Exodus( a summary ) part 1
Some time had passed since the death of Joseph
The children of Israel had however continued to flourish
As the current Pharaoh who did not remember Joseph
Considered their presence he feared for the people of Egypt.
His immediate solution was to enslave the Hebrews using them as forced labour.
The midwives were then instructed to ensure that only the female babies lived
This plan to reduce the numbers of potential fighting men failed: the midwives did not interfere with the women in labour
Claiming that by the time they were called, the births had already taken place.
A more drastic measure was then enacted by the soldiers to solve the potential threat.
They were instructed to seek out the new born males and to throw them into the Nile!
One family succeeded in hiding their child for three months, thus defying the Pharaoh’s threat
Unable to keep him concealed any longer, the mother devised a plan to secure her son’s survival.
A waterproof basket to hold the child is floated on the river, trusting his welfare to whomever might find it,
Instructing her daughter to keep watch to see what happens to her brother.
In the providence of God, none other than the Pharaoh’s daughter comes to bathe and is therefore the one who finds it.
In compassion she chooses to keep the babe: Miriam’s quick witted suggestion resulting in her mother being employed to nurse him!
Brought up in the pajace but in his own mother’s care during his formative years, grew,
Despite being educated as an Egyptian prince, he was fully aware of his roots.
Thus when as an adult he saw a Hebrew being ill treated, the Egyptian slave master he slew.
This act committed he thought in secret; became known and to save his life Moses fled from Egypt.
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