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Narrator: During a famine Jacob, who was Abraham's grandson, took his 12 sons and all their children and servants down to Egypt to live. In Egypt they multiplied like the dust of the earth. Soon the sons of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel, outnumbered the Egyptians. Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, made slaves of the sons of Jacob and forced them to do cruel work making bricks. After being there over 300 years, they had forgotten the promises God had made to Abraham and to their fathers. God had told Abraham that his people would go down to a strange land and be servants there. He also promised that after 400 years, he would judge that nation and bring his people back into the land of promise.
Woman 1: I tell you it's true. Pharaoh fears we are becoming too many. He is killing all the babies. The Egyptians are weak and lazy. Our men are strong from hard work. They are afraid of us.
Woman 2: They are not going to kill my baby! God will protect him.
Woman 1: Ha! What can God do against the might of Pharaoh? [baby crying]
Woman 2: No, not my baby! You can't do this!
Man: Uh! [something falls into the water]
Woman 2: [crying]
Narrator: Pharaoh, fearing that the Jews were becoming too many, decided to kill all the newborn males.
Miriam: But mother, what will I tell the soldiers and the neighbors when they ask where our baby is?
Jochebed: You will just tell them the truth. His own mother threw him into the river, so the soldiers wouldn't do it.
Miriam: Mother, are you sure it won't leak?
Jochebed: It's coated with tar; it will float.
Miriam: Will we ever see little brother again? Oh, those mean Egyptians!
Jochebed: God will protect him. You stay close by and watch.
Narrator: Pharaoh's daughter came to the river to bathe.
Pharaoh’s Daughter: Look! There is a crying sound coming from that basket. [baby crying]
Handmaid: Oh, isn't he cute?
Pharaoh’s Daughter: He may be one of the Hebrew babies. He must be hungry. I would keep him if I could find someone who could nurse him.
Handmaid: There's one of those Hebrew children. Maybe she knows someone who can nurse him.
Miriam: I will go see if I can find someone who can nurse him. I know of a Hebrew woman whose baby was thrown in the river. She still has plenty of milk.
Jochebed: What have I done? Will I ever see my baby again? Does God care?
Hebrew Woman: You had no choice. You couldn't hide him forever. Sooner or later the soldiers would find him and kill him. You just have to keep trusting God.
Miriam: Mother, mother! [panting] Mother! The daughter of the Pharaoh came to the river and found my little brother. She wants to keep him for her own, and she is looking for someone to nurse him. She is coming here now!
Jochebed: Blessed be the eternal God.
Pharaoh’s Daughter: I heard you lost your baby; I am so sorry. I found this one in the river; I will pay you to nurse him for me. When he is weaned, I will come and take him to the palace where he will be raised to be Pharaoh of Egypt. We will call him Moses.
Narrator: As Moses grew, she taught him about the true God of his fathers. God had a special purpose for this little boy.
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Thank you for your amazing ministry! God bless you all! I just wanted to make you aware that there was a typo on the video clip. It occurs when a Hebrew lady was stating that," Pharaoh thinks we are too many." The last "o" in too was omitted.