MOSES

"A basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with bitumen and pitch; and she put the child in it and placed it among the reed at the river bank."# Amazingly, this is describing what a mother of three months was forced to do in order to keep her newborn child alive. Knowing that all Hebrew boys were slain at birth by the Pharaoh, this mother, as described in Exodus, was forced to keep her child in secrecy until she could no longer hide his cries. This child was called Moses. Hoping the young child would be found and cared for; she made a small basket for the child to float up the Nile in. To insure that the baby boy reached safety, the mother sent his sister to follow after him. As the young girl followed, they came across a Pharaoh’s daughter bathing in the river. As the sister had dreaded, the princess heard Moses’ cries. When the princess saw the poor crying baby, she took pity upon him and decided to adopt him. She sent for Moses mother, so that she may raise this ch!

ild. With this, the life of baby Moses began.#

Moses, now grown and an Egyptian Prince, was highly schooled in the Egyptian culture. Although being raised in a highly respected Egyptian family, Moses also spoke the Hebrew language fluent. In spite of M

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Then he issued orders that the Israelites were to work harder than ever. Moses had many hard times, but was able to make it through with the help of God. He laughed at Moses and Aaron, and told them that he would not take any orders from a lesser god. By the time I am done he will drive you out of his land. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. The waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left. After this began, the 10 plagues of God. Discouraged by their harsh treatment, the elders neither listened nor believed Moses. Doubting his capabilities to lead the people, Moses questioned God’s confidence in him. I am the God that appeared to Abraham and to Isaac, and to Jacob. On the third day of their arrival God came and spoke the Ten Commandments to Moses. By coming to the rescue of the women, who were the daughters of the King, he was invited to stay and eat with the King and his family.

One morning God gave Aaron the instructions to go and place his rod in the waters of the Nile in which the Pharaoh was bathing. #

Then God came to Moses and told him that there would only be one more plague. #

While resting by a well, he saw some women being run off from watering their fathers flock.

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