1 After this there went a man of the house of Levi; and took a wife of his own kindred.
2 And she conceived, and bore a son; and seeing him a goodly child hid him three months.
3 And when she could hide him no longer, she took a basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and pitch: and put the little babe therein, and laid him in the sedges by the river's brink,
4 His sister standing afar off, and taking notice what would be done.
5 And behold the daughter of Pharao came down to wash herself in the river: and her maids walked by the river's brink. And when she saw the basket in the sedges, she sent one of her maids for it: and when it was brought,
6 She opened it and seeing within it an infant crying, having compassion on it she said: This is one of the babes of the Hebrews.
7 And the child's sister said to her Shall I go and call to thee a Hebrew woman, to nurse the babe ?
8 She answered: Go. The maid went and called her mother.
9 And Pharao's daughter said to her. Take this child and nurse him for me: I will give thee thy wages. The woman took, and nursed the child: and when he was grown up, she delivered him to Pharao's daughter.
10 And she adopted him for a son, and called him Moses, saying: Because I took him out of the water.
11 In those days after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews his brethren.
12 And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13 And going out the next day, he saw two Hebrews quarreling: and he said to him that did the wrong: Why strikest thou thy neighbour?
14 But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us: wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known ?
15 And Pharao heard of this word and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.
16 And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father's flocks.
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.
18 And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual?
19 They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds: and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink.
20 But he said: Where is he? why have you let the man go? call him that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:
22 And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.
23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.
24 And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25 And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.
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Exodus 2 reports the birth of Moses and his escape from Egypt, where he was eventually raised at the house of a priest in Midian. Moses would become the great leader of the Israelites and God's instrument to free them from Egyptian slavery. Following are five verses from different Bible books related to the topics addressed in Exodus 2:
Genesis 39:20: "As soon as Joseph came close to the house, she took him through the tunic and said, 'Let's go, lie down with me!' But he left the tunic in her hands, ran away and went out. " This verse illustrates the importance of Moses' escape from Egypt to escape the right death. Moses had to flee to Midian, just as Joseph fled the seduction of Potifar's wife.
Deuteronomy 32:10: "He found him in a deserted land, in a wilderness of wild howls, surrounded him from care, protected him as the girl from his eyes." This verse highlights how God took care of Moses and protected him in the foreign earth of Midian, just as God protected and took care of Israel during the desert journey.
Isaiah 43:1: "But now, thus saith the Lord, he who created him, O Jacob, he who formed him, O Israel: 'No theme, for I rescued him; I called him by name; you are mine.' "This verse shows how God freed Israel from Egyptian slavery and called them by name, just as God used Moses to liberate the Israelites and guide them to the covenant with God.
Hebrews 11:24-25: "By faith, Moses, when he became great, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, preferring to be mistreated with God's people to enjoy the transient pleasures of sin." This verse highlights Moses' choice to renounce the comfort and privilege of Pharaoh's house to be with his enslaved people and suffer because of them, just as Jesus renounced his divine privileges to suffer and die for the sins of the world.
Exodus 3:10: "Now go, for I am sending him to Pharaoh to take my people out of Egypt, the Israelites." This verse begins the call of Moses for God to lead the liberation of the Israelites of Egyptian slavery, and is the starting point for the mission of Moses that began with his escape from Egypt and culminated with the delivery of the law and the covenant on the mount Sinai.
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