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scendants of Jacob, and Pharaol arose who knew not Joseph" 1:S) In chapter IT we see that Israel wal ta) fruitful" (b) increased in mum bers," and Co exceeding mighty. This was in fulflIment of Gods prom ised blessing (Gen. 1922, 3. It ex cieed the envy of the Egyptians. how ever, and they began to deal wisely (y. 10), see I Cor. 1:19, and eventual ly Pharaoh promulgated his iniquitous dec. e recorded in Ch. 1:15-21.
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 |. The Child Born, Oh. 2:1, 2. Pha raoh's cruel scheme seemed well adapted to avoid the supposed danger in that 1t would cripple Israel. keep them in slavery and effectually pre- vent them from escaping from Egypt How frequently man Is deceived. A babe is born in the home of tho rich or the great of earth and we speculate upon the possible ensuing changes in history, whereas at that same time another child is born unheralded in some humble home that God raises up to set aside the schemes of men. Attention has been called to the hum ble marriage (v. D of Amram and Jochebed (ch. 6:20) and the import ant outcome. No marriage is trivial.
 It does not appear that to cast the male children into the river was an edict when Aaron was born. Though humbly born Moses was nobly born and his parents thought more of their duty to God than the edicts of man. Moses was "godly child" (y. ?, Acts T.20 K. V. marg and Heb. 11:23 R. VI. That is, he was without blemish well pleasing to the eye. flair to God. His parents must have entertained the hope that he was to be the deliy- erer of Israel and taught him so to believe, see Acts 7:25.
 II. The Child In Danger, w. 3-6. At three months of age tActs 7:20) ii was no longer possi1ie to hide the child Moses. However, .instead of his being cast into the river he is cast u-e. the river. Jochebed knew of the deliYera @ of Noah and it is prob able that her meditation upon this suggested to her the adopted plan. for she made her ark somewhat after the Ian Noah followed. Gen. 6:l4. She also knew of the habits of Pha- raoh's daughter and planned accord ingly. It was perilous risk to com. nit her child to the crocodile infested river, but she trusted Jehovah tHeb. 11.233 and God honored her faith, as events demonstrate.
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 It seems a trivial incident for this daughter of king to indulge in 8 bath and to find this rude pitch GOV cred ark at the rivers brink. Yet who can comprehend His ways? She sent one of her servants to investi- gate. Seeing so many strange faces the child begins to cry: how very ordinary, yet how wonderful when considered as a part of Gods plan for the redemption of a race.
 III. The Child Delivered, w. 7-to. From the monuments of Egypt we are able to study Pharaoh and his court His word was supreme. At this op. perfume moment under Gods direc tion, the cry of a child is used to set aside Pharaoh's word and to turn the course of history. The tears of the babe found their way into the heart of this princess of the royal house and thus the deliverer came from the sys tenn from which he was to set his brethren free. God knew that among those frivolous Egyptian slaves there was none properly fitted to care for Hi own. So 1t is that the waiting sistei offered to secure a Hebrew woman to care for the child. perhaps accord ing to a pre-arranged plan with hel mother. The plan Is successful ant the very best nurse possible was SC cured. The only nurse properly iittes and God-endowed for the rearing of [ child Is its own mother, Perhaps l was Pharaoh's infamous decree tha led his daughter to send her new found treasure away with Hebrey woman with the promise of wage fv. 9). At any rate. Pharaoh Is set naught in his own household and hi edIct worked a blessing 10 Jochebed It was most certainly during thes plastic years that Moses was instruct cd concerning God. Abraham ant Isaac and Gods covenant 10 these tn fathers of his race. and to look for ward for Him who should dellve Israel. See Acts 7:25 and Heb il:24 26.
 God providentially separated tn Israelites from intermarriage with th Egyptians. fact which saved ther from deterioration and effeminac, The absolute impossibility. humanl rpeaking. of their deiiyerance enable Go. to end their affliction and d' liver to them His promised inner tance. The hour has now arrived fo deliyerance. all that is needed is
 leader and in His own way He is pr' pairing that leader. Moses was neiti CT killed nor enslayed. The venture some faith of Moses parents in spit of all appearances preserved the If of their babe