Exodus 2:4-10 - She took pity on him

2:4-8

“His sister stood at a distance”. This is probably Miriam, and it seems that Moses was not the firstborn. Pharaoh’s daughter and her maids were walking by the river and came across the basket. Seeing that there was a child in it she took pity on the child. Moses’ sister volunteered to get a Hebrew woman to nurse the child, and so she went to get Moses’ mother! We see God looking after the child.

2:9,10

Moses’ mother looked after Moses in his younger years, then as he grew older he was brought to Pharaoh’s daughter and was adopted as her son, at this point he acquired the name Moses. So Moses was brought up in Pharaoh’s household, and would have learnt the ways of Egypt. Joseph and Daniel are other heroes of the Bible who spent a significant amount of time in heathen power centres. Sometimes God leads us to learn about the world and its ways, though we must always ensure that we remain faithful to the Lord.