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EXODUS
CHAPTER 2

1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.

One cannot help but notice the humility of this man Moses. As the writer
of this wonderful book, he is so "matter of fact" that he omits the names of
his parents. But see Exodus 6:20.
There is a valuable understanding here. Jochebed did not violate the
"letter of the law." She only violated the intent of the law.
She did "cast her son into the Nile."

5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

Pharoah's daughter saw the child and her compassion overcame her obedience.
(Compare Hosea 6:6 where God says the greater matter in life is MERCY.)
Miriam, (Moses' sister) stayed by the baby and spoke to Pharoah's daughter.
The outcome was that Moses' on mother was conscripted to "nurse" the child until
he was weaned. When a child is given appropriate teaching, he is "trained" in
matters of integrity before 3 years of age.

11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

When Moses became older, he saw the inequity of Pharoah's treatment of the Hebrews.
I also like to think that Moses, when he realized he was a Hebrew, LIKED that idea.
He probably liked it because the Hebrews had a genuine sense of spiritual happiness
which Pharoah's house did not have.
Moses did wrong though - he let anger control him, and he killed a man.
Therefore, Moses had to run away in order to avoid being killed himself.
(Jesus did NOT run away! But both were in God's plan.)

16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

Moses went to the Sinai peninsula and lived among the Midianites. Notice here
that the incident in Egypt didn't change Moses. He still had that young
impetuousness, and readily "drove...away" the shepherds who were bothering
the young ladies.
Moses married Zipporah, and they had a son who was named Gershon.
All this was in God's plan for Moses and for delivering the nation of Israel.

23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.

"The process of time" spoken of here was 40 years.
The people of Israel were praying for deliverance, and God was listening.
God is always listening.

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