![]() Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Exodus 2:3 When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. "Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Coated (2 Occurrences) Coated (2 Occurrences). In Exodus 2, scripture tells about the brave faith shown by Moses’ mother as she defied the Pharaoh’s order and trusted God with her child. To control the growing Israelite population, the king had declared that all of the male babies be killed at birth. At the time of his birth the Israelites were in captivity in Egypt. One of my favorite mothers in the Bible is that of Moses. The basket Moses was placed in would have been very much like this one, which was used for a burial during the First-Third Dynasties. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile (Ex 2:3). And But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for. She got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. ![]() I’m filled with many questions – Have I taught them everything I should have? Are they ready to leave home? Did I lead them to the heart of God? Perhaps every parent is faced with those questions as children become more autonomous. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the. It’s exciting to envision but it also tugs at my heart. ![]() Soon, my teenage boys will leave home for college, start their careers and perhaps start families of their own. “Family” competes with sporting events, friends and rigorous academic schedules. My children are becoming more independent. ![]()
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