Exodus 1:22 - 2:10

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Summary

• A Hebrew family hides their newborn son, rather than allowing him to be drowned, as Pharaoh had commanded.

• They trust God; God honors their trust. Their baby boy will be raised by the daughter of the very king who had given the wicked command!

Details and Comments

• Pharaoh decrees that all Israelite baby boys are to be drowned.

• An Israelite family refuses to comply and hides their son.

• When he could not be hidden, they put him in a floating basket, among the reeds in the river.

• Pharaoh's daughter finds the baby, has compassion, spares the boy.

• This boy will eventually become the leader who delivers Israel out of Egypt!

Scripture

Exodus 1:22-2:10 – God's blessing on those who oppose infanticide: Moses' parents.

• Providential preparation for Israel's future deliverance out of Egypt!

Scripture Passage	Comments and Links
Exo 1:22 Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive."	Pharaoh's second attempt at murdering all the Israelite boys. Murder of Infants and the Unborn
Exo 2:1 A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife. Exo 2:2 The woman conceived, and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.	They refused to murder their son. Civil Disobedience
Exo 2:3 When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank. Exo 2:4 His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.	Tar and pitch are petroleum products. Fossil Fuels and Related Compounds They trusted God. God would providentially protect their son. Providence
Exo 2:5 Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to get it. Exo 2:6 She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children." Exo 2:7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?" Exo 2:8 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." The maiden went and called the child's mother. Exo 2:9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." The woman took the child, and nursed it.	God blessed their trust in him. Not only would their son be spared, but they would be paid to raise him!
Exo 2:10 The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water."	God providentially begins to prepare Moses' for his future calling. At this point in time, nobody realizes it!

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