Exodus 2:1-10

GOD SAVED MOSES

Keywords 2:2

and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

 

1. Through his Levitical mother’s faith (1-4)

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