- A new Pharaoh who did not know Joseph arose over Egypt,
- He feared that Israel, given the large population, could ally with other
nations against Egypt. - He decided to enslave Israel, hence task masters
were set over them to afflict them with heavy burdens, - Pharaoh ordered the
Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, to kill every male baby of the Hebrew women
at birth, - The midwives feared God and did not obey Pharaoh’s order,
- The Pharaoh commanded all his people to cast every son born to the Hebrews into
the Nile but to spare only daughters, - Moses was born to a Hebrew couple
of the Levites’ family, - When, after three months, his mother could no
longer hide him, she dropped him in a basket by the Nile, - Pharaoh’s
daughter picked the young Moses, and pitied him. - She contracted Moses’s
biological mother (unknowingly though) to nurture and bring up the boy for her. - Moses’ mother nursed him; and when he grew up she brought him to Pharaoh’s
daughter and he become “her son”,
Ways in which this prepared
Moses for leadership:
- Familiarization with government administration,
- Royal upbringing gave him good education,
- He was exposed to social
interaction, - Appreciation of the suffering of his people,
- Patriotism –
love for his kindred, - Conversant with the culture of 1 Egyptians.
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