Tag: Egypt

Exodus 1:1-2:25 (13/28)

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Pharaoh’s daughter adopted the Israelite boy and gave him the name Moses.

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Exodus 1:1-2:25 (12/28)

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As she watched the baby boy, she saw Pharaoh’s daughter come down to the river. Was that a basket among the reeds? What was in the basket? Pharaoh’s daughter opened the basket to find the Israelite baby, crying and alone. She took one look at him and felt sorry for him because she knew he was one of the Israelite babies that should have been killed.

The baby boy’s sister, Miriam, approached Pharaoh’s daughter and said “Would you like me to get one of the Israelite women to look after him for you?” “Yes, please” Pharaoh’s daughter replied. So the boy was given back to his mother, who was able to look after him until he was old enough to be welcomed into Pharaoh’s family.

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Exodus 1:1-2:25 (11/28)

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As his mother walked away, the baby’s sister watched from a distance, keeping an eye on her brother.

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Exodus 1:1-2:5 (10/28)

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She placed him in a basket and left him among the reeds near the river bank. She hoped that somebody kind and loving would find him and care for him.

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Exodus 1:1-2:25 (9/28)

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When they couldn’t hide him in their house any longer, the boy’s mother took him down to the River Nile.

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Exodus 1:1-2:25 (8/28)

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The Israelites did not agree with the king’s decision at all and were very upset. One family hid their baby from Pharaoh’s men, wanting to save him from death.

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Exodus 1:1-2:25 (7/28)

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Because there were so many Israelites, Pharaoh made a horrible decision. He made an announcement to all of Egypt: every Israelite baby boy was to be killed. The Israelites were in tears. What Pharaoh was doing was wrong. How could God allow this to happen?

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Exodus 1:1-2:25 (6/28)

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So he made the Israelites slaves and forced them to work for him, treating them very badly.

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Exodus 1:1-2:25 (5/28)

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Things In Egypt did not go well for the Israelites. The King – who the Egyptians called The Pharaoh, did not like the Israelites very much and was scared that they would cause him problems because there was so many of them!

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