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The birth of Moses
THE BIRTH OF MOSES
After the death of Joseph, there arose a Pharaoh in Egypt who
did not know Joseph. Under this new Pharaoh, the Hebrews continued to multiply
in number and Pharaoh felt threatened. He feared that if a foreign force should
attack Egypt, the Hebrews could join the invading force against Egypt. The
Egyptians began to take steps to reduce the population of the Hebrews.
Their first step was to use the Hebrews to construct the cities of Pithom and Rameses. The motive was to get the men tired so that when they get home they would not be able to touch their wives. It is expected that this would reduce the population of the Hebrews. However, the more they were oppressed, the more they increased in number.
The next step was that, Pharaoh approached the midwives, Puah and Shiphrah, the ones who delivered the Hebrew babies, to kill any baby who was a boy and leave the girls to live. The midwives were god fearing people so they refused to do what the Pharaoh told them to do.
Pharaoh, now instructed his own
people to drown every male child in the Nile.
It was around this time that Moses was born. His parents were Amram and Jochebeb of the tribe of Levi. The child was beautiful. The mother did not want him to be killed so she hid him for three months. When she could not hide him anymore, he devised a plan to save his life.
When Pharaoh’s daughter came to take her bath, she saw the baby and took it. Miriam run and ask whether she should find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child. Pharaoh’s daughter agreed so Miriam fetched her mother. The child was given to her to wean. When Moses became of age, the mother brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter. The daughter named him Moses, meaning “drawn out of water”.
MORAL LESSONS
1. It shows
that God has a purpose for everybody, no matter his/her circumstances.
2. We learn
that God can change our misfortunes into blessings.
3. There is
the need for people to have the courage to resist temptation.
4. No matter
how greatly we are wronged, we must take steps to reconcile with the people who
wrong us.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. Give a detailed account of the birth of Moses.
2. Narrate the story of the birth of Moses.
3. How did Moses become the son of Pharaoh’s daughter?
4. How did Moses come to live in Pharaoh’s palace?
5. Narrate the story of how Moses was saved from death.
6. How did Moses escape the plans of Pharaoh to kill all Hebrew
boys?
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OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS ON MOSES
Test One
1. Moses was
keeping the flock of his father-in-law on Mount
A. Gilboa.
B. Horeb.
C. Nebo.
D. Carmel.
2. The
Hebrew midwives refused to kill male children because
A. the
Hebrew women prevented them from doing so.
B. they
feared God.
C. they were
of the same blood with the Hebrew women.
D. they had
pity on them.
3. “Who made
you a prince and a judge over us?” This statement by the two Hebrews to Moses
signifies the
A.
recognition of Moses’ divine authority by the Hebrews.
B.
recognition of Pharaoh’s authority by the Hebrews.
C. rejection
of Moses’ leadership by his people.
D. rejection
of Moses’ as an Egyptian.
4. When
Pharaoh’s daughter saw Moses in the basket she immediately
A. sent for
a nurse for him.
B. called
him Moses.
C. had pity
on him.
D. called
her maids.
5. Which of
the following officials were charged by Pharaoh to kill the Hebrew male
children?
A. Egyptian
physicians.
B. Egyptian
task masters.
C. Hebrew
midwives.
D. Hebrew
physicians.
6. Moses run
away from Egypt because he
A. did not want
to be brought up in Egyptian circles.
B. could no
longer the famine in the land.
C. heard a
divine call.
D. feared
that the news of his act of murder would reach the king
7. Aaron
accompanied Moses to Pharaoh because
A. Aaron was
a Levite.
B. Aaron was
bolder than Moses.
C. Moses was
deficient in speech.
D. Moses
wanted Aaron to be him witness before Pharaoh.
8. Moses
experienced the burning bush that was not consumed at
A. Horeb.
B. Bethel.
C. Nebo.
D. Meriba.
9. When
Moses brought the people of Israel out to meet God on Mount Sinai, the Mount
was wrapped in smoke because
A. God
kindled a fire on it.
B. the
Israelites set up fire round about the Mount.
C. the Lord
descended upon it with fire.
D. there was
an earthquake on the Mount.
10. Who among
the following did God direct Moses to appoint as his successor?
A. Caleb.
B. Aaron.
C. Eleazar.
D. Joshua.
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