Moses came from a Levite household, as, of course, did his brother Aaron. This was the household that would produce the Old Testament priests. His mother took steps to keep Moses alive, firstly by hiding him, then by placing him in a papyrus basket and leaving among the reeds in the Nile.
Pharaoh's daughter found the basket and the Hebrew baby. Moses' mother ended up looking after her own son, but Moses became the son of Pharaoh's daughter. So again we see God at work, despite all the plans of men. Moses was also brought up in the place that he would eventually free his people from.
Although Moses was brought up in the palace, his heart was still with the people. So when he saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite Moses killed him. The next day he saw two Hebrews fighting and tried to stop them. It then transpired that it was known that he had killed an Egyptian.
Pharaoh too learnt of Moses' actions and tried to kill him, so Moses fled. While fleeing, Moses saw some Midianite women being mistreated he helped them. This resulted in Moses marrying Zipporah. There actually a number of key women in the Bible who were not originally Jewish, Ruth being the main example.
The Israelites continued under slavery, and God heard their cry for help.
At this point Moses' life seems to be going nowhere. He has tried to help his people but ended up in exile, but the heart is more important than anything else. Even when on the run he helped the Midianite women, and God was about to intervene in a way that he could never imagine.
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