January 2, 2025 • 32 mins
# 65 - Child of the Nile - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, a mother's faith and courage set her son adrift on the Nile, trusting God to protect him. Discover the miraculous journey of Moses, the child drawn from the waters, and how God’s providence turns vulnerability into deliverance.
Episode 65 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Exodus.
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Show Notes:
(02:53) Intro with Yael Eckstein
(03:44) Child of the Nile - Cinematic Retelling
(23:29) Reflection with Yael Eckstein
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on the chosen people. The cruel pharaoh who enslaved them.
Rameses the First had passed. The Israelite scars told the
tale of his legacy, a legacy of brutality, conquest, and oppression.
His son SETI took his place. Both drank from the
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same well of hatred and pride as their forebears.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
These Hebrews are like rats breeding in the shadows. They
already outnumbered, as soldiers who must caught the heroes off
before they become unmanageable.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Shifra and Poor kept their heads low and their gaze
fixed on the door. The tension in the room was
thick as they awaited the pharaoh's words.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
When you are on the birth stall and you see
a son born to a Hebrew woman, you shall kill
him without.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
A second thought. If it is a daughter, then the
baby shall live. This is the decree of Pharaoh, the
image of raw, the Lord of the Nile, the Morning
and the evening Star.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
We tell him that Hebrew women are stronger than the
Egyptians and are giving birth before we have a chance
to attend them.
Speaker 5 (01:37):
It's only a half life.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
The Hebrews continue to multiply and thrive. The whips of
Pharaoh wouldn't remove their hope. His cruel decrees wouldn't quell
their love. The children lived and grew strong.
Speaker 6 (01:55):
Gushan when weep with the whales of mothers, as I
tell their sons from their breasts, take every sun under
the age of two and cast them into denial.
Speaker 7 (02:11):
They're marching towards Goshen. We have to beat them there
and warn the others.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
She for a turn toward the battalion of soldiers. She
steadied her breath and marched toward them. She halted their
steps and stretched her arms out. She had no plans
to fight. She only needed to buy more time.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Just one.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
She for a fell into the dust. The soldiers trembled
over her body. On the way to Goshen, Poor was
far ahead, desperate to warm the women so the children
could be saved.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
Do you ever wonder how hope can emerge from the
shadows of diss Imagine a world where mother's love defies
the decrees of a tyrant, where the cries of an
infant echo through the halls of history and shift the
course of a nation. As we prepared a journey into
the heart of the Exodus narrative let's open our minds
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to the profound questions. This ancient tale asks, how does
faith inspire courage even in the face of impossible odds?
What lengths will a parent go to protect their child?
And can the small, seemingly insignificant decisions of an ordinary
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person actually shape the destiny of an entire people.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
PUA's legs burned with every step as she navigated the
treacherous path leading to Goshen, the jagged rocks beneath her
sandals biting into her souls. The weight of her mission
pressed down upon her, heavier than the scorching sun overhead.
She had to reach the women before the first wave
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of soldiers descended upon them. Her breaths came in labored gasps,
her legs quivering with exhaustion, but still she pressed on.
When the familiar gates of Goshen loomed before her, she
slid into the city, her voice roar and desperate as
she shouted her warning to the wind, hid.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Hide your children, quickly, hide the boys.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Who what's happening?
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Pair h commanded his menure from every baby boy into
the nile.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
They're on their way.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Without waiting for a response, she burst into the nearest home,
the house of Amram, a man of the tribe of Levi.
She found Amram and his wife Jokobed, amidst their daily routines,
unaware of the storm that was about to break over.
There heads a.
Speaker 7 (05:01):
Rum, yokobed, Hide the baby hiding?
Speaker 8 (05:05):
Now?
Speaker 4 (05:06):
Pooh, what's going on? Take your son and hide now.
Speaker 7 (05:12):
Pharaoh's men are coming.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
They'll have to get through me.
Speaker 7 (05:15):
Don't be a fool a rum. If you confront them,
they'll know you're hiding something. Let yukobed, hide. You stay
here with Miriam and Aaron and act normal.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Hu.
Speaker 7 (05:28):
I have to warn the other said, you're the first
home i've come to. I don't have much time.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Jokobed needed no further urging. She slipped out the back
door with her baby, her hands trembling as she clutched
the precious bundle to her chest. Inside, Amram gathered his
older children, Miriam and Aaron, and pulled them in close.
His eyes were dark with worry. Stay near me, children,
and don't say a word. Poora stepped out into the
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street once more, her voice rising in a frat to
cry that echoed off the mud brick walls. Soon the
entire city of Goshen was alive with chaos. Mothers and
fathers scrambled to hide their sons, but the sound of
hooves and the rhythmic clatter of armor grew ever nearer,
an ominous herald of the doom that approached. When Pharaoh's
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men arrived, they did so with the violence of a
summer storm. The streets that had buzzed with life now
ran with the screams of mothers as soldiers tore their
children from their arms. Men who dared to resist were
cut down without mercy, their blood mingling with the dust
at the soldiers feet.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
If you run, you die.
Speaker 6 (06:41):
If you fight, your lives and families will die.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
This is the will of Pharaoh.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Those who resisted were met with fire. Homes were reduced
to ashes. The air became thick with the smell of
smoke and the cries of the day eye. Yet, amidst
the chaos, hidden in the shadow the sesses of the
river bank, his joker bed. Her heart pounded in her
chest as she waded into the reeds, the water cool
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and biting against her skin. She held her infant son close,
pressing his small face against her chest to muffle his
cries as she sank deeper into the water, Her breath
hitched with every step, until only her head and the
babies were above the surface.
Speaker 7 (07:32):
Please stop, hush, my child. I will protect you.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
I will.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
But then she heard it, the unmistakable sound of footsteps
crunching through the reeds. Her soldier, with torch and sword
in hand, drew near. Through the dense screen of reeds,
she could see his silhouette, his figure dark and menacing
against the twilight. She held her breath, forcing herself to
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remain still, though every muscle in her body screamed with
the effort. The water around her felt like ice, but
she dared not shiver. The soldier moved closer, the glow
of his torch casting eerie shadows on the water. He
was near enough for her to reach out and touch,
Yet somehow he did not see her her baby, as
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if sensing the danger, remained silent, as still as death.
For a long moment, the soldier lingered, his gaze sweeping
over the river bank. Then with a grunt, he turned
and left. Jokobed remained submerged, her heart pounding in her
ears as the distant screams of her people filled the night.
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She waited, scarcely, daring to breathe, until the sounds of
the soldiers had faded into the distance, leaving only the
crackling of embers and the soft whimpering of mothers who
had lost everything. Slowly, Jokobed emerged from the water, her
legs numb and unsteady. Beneath her, the baby in her
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arms was cold and still, but alive. She pressed him close,
his small body warming against her own, and began the long,
painful journey back up the hill to her hovel. She
crawled through the window at the back of the house,
where Amram and the children waited, their faces etched with fear.
Speaker 8 (09:30):
Jocobed, I thought they had killed you. Totally safe for
a now, mir Please take your brother Arin, please boil
some water.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
Jokobed placed the baby into Miriam's waiting arms, her own
hands shaking uncontrollably. Amram wrapped a blanket around her. Aaron
hurriedly brought a cup of hot water to his mother,
along with a few warm stones wrapped in cl He
pressed them gently against Tove's tiny chest, his young face
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set with grim determination. Miriam and Aaron held the baby close,
the weight of their responsibility heavy on their small shoulders.
They both knew this might be the last time they
saw their little brother. Amram's voice was low, almost a growl,
as he voiced the fear that gnawed at him.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
What do we do when they returned? We were hidden
by the reeds. If they return, I can slip into
the banks again.
Speaker 5 (10:34):
The baby is lucky to still be breathing after being
in the water that long.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
We can make a basket to protect him from the water.
When they return, I can slip in there with him.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
I'm not sure what other choice we have.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
We can't take him beyond the borders, but taskmasters will notice.
Nor can we hide him in here.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
Miriam, bring me some bulrushes from the shore. Aaron, bring
me pitch from the building sites. Make sure no one's see.
Do you understand?
Speaker 1 (11:02):
The children nodded and dashed off into the night. Jokobed
knew they had little time. The men would return with
the dawn, and they had to be ready when the
children returned. The family woke together in silence, weaving the
basket with trembling hands. They filled the gaps with pitch
and bitumen, sealing it against the water. It was their
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last hope their ark. As the night deepened, Jakobed cradled
the baby in her arms, his tiny heartbeat of fragile
rhythm against her own. She whispered to him, her voice
tender despite the fear that choked her, This.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
Is your vessel of salvation, your ark.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Tears slipped down her cheeks as she held him close,
her heart breaking with the knowledge that she might soon
have to let him go. She did not sleep that night,
her ears a june to every sound, every whisper of
the wind. When the night grew cold, Amram held her,
his arms wrapped around her and the baby, while Aaron
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and Miriam curled up beside them on the mat. For
a brief, fleeting moment, they were a family, But Jokobed
knew it would not last. Pharaoh's wrath was relentless, and
it would not be long before it reached them. Dawn broke,
but the light was dim and gray, filtered through the
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ash and dust that hung heavy in the air. Jokobed
had finally drifted into a restless sleep when the sound
of a woman's shriek shattered the morning stillness. She woke
with a start, clutching toes to her chest. Outside, the
scream was abruptly silenced, the sickening sound of a blade
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slicing through flesh following in its wake, the familiar, dreaded
sound of marching feet echoed through the streets.
Speaker 4 (13:02):
Wake up, everyone, wake up, they're back. Aaron reinforced the
doors quickly.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
Miriam, grab the basket and follow your mother to the shore.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Aaron's small legs dashed to the door. He shimmered a
few pieces of wood near the hinges and slid their
tools at the doorstep. Jokobed swaddled Tove and wrapped into
her chest. She pointed to the basket and shouted to Miriam.
Speaker 4 (13:27):
Miriam grabbed that basket and follow me.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Miriam held the basket close and rushed after her mother
out the back and toward the coast. Just as they
had disappeared from sight, the doors burst open and guard
stormed through.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Where's the baby? We heard you've been hiding a boy
from Pharaoh.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
Amram stepped forward, pulling Aaron close.
Speaker 3 (13:50):
This is my only son.
Speaker 4 (13:52):
He is well above the age of execution. My only
other child is my daughter, who.
Speaker 3 (13:57):
Was with her mother visiting her sister.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
The general narrowed his eyes the point of his spear,
pressing against Amram's throat until a thin line of blood
trickled down his chest.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Search them for any signs of a baby.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
The soldiers tore through the hovel, overturning every piece of
furniture that found. They left as quickly as they had come,
moving on to the next home.
Speaker 4 (14:27):
Hurry Miriam quickly, now.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Dear Jokobed and Miriam hurried to the shore, their feet
slipping on the wet reeds. The baby was nestled in
the basket, his tiny face serene despite the danger that
surrounded him. Jokobed's hands trembled as she placed the basket
into the water, her heart breaking with each breath.
Speaker 7 (14:51):
I sweep boy, my child.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
I pray that our God will protect you. I fear
I can't anymore. I have to believe there's something greater
for you, my son.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
I have to believe. The sound of soldiers drawing closer
urged her on. She looked out over the river, the
morning breeze lifting her hair, and sent the basket a drift.
The water carried it away, its precious cargo cradled within.
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She turned to Miriam, her voice cracking with emotion.
Speaker 4 (15:28):
Follow him down the shore, Miriam ollow him and see
what comes of him.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Miriam moved with quick feet along the shores of the nile,
trudging through waste deep marshes and scurrying atop jagged shore stones.
She kept her gaze fixed on the basket as it
bounced up and down with the water's wakes. In the distance,
she saw crocs sunbathing on the shores opposite her, past them,
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fishermen with large nets and spears. The nile was full
of perils, yet the baby passed through all of them.
The basket was a vessel of salvation. Although chaos raged
around him, the baby was safe inside. Miriam watched the
basket flow into the banks near Pharaoh's palace, where a
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group of women were bathing in the morning sun. Miriam
remained low, watching the basket gently glide over the water,
harboring just within reach of the women. One stood among
them with servants at attention. Her silk bathing gown was
adorned with gold fringed lace and purple trim. She wore
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an amulet around her neck, the signet of Pharaoh. Miriam's
eyes widened. Her baby brother had just drifted into the
arms of the royal family. Certainly she would report him
to Pharaoh. At once, Miriam's bottom lip quivered. She thought
it would have been more merciful if he had been
taken by the crocs. Princess Bitcher ran the water through
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her fingers and smiled. She turned her cheek to the
mild morning sun, welcoming its warmth against the chill of
the morning. She breathed in deeply and sighed in satisfaction.
Speaker 7 (17:17):
The water is best in the morning, wouldn't you say.
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Yes, my lady, crisp and refreshing.
Speaker 7 (17:24):
Would you fetch me that cloth and some oil? I
shall do my hair to day.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Bitcher drew another breath and submerged herself in the water.
She emerged and drew her hair back, laughing as the
droplets twinkled in the morning light. Her laughter was cut
by the high pitched cries of a baby in the distance.
Speaker 7 (17:43):
Do you hear that.
Speaker 8 (17:44):
Cling, Yes, my lady, book, it seems to be coming
from over there.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Gently flowing down stream toward them was a basket woven
from bulrushes.
Speaker 7 (17:56):
It's a child.
Speaker 1 (17:57):
Princess Bitcher waded toward the bar basket and brought it
back to the steps. She looked inside to see a
crying baby, face damp, and called, from his long journey
down the nisle, what is a child doing here on
the nile? Has someone lost him?
Speaker 7 (18:14):
No, look at these blankets. This child is a Hebrew.
Whoever placed her in this basket was trying to spare
him from my father.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
I shall alert the guards immediately. You will do no
such thing, bitch's voice was commanding the maternal She brought
the baby in close and looked him in the eyes.
She hushed him to sleep and cradled him close in
her arms. She looked forward, scanning the distance for any
sign of where the baby came from. She looked down
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again and placed a finger on the child's nose. He
cooled at her touch, and a wave of euphoria came
over her.
Speaker 7 (18:53):
He should have perished from Gushan to hear, but he didn't.
He must be a scene from happy himself. Why else
would he drift right here to me? Then you plan
to keep him, my lady, Yes, he will be mine,
a child from the nile. He will bless my father's dynasty.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
How so.
Speaker 7 (19:15):
All the newborn sons in Goshen have been thrown into
the nile, Yet this boy remained. He is a gift,
a symbol of victory.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
What will you name him?
Speaker 7 (19:27):
His name shall be Moses, because I drew him out
of the water.
Speaker 9 (19:31):
A Hebrew name, why not an Egyptian one.
Speaker 7 (19:34):
He isn't high born, but he is mine. Now it
is time to fetch some one who can nurse him.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
The princess turned swiftly to see a little girl stumbling
out of the reeds and into the water. The girl
sprang up and gasped. Some of the guards jumped to action,
pointing their spears directly at Miriam. The girl shivered in
place with her hands held high.
Speaker 7 (19:59):
Where are you spying on me? Slave, No, my lady,
not at all.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
I was a I.
Speaker 7 (20:04):
Spit it out, girl, Do you know this child?
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Miriam's eyes widened with panic. She quickly regained control of
herself and came up with a lie.
Speaker 9 (20:14):
I was gathering bulrushes for the maidens down the way
when I heard the baby's cries. I followed the basket
until I reached you, My lady, I didn't mean to spy.
I just wanted to make sure this baby was all right.
Speaker 7 (20:28):
Yet you've trespassed. In the process, guards remove her.
Speaker 9 (20:32):
Wait, I heard you say you needed someone to nurse
the child. I know someone who could. She's quite respectful you.
You wouldn't have to worry about her saying anything.
Speaker 7 (20:42):
Very well, bring her to me at once. My guards will.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
Go with you.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
Miriam held back her smile and bowed her head. She
led the guards back to her home, where Jokobed was
soaking the floor with her tears. Later, in the echoed
halls of Princess Bitcha's palace, Jocobed walked with her head bowed,
her hands clasped tightly to still their trembling. When they
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reached the courtyard, she saw Tove swaddled in silk and
cradled in the princess's arms. It took all her strength
not to rush forward and claim him as her own,
but she held herself back, forcing herself to remain calm
and composed. As the princess turned her gaze upon her.
Speaker 7 (21:29):
The girl tells me you can nurse my child until
he is weaned.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Jocobed winced at the words the princess had already claimed
Tove as hers.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
Yes, my lady, I am able to nurse the child.
Mine was taken from me, but my milk still flows.
Speaker 1 (21:47):
Bitcher nodded, her expression unreadable.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
Very well, you shall take my son. I will pay
you a fair wage and house you nearby so he
doesn't sleep in squalor. You will bring him back to
me the moment he is weaned, and no later.
Speaker 4 (22:02):
Am I clear, crystal clear, my lady.
Speaker 7 (22:06):
My maid servants will be back and forth to attend
to the child. They will report back to me with
how the baby's growing and if he's taken care of.
Speaker 1 (22:13):
Jocobed nodded, her heart aching as Bitcha smiled down at
the baby, then handed him to the maid servant, who
placed him gently in Jocobed's arms. The moment the baby
felt her warmth, he began to squirm, seeking the comfort
only a mother could provide. Jocobed bowed deeply, holding her
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son close as she was escorted to her new quarters.
When Moses was weaned, he was returned to Princess Bitcha
and raised as a prince of Egypt. He grew up
alongside Rameses, the son of Pharaoh Setti, the future ruler
of the land. But despite the opulence of the palace,
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a shadow hung over Moses, a lingering scent of the
Hebrews that clung to him like a second skin. While
Rameses embodied the glory of ra, Moses remained a figure
suspended between two worlds. He was neither fully Egyptian nor
entirely Hebrew, neither slave nor free. He was Moses, the
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stray Hebrew pup raised in the heart of Pharaoh's court.
Speaker 5 (23:31):
Wow, what an incredible story to think the courage it
took to place her infant son in that basket, to
trust the waters of the Nile more than the safety
of her arms. As a mother, I can say that
Moses's mother has the kind of faith that moves mountains.
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I am in awe of how God weaves our smallest
ACKs of faith into his eternal plan. The Jewish say
tell an amazing story about Moses's birth. After Pharaoh decreed
that all Hebrew male babies would be put to death,
Amram and Johreved decided to separate and suggested that all
Hebrew couples do the same. After all, what could be
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the point of marriage if every male child was to
be killed? How could they bring babies into this world
just to have them murdered. We don't want to bring
children in the world to suffer. There was a decree
that all male Hebrew babies would be killed. Well, their
daughter Miriam, who was only six years old, actually rebuked them.
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She said, your decree is worse than Pharaoh's. He is
only killing the male babies. You are preventing both male
and female babies from being born. Amram and Johrevid took
Miriam's words to heart. They reunited, and Moses was born.
This is a lesson of faith which was taught to
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adults by a young girl. In this faith, this pure
childlike faith, that has kept it's this faith, this pure
childlike faith, that has kept the Chosen people alive through
all of our trials and tribulations. And it's also a
lesson to all of us about how important our faith
in God is, even when, especially when things seem very dark.
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This talk of a child's faith reminds me of another
Jewish teaching. What about Moses's name? I'd like to share
some fascinating insights that I gained while reading the writings
of Rabbi Jonathan Sachs. After he was born, Moses was
placed in a basket, He was set afloat on the Nile,
and then he was discovered by Pharaoh's daughter. She adopted
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him and named him Mosha that's Moses and Hebrew, explaining,
I have drawn him Mashitiyahu, which is the root of
Moses from the water. This seems straightforward, that she drew
him from the water Moshe that that's what it means.
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But it makes sense and seems straightforward until you really
start to think about it. Not only did Pharaoh's daughter
defy her father's royal decree to kill every male Hebrew child,
but then she gave the Hebrew boy that she saved
a distinctly Hebrew name. Here's where it gets fascinating. Moses,
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in the form Mosa or missus or Messes is an
Egyptian word. It appears in the names of several pharaohs,
including thought most and notable Ramses himself. The word simply
means child. So imagine this. Years later, two figures, Moses
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and Ramses stand in stark opposition. Their names are not
just names, they're actually declaration. Ramses means child of the
Sun god Rah. This man who seems to himself as divine,
who builds a temple to proclaim his godliness, stands face
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to face with Moses. However, Moses is just a child,
no grand identity, no divine claim. It's not the supreme ruler.
Moses's name just means child. It just means that he
was drawn from the water, and in Egyptian it just
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means child. And so what we learned from this story, Ramses,
the child of the Sun, God ra versus, Moses just
a child. That it's not the supreme ruler who mirrors God,
but every person, man, woman, and child. As God says
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to Moses about Israel, my child, my first born, the
greatest ruler, self proclaimed to be a God, Ramses actually
stands lower than any child who serves God with a
pure heart. Moses was a mere child, but he saved
the Israelites and created a story that is still ingrained
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in all of us today. This story, my friends, is
not about one singular hero, Moses. It's saying that each
and every one of us is created in the image
of God. Each one of us is one of the
chosen people, created for such a time as this. Each
one of us is a child, a child of God,
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and with that we can do anything. Let that sink
in every person, every child holds a divine spark of Godliness.
This is what's but the Bible apart from other ancient
texts of time. Back in the days of Moses, only
kings and pharaohs were considered worthy of dignity and respect.
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Only they alone could hold the title of being created
in the image of God. Only they represented Godliness. While
the Bible was the first to suggest that no, not
only were people who were in a position of power
created in the image of God. All people are made
with that rue heloim with the breath of God. And
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with that breath of God means that we are creating
the image of God, and therefore we are worthy of
dignity and respect. And that is what still sets the
Bible apart today, this Bible that we are still studying
thousands of years later. Together in our modern lives, we
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face our own nile rivers, situations that seem overwhelming, currents
that feel too strong to fight again. Maybe it's a
lost job, a broken relationship, or a health crisis. We
might find ourselves in that basket, feeling small and exposed,
vulnerable and weak. But remember also there God is at work.
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God is working a story into your life of destiny
of what he wants for you. Just as he was
with Moses, he is with us and our trials as well.
Just look at how God used Pharaoh's daughter to bring
about his plan. Doesn't He often use the most unexpected
people and situations to fulfill his purposes. So think about this.
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Who are the Pharaoh's daughters in your life? Those unlikely
sources of support and encouragement that you could surround yourself with.
Be open to seeing God's hand in the places that
you might not expect. Trust that He is guiding you
even when the path seems uncertain. Remember the courage of
Moses's mother and sister. They acted in faith, trusting in
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God's protection. Maybe you are being called to be that
person for someone else, to step out in faith and compassionate,
to be part of God's plan for another person who's
going through a hard time. The main thing to remember,
whether someone who needs help or is giving help, or
both of those, is that God is at work, always
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with us and always blessing us.
Speaker 1 (31:30):
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Previously on the chosen people. The cruel pharaoh who enslaved them.
Rameses the First had passed. The Israelite scars told the
tale of his legacy, a legacy of brutality, conquest, and oppression.
His son SETI took his place. Both drank from the
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same well of hatred and pride as their forebears.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
These Hebrews are like rats breeding in the shadows. They
already outnumbered, as soldiers who must caught the heroes off
before they become unmanageable.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Shifra and Poor kept their heads low and their gaze
fixed on the door. The tension in the room was
thick as they awaited the pharaoh's words.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
When you are on the birth stall and you see
a son born to a Hebrew woman, you shall kill
him without.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
A second thought. If it is a daughter, then the
baby shall live. This is the decree of Pharaoh, the
image of raw, the Lord of the Nile, the Morning
and the evening Star.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
We tell him that Hebrew women are stronger than the
Egyptians and are giving birth before we have a chance
to attend them.
Speaker 5 (01:37):
It's only a half life.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
The Hebrews continue to multiply and thrive. The whips of
Pharaoh wouldn't remove their hope. His cruel decrees wouldn't quell
their love. The children lived and grew strong.
Speaker 6 (01:55):
Gushan when weep with the whales of mothers, as I
tell their sons from their breasts, take every sun under
the age of two and cast them into denial.
Speaker 7 (02:11):
They're marching towards Goshen. We have to beat them there
and warn the others.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
She for a turn toward the battalion of soldiers. She
steadied her breath and marched toward them. She halted their
steps and stretched her arms out. She had no plans
to fight. She only needed to buy more time.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Just one.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
She for a fell into the dust. The soldiers trembled
over her body. On the way to Goshen, Poor was
far ahead, desperate to warm the women so the children
could be saved.
Speaker 5 (02:55):
Do you ever wonder how hope can emerge from the
shadows of diss Imagine a world where mother's love defies
the decrees of a tyrant, where the cries of an
infant echo through the halls of history and shift the
course of a nation. As we prepared a journey into
the heart of the Exodus narrative let's open our minds
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to the profound questions. This ancient tale asks, how does
faith inspire courage even in the face of impossible odds?
What lengths will a parent go to protect their child?
And can the small, seemingly insignificant decisions of an ordinary
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person actually shape the destiny of an entire people.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
PUA's legs burned with every step as she navigated the
treacherous path leading to Goshen, the jagged rocks beneath her
sandals biting into her souls. The weight of her mission
pressed down upon her, heavier than the scorching sun overhead.
She had to reach the women before the first wave
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of soldiers descended upon them. Her breaths came in labored gasps,
her legs quivering with exhaustion, but still she pressed on.
When the familiar gates of Goshen loomed before her, she
slid into the city, her voice roar and desperate as
she shouted her warning to the wind, hid.
Speaker 7 (04:31):
Hide your children, quickly, hide the boys.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Who what's happening?
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Pair h commanded his menure from every baby boy into
the nile.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
They're on their way.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Without waiting for a response, she burst into the nearest home,
the house of Amram, a man of the tribe of Levi.
She found Amram and his wife Jokobed, amidst their daily routines,
unaware of the storm that was about to break over.
There heads a.
Speaker 7 (05:01):
Rum, yokobed, Hide the baby hiding?
Speaker 8 (05:05):
Now?
Speaker 4 (05:06):
Pooh, what's going on? Take your son and hide now.
Speaker 7 (05:12):
Pharaoh's men are coming.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
They'll have to get through me.
Speaker 7 (05:15):
Don't be a fool a rum. If you confront them,
they'll know you're hiding something. Let yukobed, hide. You stay
here with Miriam and Aaron and act normal.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Hu.
Speaker 7 (05:28):
I have to warn the other said, you're the first
home i've come to. I don't have much time.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Jokobed needed no further urging. She slipped out the back
door with her baby, her hands trembling as she clutched
the precious bundle to her chest. Inside, Amram gathered his
older children, Miriam and Aaron, and pulled them in close.
His eyes were dark with worry. Stay near me, children,
and don't say a word. Poora stepped out into the
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street once more, her voice rising in a frat to
cry that echoed off the mud brick walls. Soon the
entire city of Goshen was alive with chaos. Mothers and
fathers scrambled to hide their sons, but the sound of
hooves and the rhythmic clatter of armor grew ever nearer,
an ominous herald of the doom that approached. When Pharaoh's
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men arrived, they did so with the violence of a
summer storm. The streets that had buzzed with life now
ran with the screams of mothers as soldiers tore their
children from their arms. Men who dared to resist were
cut down without mercy, their blood mingling with the dust
at the soldiers feet.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
If you run, you die.
Speaker 6 (06:41):
If you fight, your lives and families will die.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
This is the will of Pharaoh.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Those who resisted were met with fire. Homes were reduced
to ashes. The air became thick with the smell of
smoke and the cries of the day eye. Yet, amidst
the chaos, hidden in the shadow the sesses of the
river bank, his joker bed. Her heart pounded in her
chest as she waded into the reeds, the water cool
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and biting against her skin. She held her infant son close,
pressing his small face against her chest to muffle his
cries as she sank deeper into the water, Her breath
hitched with every step, until only her head and the
babies were above the surface.
Speaker 7 (07:32):
Please stop, hush, my child. I will protect you.
Speaker 3 (07:35):
I will.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
But then she heard it, the unmistakable sound of footsteps
crunching through the reeds. Her soldier, with torch and sword
in hand, drew near. Through the dense screen of reeds,
she could see his silhouette, his figure dark and menacing
against the twilight. She held her breath, forcing herself to
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remain still, though every muscle in her body screamed with
the effort. The water around her felt like ice, but
she dared not shiver. The soldier moved closer, the glow
of his torch casting eerie shadows on the water. He
was near enough for her to reach out and touch,
Yet somehow he did not see her her baby, as
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if sensing the danger, remained silent, as still as death.
For a long moment, the soldier lingered, his gaze sweeping
over the river bank. Then with a grunt, he turned
and left. Jokobed remained submerged, her heart pounding in her
ears as the distant screams of her people filled the night.
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She waited, scarcely, daring to breathe, until the sounds of
the soldiers had faded into the distance, leaving only the
crackling of embers and the soft whimpering of mothers who
had lost everything. Slowly, Jokobed emerged from the water, her
legs numb and unsteady. Beneath her, the baby in her
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arms was cold and still, but alive. She pressed him close,
his small body warming against her own, and began the long,
painful journey back up the hill to her hovel. She
crawled through the window at the back of the house,
where Amram and the children waited, their faces etched with fear.
Speaker 8 (09:30):
Jocobed, I thought they had killed you. Totally safe for
a now, mir Please take your brother Arin, please boil
some water.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
Jokobed placed the baby into Miriam's waiting arms, her own
hands shaking uncontrollably. Amram wrapped a blanket around her. Aaron
hurriedly brought a cup of hot water to his mother,
along with a few warm stones wrapped in cl He
pressed them gently against Tove's tiny chest, his young face
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set with grim determination. Miriam and Aaron held the baby close,
the weight of their responsibility heavy on their small shoulders.
They both knew this might be the last time they
saw their little brother. Amram's voice was low, almost a growl,
as he voiced the fear that gnawed at him.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
What do we do when they returned? We were hidden
by the reeds. If they return, I can slip into
the banks again.
Speaker 5 (10:34):
The baby is lucky to still be breathing after being
in the water that long.
Speaker 4 (10:38):
We can make a basket to protect him from the water.
When they return, I can slip in there with him.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
I'm not sure what other choice we have.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
We can't take him beyond the borders, but taskmasters will notice.
Nor can we hide him in here.
Speaker 4 (10:53):
Miriam, bring me some bulrushes from the shore. Aaron, bring
me pitch from the building sites. Make sure no one's see.
Do you understand?
Speaker 1 (11:02):
The children nodded and dashed off into the night. Jokobed
knew they had little time. The men would return with
the dawn, and they had to be ready when the
children returned. The family woke together in silence, weaving the
basket with trembling hands. They filled the gaps with pitch
and bitumen, sealing it against the water. It was their
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last hope their ark. As the night deepened, Jakobed cradled
the baby in her arms, his tiny heartbeat of fragile
rhythm against her own. She whispered to him, her voice
tender despite the fear that choked her, This.
Speaker 7 (11:44):
Is your vessel of salvation, your ark.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Tears slipped down her cheeks as she held him close,
her heart breaking with the knowledge that she might soon
have to let him go. She did not sleep that night,
her ears a june to every sound, every whisper of
the wind. When the night grew cold, Amram held her,
his arms wrapped around her and the baby, while Aaron
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and Miriam curled up beside them on the mat. For
a brief, fleeting moment, they were a family, But Jokobed
knew it would not last. Pharaoh's wrath was relentless, and
it would not be long before it reached them. Dawn broke,
but the light was dim and gray, filtered through the
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ash and dust that hung heavy in the air. Jokobed
had finally drifted into a restless sleep when the sound
of a woman's shriek shattered the morning stillness. She woke
with a start, clutching toes to her chest. Outside, the
scream was abruptly silenced, the sickening sound of a blade
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slicing through flesh following in its wake, the familiar, dreaded
sound of marching feet echoed through the streets.
Speaker 4 (13:02):
Wake up, everyone, wake up, they're back. Aaron reinforced the
doors quickly.
Speaker 6 (13:08):
Miriam, grab the basket and follow your mother to the shore.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
Aaron's small legs dashed to the door. He shimmered a
few pieces of wood near the hinges and slid their
tools at the doorstep. Jokobed swaddled Tove and wrapped into
her chest. She pointed to the basket and shouted to Miriam.
Speaker 4 (13:27):
Miriam grabbed that basket and follow me.
Speaker 1 (13:30):
Miriam held the basket close and rushed after her mother
out the back and toward the coast. Just as they
had disappeared from sight, the doors burst open and guard
stormed through.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Where's the baby? We heard you've been hiding a boy
from Pharaoh.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
Amram stepped forward, pulling Aaron close.
Speaker 3 (13:50):
This is my only son.
Speaker 4 (13:52):
He is well above the age of execution. My only
other child is my daughter, who.
Speaker 3 (13:57):
Was with her mother visiting her sister.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
The general narrowed his eyes the point of his spear,
pressing against Amram's throat until a thin line of blood
trickled down his chest.
Speaker 2 (14:10):
Search them for any signs of a baby.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
The soldiers tore through the hovel, overturning every piece of
furniture that found. They left as quickly as they had come,
moving on to the next home.
Speaker 4 (14:27):
Hurry Miriam quickly, now.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Dear Jokobed and Miriam hurried to the shore, their feet
slipping on the wet reeds. The baby was nestled in
the basket, his tiny face serene despite the danger that
surrounded him. Jokobed's hands trembled as she placed the basket
into the water, her heart breaking with each breath.
Speaker 7 (14:51):
I sweep boy, my child.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
I pray that our God will protect you. I fear
I can't anymore. I have to believe there's something greater
for you, my son.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
I have to believe. The sound of soldiers drawing closer
urged her on. She looked out over the river, the
morning breeze lifting her hair, and sent the basket a drift.
The water carried it away, its precious cargo cradled within.
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She turned to Miriam, her voice cracking with emotion.
Speaker 4 (15:28):
Follow him down the shore, Miriam ollow him and see
what comes of him.
Speaker 1 (15:33):
Miriam moved with quick feet along the shores of the nile,
trudging through waste deep marshes and scurrying atop jagged shore stones.
She kept her gaze fixed on the basket as it
bounced up and down with the water's wakes. In the distance,
she saw crocs sunbathing on the shores opposite her, past them,
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fishermen with large nets and spears. The nile was full
of perils, yet the baby passed through all of them.
The basket was a vessel of salvation. Although chaos raged
around him, the baby was safe inside. Miriam watched the
basket flow into the banks near Pharaoh's palace, where a
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group of women were bathing in the morning sun. Miriam
remained low, watching the basket gently glide over the water,
harboring just within reach of the women. One stood among
them with servants at attention. Her silk bathing gown was
adorned with gold fringed lace and purple trim. She wore
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an amulet around her neck, the signet of Pharaoh. Miriam's
eyes widened. Her baby brother had just drifted into the
arms of the royal family. Certainly she would report him
to Pharaoh. At once, Miriam's bottom lip quivered. She thought
it would have been more merciful if he had been
taken by the crocs. Princess Bitcher ran the water through
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her fingers and smiled. She turned her cheek to the
mild morning sun, welcoming its warmth against the chill of
the morning. She breathed in deeply and sighed in satisfaction.
Speaker 7 (17:17):
The water is best in the morning, wouldn't you say.
Speaker 3 (17:20):
Yes, my lady, crisp and refreshing.
Speaker 7 (17:24):
Would you fetch me that cloth and some oil? I
shall do my hair to day.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
Bitcher drew another breath and submerged herself in the water.
She emerged and drew her hair back, laughing as the
droplets twinkled in the morning light. Her laughter was cut
by the high pitched cries of a baby in the distance.
Speaker 7 (17:43):
Do you hear that.
Speaker 8 (17:44):
Cling, Yes, my lady, book, it seems to be coming
from over there.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Gently flowing down stream toward them was a basket woven
from bulrushes.
Speaker 7 (17:56):
It's a child.
Speaker 1 (17:57):
Princess Bitcher waded toward the bar basket and brought it
back to the steps. She looked inside to see a
crying baby, face damp, and called, from his long journey
down the nisle, what is a child doing here on
the nile? Has someone lost him?
Speaker 7 (18:14):
No, look at these blankets. This child is a Hebrew.
Whoever placed her in this basket was trying to spare
him from my father.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
I shall alert the guards immediately. You will do no
such thing, bitch's voice was commanding the maternal She brought
the baby in close and looked him in the eyes.
She hushed him to sleep and cradled him close in
her arms. She looked forward, scanning the distance for any
sign of where the baby came from. She looked down
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again and placed a finger on the child's nose. He
cooled at her touch, and a wave of euphoria came
over her.
Speaker 7 (18:53):
He should have perished from Gushan to hear, but he didn't.
He must be a scene from happy himself. Why else
would he drift right here to me? Then you plan
to keep him, my lady, Yes, he will be mine,
a child from the nile. He will bless my father's dynasty.
Speaker 3 (19:13):
How so.
Speaker 7 (19:15):
All the newborn sons in Goshen have been thrown into
the nile, Yet this boy remained. He is a gift,
a symbol of victory.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
What will you name him?
Speaker 7 (19:27):
His name shall be Moses, because I drew him out
of the water.
Speaker 9 (19:31):
A Hebrew name, why not an Egyptian one.
Speaker 7 (19:34):
He isn't high born, but he is mine. Now it
is time to fetch some one who can nurse him.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
The princess turned swiftly to see a little girl stumbling
out of the reeds and into the water. The girl
sprang up and gasped. Some of the guards jumped to action,
pointing their spears directly at Miriam. The girl shivered in
place with her hands held high.
Speaker 7 (19:59):
Where are you spying on me? Slave, No, my lady,
not at all.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
I was a I.
Speaker 7 (20:04):
Spit it out, girl, Do you know this child?
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Miriam's eyes widened with panic. She quickly regained control of
herself and came up with a lie.
Speaker 9 (20:14):
I was gathering bulrushes for the maidens down the way
when I heard the baby's cries. I followed the basket
until I reached you, My lady, I didn't mean to spy.
I just wanted to make sure this baby was all right.
Speaker 7 (20:28):
Yet you've trespassed. In the process, guards remove her.
Speaker 9 (20:32):
Wait, I heard you say you needed someone to nurse
the child. I know someone who could. She's quite respectful you.
You wouldn't have to worry about her saying anything.
Speaker 7 (20:42):
Very well, bring her to me at once. My guards will.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
Go with you.
Speaker 1 (20:46):
Miriam held back her smile and bowed her head. She
led the guards back to her home, where Jokobed was
soaking the floor with her tears. Later, in the echoed
halls of Princess Bitcha's palace, Jocobed walked with her head bowed,
her hands clasped tightly to still their trembling. When they
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reached the courtyard, she saw Tove swaddled in silk and
cradled in the princess's arms. It took all her strength
not to rush forward and claim him as her own,
but she held herself back, forcing herself to remain calm
and composed. As the princess turned her gaze upon her.
Speaker 7 (21:29):
The girl tells me you can nurse my child until
he is weaned.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Jocobed winced at the words the princess had already claimed
Tove as hers.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
Yes, my lady, I am able to nurse the child.
Mine was taken from me, but my milk still flows.
Speaker 1 (21:47):
Bitcher nodded, her expression unreadable.
Speaker 7 (21:50):
Very well, you shall take my son. I will pay
you a fair wage and house you nearby so he
doesn't sleep in squalor. You will bring him back to
me the moment he is weaned, and no later.
Speaker 4 (22:02):
Am I clear, crystal clear, my lady.
Speaker 7 (22:06):
My maid servants will be back and forth to attend
to the child. They will report back to me with
how the baby's growing and if he's taken care of.
Speaker 1 (22:13):
Jocobed nodded, her heart aching as Bitcha smiled down at
the baby, then handed him to the maid servant, who
placed him gently in Jocobed's arms. The moment the baby
felt her warmth, he began to squirm, seeking the comfort
only a mother could provide. Jocobed bowed deeply, holding her
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son close as she was escorted to her new quarters.
When Moses was weaned, he was returned to Princess Bitcha
and raised as a prince of Egypt. He grew up
alongside Rameses, the son of Pharaoh Setti, the future ruler
of the land. But despite the opulence of the palace,
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a shadow hung over Moses, a lingering scent of the
Hebrews that clung to him like a second skin. While
Rameses embodied the glory of ra, Moses remained a figure
suspended between two worlds. He was neither fully Egyptian nor
entirely Hebrew, neither slave nor free. He was Moses, the
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stray Hebrew pup raised in the heart of Pharaoh's court.
Speaker 5 (23:31):
Wow, what an incredible story to think the courage it
took to place her infant son in that basket, to
trust the waters of the Nile more than the safety
of her arms. As a mother, I can say that
Moses's mother has the kind of faith that moves mountains.
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I am in awe of how God weaves our smallest
ACKs of faith into his eternal plan. The Jewish say
tell an amazing story about Moses's birth. After Pharaoh decreed
that all Hebrew male babies would be put to death,
Amram and Johreved decided to separate and suggested that all
Hebrew couples do the same. After all, what could be
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the point of marriage if every male child was to
be killed? How could they bring babies into this world
just to have them murdered. We don't want to bring
children in the world to suffer. There was a decree
that all male Hebrew babies would be killed. Well, their
daughter Miriam, who was only six years old, actually rebuked them.
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She said, your decree is worse than Pharaoh's. He is
only killing the male babies. You are preventing both male
and female babies from being born. Amram and Johrevid took
Miriam's words to heart. They reunited, and Moses was born.
This is a lesson of faith which was taught to
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adults by a young girl. In this faith, this pure
childlike faith, that has kept it's this faith, this pure
childlike faith, that has kept the Chosen people alive through
all of our trials and tribulations. And it's also a
lesson to all of us about how important our faith
in God is, even when, especially when things seem very dark.
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This talk of a child's faith reminds me of another
Jewish teaching. What about Moses's name? I'd like to share
some fascinating insights that I gained while reading the writings
of Rabbi Jonathan Sachs. After he was born, Moses was
placed in a basket, He was set afloat on the Nile,
and then he was discovered by Pharaoh's daughter. She adopted
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him and named him Mosha that's Moses and Hebrew, explaining,
I have drawn him Mashitiyahu, which is the root of
Moses from the water. This seems straightforward, that she drew
him from the water Moshe that that's what it means.
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But it makes sense and seems straightforward until you really
start to think about it. Not only did Pharaoh's daughter
defy her father's royal decree to kill every male Hebrew child,
but then she gave the Hebrew boy that she saved
a distinctly Hebrew name. Here's where it gets fascinating. Moses,
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in the form Mosa or missus or Messes is an
Egyptian word. It appears in the names of several pharaohs,
including thought most and notable Ramses himself. The word simply
means child. So imagine this. Years later, two figures, Moses
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and Ramses stand in stark opposition. Their names are not
just names, they're actually declaration. Ramses means child of the
Sun god Rah. This man who seems to himself as divine,
who builds a temple to proclaim his godliness, stands face
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to face with Moses. However, Moses is just a child,
no grand identity, no divine claim. It's not the supreme ruler.
Moses's name just means child. It just means that he
was drawn from the water, and in Egyptian it just
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means child. And so what we learned from this story, Ramses,
the child of the Sun, God ra versus, Moses just
a child. That it's not the supreme ruler who mirrors God,
but every person, man, woman, and child. As God says
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to Moses about Israel, my child, my first born, the
greatest ruler, self proclaimed to be a God, Ramses actually
stands lower than any child who serves God with a
pure heart. Moses was a mere child, but he saved
the Israelites and created a story that is still ingrained
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in all of us today. This story, my friends, is
not about one singular hero, Moses. It's saying that each
and every one of us is created in the image
of God. Each one of us is one of the
chosen people, created for such a time as this. Each
one of us is a child, a child of God,
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and with that we can do anything. Let that sink
in every person, every child holds a divine spark of Godliness.
This is what's but the Bible apart from other ancient
texts of time. Back in the days of Moses, only
kings and pharaohs were considered worthy of dignity and respect.
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Only they alone could hold the title of being created
in the image of God. Only they represented Godliness. While
the Bible was the first to suggest that no, not
only were people who were in a position of power
created in the image of God. All people are made
with that rue heloim with the breath of God. And
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with that breath of God means that we are creating
the image of God, and therefore we are worthy of
dignity and respect. And that is what still sets the
Bible apart today, this Bible that we are still studying
thousands of years later. Together in our modern lives, we
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face our own nile rivers, situations that seem overwhelming, currents
that feel too strong to fight again. Maybe it's a
lost job, a broken relationship, or a health crisis. We
might find ourselves in that basket, feeling small and exposed,
vulnerable and weak. But remember also there God is at work.
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God is working a story into your life of destiny
of what he wants for you. Just as he was
with Moses, he is with us and our trials as well.
Just look at how God used Pharaoh's daughter to bring
about his plan. Doesn't He often use the most unexpected
people and situations to fulfill his purposes. So think about this.
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Who are the Pharaoh's daughters in your life? Those unlikely
sources of support and encouragement that you could surround yourself with.
Be open to seeing God's hand in the places that
you might not expect. Trust that He is guiding you
even when the path seems uncertain. Remember the courage of
Moses's mother and sister. They acted in faith, trusting in
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God's protection. Maybe you are being called to be that
person for someone else, to step out in faith and compassionate,
to be part of God's plan for another person who's
going through a hard time. The main thing to remember,
whether someone who needs help or is giving help, or
both of those, is that God is at work, always
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with us and always blessing us.
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possible by our dedicated team of creative talents. Steve Gattina,
Max Bard, Zach Shellabaga and Ben Gammon are the executive
producers of the Chosen People with Yile Eckstein. Edited by
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Alberto Avilla, narrated by Paul Coltefianu. Characters are voiced by
Jonathan Cotton, Aaron Salvato, Sarah Seltz, Mike Reagan, Stephen Ringwold,
Sylvia Zaradoc and the opening prayer is voiced by John Moore.
Music by Andrew Morgan Smith, written by Bree Rosalie and
Aaron Salvato. Special thanks to Bishop Paulinier, Robin van Ettin,
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kayleb Burrows, Jocelyn Fuller, and the team at International Fellowship
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