creates a personal awareness of the faith in God the Hebrew people must have
had when they experienced walking on dry land through the parted waters of the Red Sea.
Another example is Moses' personal talk with God himself at the burning bush. |
| Even though many well-known and respected theologians and scholars had contributed to
make the Biblical account of Moses' life highly accurate, there are some inconsistencies
within the movie. For example: Pharaoh's wife found Moses in the movie instead of
Pharaoh's daughter, as Exodus tells us. Since older children love a challenge, you may
want to have them try to point out the inaccuracies between scriptural truth and
Hollywood's viewpoints. |
| Prepare your child by reading about the life of Moses found in Exodus I - 14 of the
Bible. It will help your child understand the rapid flow of Moses' 80 years of life
condensed down into a 90-minute story line. This preparation will help your child follow
the sequence of events as they quickly occur in the movie and give him a background of the
Biblical truths. |
| The movie ends with Moses holding the Ten Commandments...a wonderful reminder that God
has given a moral foundation for all of us, not just the Hebrews, to follow and
obey. My prayer is that this movie will inspire you to further study God's Word to
discover anew the principles, guidelines and boundaries He has so graciously given us in
helping teach our children right from wrong. |
CAUTION! There is a small amount of violence during the oppression of two slaves in
bondage early into the film, and during the Passover death scene. Please talk and discuss
with your child(ren) about this Biblical truth, in order to help prepare them to the
emotional impact this scene may have on them.
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