Potem ko egipčanski faraon izve za prerokbo, da bo med novorojenimi hebrejskimi dečki rojen tudi novi egipčanski princ, se vladar odloči pobiti vse novorojence. Njegovi vojščaki pobijejo prav vse, razen enega, Mojzesa, sina hebrejske sužnje. Potem ko ga njegova mati v košari spusti po reki, Mojzes kljubuje smrti in pristane na egipčanskem dvoru. Svojo mladost tako preživi brez vednosti o tem, kdo je v resnici, tega pa se ne zaveda niti faraon. Ko mu Bog pove, kakšno je njegovo pravo poreklo, se Mojzes zaobljubi, da bo izpolnil svoje poslanstvo in osvobodil zasužnjene Hebrejce.
When an oracle prophesizes that a child will become Prince of Egypt, a time of danger approaches the kingdom. The Egyptian Pharaoh orders the massacre of all newborn males. But one child, Moses-the son of a Hebrew slave-escapes certain death when he is set adrift on the Nile. As years pass, he is raised in a royal Egyptian household and, with no memory of his family, rises to the stature of prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, and inspired by a fiery message from God, Moses embarks upon a noble and desperate fight to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.