1Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, 2and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. 3But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basketa for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. 4His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it. 6She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.
7Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?”
8“Yes, go,” she answered. So the girl went and got the baby’s mother. (Exodus 2)
Thoughts: Moses' mother, in tradition, is name Jochebed. We know very little about her except that she dared to spare her son and sought to nurture him at risk to her own life. She hid Moses, then made a basket for his escape. She ended up nursing her own child and doubtless had a special relationship with him growing up. Technically, Moses' mother was un-named. She only sought to bless her child, and risked everything for his existence. Today, women should want to protect their children and also to protect their children's souls.
Prayer: Lord, guard my children. Let me risk my all for them, yet let them also be faithful in my love for you.
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