How unlucky that so few sons were being born. And when it became obvious that they weren't obeying the royal command, and they were sent for by Pharaoh, they had their answer ready. If what they did seems heroic, don't think it was easy. We who get shivers up and down our spines if a traffic officer stops us and starts the long slow walk back to our car can hardly imagine what it must have been like for those two women to defy the ruler of Egypt. Two slaves against the supreme, even magical power of Pharaoh.
Faith is always an act of courage and daring, but it's more than that.
As the women in the Moses story show, faith is the expression of a strong and positive belief in life. Faith will save the baby in the basket.