10. she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter--Though it must have
been nearly as severe a trial for Jochebed to part with him the second
time as the first, she was doubtless reconciled to it by her belief in
his high destination as the future deliverer of Israel. His age when
removed to the palace is not stated; but he was old enough to be well
instructed in the principles of the true religion; and those early
impressions, deepened by the power of divine grace, were never
forgotten or effaced.
he became her son--by adoption, and his high rank afforded him
advantages in education, which in the Providence of God were made
subservient to far different purposes from what his royal patroness
intended.
she called his name Moses--His parents might, as usual, at the
time of his circumcision, have given him a name, which is traditionally
said to have been Joachim. But the name chosen by the princess, whether
of Egyptian or Hebrew origin, is the only one by which he has ever been
known to the church; and it is a permanent memorial of the painful
incidents of his birth and infancy.
JFB.
Outline
1 Moses is born
3 Moses is placed in an ark among the flags of the river
5 Moses is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter
11 Moses Slays an Egyptian
13 Moses reproves a Hebrew
15 Moses flees into the Land of Midian
21 Moses marries Zipporah
22 Gershom is born
23 God hears the Israelites' cry
ARCHAEOLOGY |
The Daughter of Pharaoh? |
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Colossal seated statue of the queen of Egypt, Hatshepsut, quite possibly the most famous woman in Egyptian history. This statue reveals a very famous woman in ancient Egypt, and she is considered by many scholars to be the pharaohs daughter of the Bible. If the 1447 BC date is the correct date for the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt, then Hatshepsut would be the Princess who discovered the infant Moses "by the rivers brink". |
Ancient Customs
house of Levi
daughter of Levi
a goodly child
ark of bulrushes
slime and pitch
daughter of Pharaoh
the river
her maidens
priest of Midian
shepherds
Reuel
ARK USE OF BITUMEN
BATHING IN THE NILE
AN EXCEPTIONAL MARRIAGE CUSTOM
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Ancient Topics
Ark of Bulrushes
Pharaoh's daughter called his name Moses
Ancient People
Levi's daughter, Pharaoh's daughter, mother of Moses,
sister, Moses, Pharaoh, seven daughters of priests, shepherds,
Reuel, Zipporah, Gershom
priest of Midian
Geography
The Nile River
the land of Midian
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Moses
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