Drawn Out of Death and Into Life

“When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, ‘I drew him out of the water.’ ” – Exodus 2:10 As fear of the Hebrews taking over Egypt gripped Pharaoh’s heart, he commanded that all Jewish baby boys be killed. Certainly that would stop their population from increasing (or so he thought). Moses’ mother tried hiding him for three months, but ultimately obeyed Pharaoh’s command and threw him in the Nile River, but not to drown. Instead, she placed him in a basket and hid him among the reeds. Miriam, the baby’s older sister, kept an eye on that basket. Miraculously, the basket was discovered by Pharaoh’s daughter, who immediately fell in love with the Hebrew child. She sent her servant to retrieve the baby and then decided she was going to raise him and call him her

“When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, ‘I drew him out of the water.’” – Exodus 2:10 Today, we’re going to continue learning about the life of Moses. Yesterday, we remembered that the Israelites had fallen under the rule of the Egyptians after Joseph died, and an unjust Pharaoh rose to power in the land. Increased tension between the Jews and Egyptians found God’s people in chains for 400 years! It was into this world of hostility towards the Israelites that Moses was born. As fear of the Hebrews taking over the nation of Egypt gripped Pharaoh’s heart, he commanded that all Jewish baby boys be killed. Certainly that would stop their population from increasing (or so he thought).  Born to two Levites, Moses’ mother, aware of how exceptional her child was, tried hiding him for three months,