Exodus 2:1-10

Exodus 2:1-10

[1] a man  of the house  of Levi,  and took  to wife a daughter  of Levi.  [2] And the woman  conceived,  and bare  a son:  and when she saw  him that he was a goodly  child, she hid  him three  months.  [3] And when she could  not longer  hide  him, she took  for him an ark  of bulrushes,  and daubed  it with slime  and with pitch,  and put  the child  therein; and she laid  it in the flags  by the river's  brink.  [4] And his sister  stood  afar off,  to wit  what would be done  to him. [5] And the daughter  of Pharaoh  came down  to wash  herself at the river;  and her maidens  walked  along by the river's  side;  and when she saw  the ark  among  the flags,  she sent  her maid  to fetch  [6] And when she had opened  it, she saw  the child:  and, behold, the babe  wept.  And she had compassion  on him, and said,  This is one of the Hebrews'  children.  [7] Then said  his sister  to Pharaoh's  daughter,  and call  to thee a nurse  of the Hebrew  women,  that she may nurse  the child  for thee? [8] And Pharaoh's  daughter  said  And the maid  and called  the child's  mother.  [9] And Pharaoh's  daughter  said  this child  and nurse  it for me, and I will give  thee thy wages.  And the woman  took  the child,  and nursed  it. [10] And the child  grew,  and she brought  him unto Pharaoh's  daughter,  and he became her son.  And she called  his name  Moses:  and she said,  Because I drew  him out of the water. 

What does Exodus 2:1-10 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"Whilst Pharaoh was urging forward the extermination of the Israelites, God was preparing their emancipator." [1]
". . . among other things, the Pentateuch is an attempt to contrast the lives of two individuals, Abraham and Moses. Abraham, who lived before the law (ante legem), is portrayed as one who kept the law [2], whereas Moses, who lived under the law (sub lege), is portrayed as one who died in the wilderness because he did not believe [3]." [4]