Children of God Storybook Bible. Archbishop Tutu Desmond
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had died. Now a wicked Pharaoh ruled Egypt. He had forced Joseph’s descendants, called the Hebrews, into slavery and ordered every Hebrew baby boy to be killed.
Miriam’s mother cried as she pushed the basket into the reeds. ‘Watch over him,’ she said. Miriam quietly followed the basket as it floated down the river.
Her baby brother began to cry. Miriam gasped as she saw one of Pharaoh’s daughters coming to bathe in the river. Would she turn the baby over to the soldiers?
Pharaoh’s daughter picked the baby up and rocked him gently in her arms.
‘Poor little thing. This must be one of the Hebrew babies,’ she whispered. ‘He needs a mother.’
Miriam came out from behind the reeds and said, ‘I know a Hebrew woman who can nurse the baby for you.’
Pharaoh’s daughter gave the baby back to his own mother and said, ‘When he is old enough, bring him to the palace, so I can raise him as a prince. I will name him Moses, since I “drew him out of the water.”’
Dear God,
thank you for loving and protecting your children.
God commands Moses
The Voice from the Burning Bush
When Moses grew into a man, he looked after his father-in-law’s sheep and goats in the desert. One day he saw a bush burning, but – to his amazement – the leaves were still green! His heart was pounding as he walked closer.
‘Moses! Moses!’ God called out from the bush.
Moses shook and covered his face with his hands. ‘Here I am,’ he said.
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