when moses was born his mother put him in a papyrus basket and placed him in the nile river. why...

When Moses was born his mother put him in a papyrus basket and placed him in the Nile River. Why would she do that?

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CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LIFE

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/egypt/ig/Ancient-Egypt/Ramses-II.htm

•Moses was in danger because he was the son of a Hebrew slave. •Exodus 1:16 says that Pharaoh ruled, “Kill the boys. Let the girls live.”

http://greenprophet.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/queen-egypt-moses.jpg

http://spartachurchofchrist.com/Mosesbabypic.jpg

•Pharaoh’s daughter lifted the baby out of the water. That is how Moses got his name. It means, “I pulled him out of the water.”

•His sister watched. She offered to find a nurse. She took Moses to his birth mother. She raised him until he was three years old. Then he went to live with the Pharoah’s daughter.

http://www.kenrick.edu/etchings/biblical/pages/page_42.html

http://searchingthescriptures.net/main_pages/image_clip-art_pages/moses_taskmaster_beats_israelite_2.jpg

http://adamtalbott.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/desert.jpg?w=210&h=140

Moses felt sorry for the Hebrews.

Moses checked to see if he was being watched. Then he killed the slave master and hid his body.

Moses fled to the desert.

MOSES’ FAMILY

The Burning Bush

• God spoke to Moses at the Burning Bush

• God told him to rescue the Hebrews.

• Moses made excuses.

http://www.emeraldislestudios.com/creativeprocess.html

God gave him signs to prove he was sent by God.

http://ilenerichard.com/book/LMPG-1.jpg

Moses sent a message to Pharoah.

V.S.

http://biblestudy.pppst.com/exodus/banner_plagues.gif

• Plague 1 - Blood• Plague 2 - Frogs • Plague 3 - Gnat • Plague 4 - Flies • Plague 5 - Disease in Livestock

• Plague 6 - Boils• Plague 7 - Hail• Plague 8 - Locusts• Plague 9 - Darkness• Plague 10 - Death of Firstborn

http://www.comingoutofegypt.com

He was leader of Hebrews who guided them out of Egypt.

He wrote the first five books of the Bible called the Torah. The books are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

He delivered the Ten Commandments to his people.

Most people remember that he parted the Red Sea to let the Israelites escape Pharoah.

Moses got to see God.

• God came down on a cloud and Moses saw his back.

• Moses’ face glowed.

http://thebiblerevival.com/clipart/exod%2019%20-%20mount%20sinai.jpg

http://www.louisglanzman.com/biblemen/moses.jpg

http://logicalcomplexinfinitive.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/ten-commandments.jpg?w=297&h=300

• God told Moses to speak to the rock and it would give water.

• Moses was angry and he struck his wooden staff at the rock.

• God said that his sons could go into the Promised Land but not him.

• God let him see the land. Then Moses died. God buried him.

• He was 120 years old.

http://www.freechristimages.org/images/MosesViewsPromisedLand.jpg

He is a person of god.

• Pharoah