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• Check out Henry Blackaby's Bible study written about Moses for On Mission readers

A popular stocking stuffer is DreamWorks' animated video on Moses, The Prince of Egypt.

The film is an entertaining and effective evangelism tool for the family who wants to reach out to neighbors and friends. Invite them over for a cozy winter evening by the fire (and television), pop in the movie and use it as an opportunity to share Jesus. The bridge from Moses to the Prince of Peace is natural, especially as the Christmas season blends into the new year.

Some points you can make:

• Just as God chose Moses to lead His people out of slavery, so did He send Jesus to lead us out of the captivity of our sin.
• Even when Moses ran away and questioned God, God still sought a relationship with Moses, just as He seeks a relationship with each of us now.
• In Moses' day, the blood on the doorpost protected the occupants of that house from death, just as the shedding of Christ's blood covers our sin and provides eternal life when we accept Him.

Although not every detail of the movie is accurate (because it's a dramatization, the producers took some creative license), you can be confident in the film's entertainment value. It's visually captivating and up to the cinematic standards we have come to expect from Steven Spielberg et al. It's also awe-inspiring. Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush, Moses' obedience to His loving and detailed instructions and God's miracles in dealing with the unyielding pharaoh (especially parting the Red Sea) are handled with appropriate reverence and good taste. The animated genre lends itself well to depicting God's holiness and power.

DreamWorks consulted a Who's Who of scholars and cultural experts, including Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family and Southern Baptist leaders. Because of the unprecedented Christian input, the commitment to portray scripture and the quality of the film as a work of art, film critic Dr. Ted Baehr gave the movie his highest rating, adding: "If you're looking for a film to use for evangelism, this is the one."