I had the wonderfully fun opportunity to play the role of Pharaoh at one of the Bible Bayou stations for Crocodile Dock – our Vacation Bible School (VBS) this year. The kids were learning about the first 9 plagues that befell Egypt in the Bible. They snuck into my “palace” and got to ask me to let them go. When I said “No!” – I always did – they got to act out inflicting the plagues on me, including placing “boils” (red stickers) all over me while I was sleeping. It was a blast!!!
I love doing drama and making Bible stories and biblical principles come to life. It’s even better when the audience – in this case the kids – are really getting into it. There were several times when I had kids (while acting like gnats, flies, or locusts) herding me backstage before I could get all my lines out. I had at least one kid who decided to grab onto my robes and not let go. And all of them caught on almost instantly that I was the “bad guy!” The cool thing is that these kids will have a lasting memory of what God did for the Israelites whenever they learn about Moses and the Exodus again.
The main thing I’m wondering now: Does the title “Pharaoh” put me on the same level as “Supreme Leader” in the grand scheme of things???
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