GOD CALLS MOSES (2), Dr. Samuel Lee
GOD SAVED MOSES
Passage: Exodus 2:1~10  
Key verse: 2
The Birth of Moses
2 Now a man of the tribe of Levi(A) married a Levite woman,(B) 2 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine(C) child, she hid him for three months.(D) 3 But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus(E) basket[a] for him and coated it with tar and pitch.(F) Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds(G) along the bank of the Nile. 4 His sister(H) stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank.(I) She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it. 6 She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.
7 Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?”
8 “Yes, go,” she answered. So the girl went and got the baby’s mother. 9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. 10 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named(J) him Moses,[b] saying, “I drew(K) him out of the water.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:3 The Hebrew can also mean ark, as in Gen. 6:14.
- Exodus 2:10 Moses sounds like the Hebrew for draw out.
Cross references
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In the midst of oppression, God's people continued to marry and have children, including a Levite family. When this woman gave birth to a boy, by the king's edict he should have been crocodile food. She didn't think of herself, but saw how fine the boy was and by faith hid him, defying Pharaoh's decree. After three months, realizing she could not save him, she put him in a basket on the Nile: another act of faith. God blessed her and spared the child.
2. Through Pharaoh's daughter's mercy (5-10).
The basket stopped among the reeds before Pharaoh's daughter! She saw him, heard his crying, and was moved to pity. Knowing he was a Hebrew child, she chose to take him in any way. His sister spoke up, and a way was made for the boy to be nursed by his own mother. He became the son of Pharaoh's daughter, and she named him Moses, a Hebrew name that sounds like 'drawn out.' Every time Moses heard his name, he would remember this story of amazing grace: God blessed the faith of his mother, the courage of his sister, and the mercy of Pharaoh's daughter to save him from death.
Prayer: Thank you for your amazing saving grace. Help me remember your grace today.
One Word: God's amazing grace