Moses was born into a Hebrew family but grew up as an Egyptian prince. He fled Egypt as a young man after killing an Egyptian in a fight and escaped to the desert. He later returned to lead the Israelites out of slavery to a special land God had promised them.
This part of Moses’ story can be found in the book of Exodus, chapter 2, verses 1 to 25.
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Moses’ mum hid him in a basket among the reeds on the river bank to keep him safe. Pharaoh’s daughter saw the basket, felt sorry for the little boy and adopted Moses as her son. His big sister Miriam had kept watch on him and she arranged for their mum to be his nursemaid.
This part of Moses’ story can be found in the book of Exodus, chapter 2, verses 1 to 9
Baskets can also be found in the stories of the Royal Baker, Jesus feeding the 5,000 and Paul’s escape from Damascus
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While Moses was watching sheep in the desert for his father-in-law, Jethro, he came across a bush full of fire that did not burn up. God spoke to Moses through the bush and told him to take off his shoes as he was standing on holy ground. God instructed Moses to return to Egypt and ask Pharaoh to set the Israelites free.
This part of Moses’ story can be found in the book of Exodus, chapter 3, verses 1 to 22
Fire can also be found in the stories of Gideon’s army, Samson and the foxes and Daniel’s friends in the furnace
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God gave Moses a special set of rules on Mount Sinai called the 10 Commandments. Moses smashed them in anger when he saw how badly the people behaved and had to get another set.
This part of Moses’ story can be found in the book of Exodus, chapter 32, verse 15 to 19
The 10 Commandments can also be found in the stories of Joshua and the Ark of God, and Solomon’ Temple
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