A fascinating story of a child born into a family of poor
Servants in a land of bondage,
When a decree had been issued by the King, all the
Male babies must be killed, but Moses would be spared,
For God had a plan that this child would grow to a man
To lead His people out of their land of slavery, to the
promised land.
A long time ago in an
Ancient world, a basket
Was hidden on the banks
Of the River Nile.
It held a baby hidden in
Grass, reeds and lotus
Leaves.
His sister stood by, pleading
With God to protect this child.
One day a princess was
Bathing and heard the baby
Cry. She ordered her maidens
To fetch the box before he
Died.
Opening the basket, there lay
A baby, none more beautiful
Than she had ever seen.
This was a secret she kept
With her maidens and took
The baby to be her child.
Running home to her mother,
His sister shared the news,
Her baby would be safe and
It made her smile.
This baby was special, God
Had a plan when he became
A man.
The mother nursed him and
His sister loved him, their baby
Was saved.
The prayers they prayed had
Been raised to the God above.
Moses was his name, meaning
“Drawn from the water”
Given by The Pharaoh’s
Daughter….
Excerpts from the book
“Miriam’s Song”
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