MOSES
"A basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with bitumen and pitch; and she put the child in it and placed it among the reed at the river bank."# Amazingly, this is describing what a mother of three months was forced to do in order to keep her newborn child alive. Knowing that all Hebrew boys were slain at birth by the Pharaoh, this mother, as described in Exodus, was forced to keep her child in secrecy until she could no longer hide his cries. This child was called Moses. Hoping the young child would be found and cared for; she made a small basket for the child to float up the Nile in. To insure that the baby boy reached safety, the mother sent his sister to follow after him. As the young girl followed, they came across a Pharaoh's daughter bathing in the river. As the sister had dreaded, the princess heard Moses' cries. When the princess saw the poor crying baby, she took pity upon him and decided to adopt him. She sent for Moses mother, so that she may raise this ch!ild. With this, the life of baby Moses began.# Moses, now grown and an Egyptian Prince, was highly schooled in the Egyptian culture. Although being raised in a highly respected Egyptian family, Moses also spoke the Hebrew language fluent. In spite of M
While on his way to Egypt, God appointed Aaron, the brother of Moses, to be the speaker for Moses. So together, Moses and Aaron went to the Pharaoh. They told him that they had come to take the Israelites out of Egypt. They did this by the order of Yahweh, also known as God. Ramses, the Pharaoh, viewed himself as a god in human form. He laughed at Moses and Aaron, and told them that he would not take any orders from a lesser god.# While resting by a well, he saw some women being run off from watering their fathers flock. Some shepherds who had come to water their flock run them off. By coming to the rescue of the women, who were the daughters of the King, he was invited to stay and eat with the King and his family. Since the King had only daughters, he was very excited to have the young Moses around, even if he was an Egyptian.# "Moses, you will see what I will do to Pharaoh. By the time I am done he will drive you out of his land. I am the God that appeared to Abraham and to Isaac, and to Jacob. I have made and agreement, my Covent, with them, to give them the land of the Canaan, the land in which they were strangers. Tell the children of Israel, that I AM the Lord and I will bring them out from under the cruel hand of the Egyptians. I will take you for my people and bring you to the land that I promise to their fathers I will give it to you as a heritage. I AM the Lord God, the Eternal."# Through their 40-year journey to the land of the Canaan, the people of Israel nearly died of thirst and of starvation and each time Moses would pray to God and the people would be saved. They also fought a battle against the Amalekites. Following this battle they continued on their way to Mt.Sinai. When arriving Moses told the people to set up camp, at the bottom of the Mountain, while he went to the top to speak to God.# Then God came to Moses and told him that there would only be one more plague. But that it would be so terrible to the Egyptians would drive him and his people out of Egypt for good. After hearing this, Moses told the Pharaoh that at Midnight all of the firstborn, of all of the Egyptians would be killed. Everyone from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of all the animals of Egypt would die, and this night would begin the Lord's Passover.# After this night, God told Moses that before they leave to have the Israelites ask the Egyptians for silver and gold and all that is of value, and the Egyptian people did so. Marching out of Egypt was a group of 2,000,000 or more, not include the Egyptians who wanted to follow Moses. It took the Israelites seven days to leave Egypt, and for these seven days they had the Feast of Unleavened Bread.# While walking Moses came across a burning bush from which God was calling to him. God told him to go to the Pharaoh, and to bring his people; the Israelites out of Egypt. Doubting his capabilities to lead the people, Moses questioned God's confidence in him. With God's reassurance that he would guide and be with Moses, he accepted God's orders.#
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Approximate Word count = 2147
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)
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