Very few women take on a positive role in the Old Testament of the Bible. It is in the chapters of Exodus that one such woman is briefly mentioned, the daughter of the Pharaoh. She is given no name, yet without her Moses would not have survived to lead his people out of Egypt. She is similar to what we refer to today as a Good Samaritan and she is a symbol that good can come from those that we least suspect. .
The Book of Exodus is based upon racial discrimination. The Pharaoh has enslaved the Hebrews and fears their overpopulation. After ordering that all male children be killed, his own daughter saves the life of a male Hebrew because his cry has touched her heart. "And she had compassion on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children." . When the child grew older she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She called his name Moses, saying, "Because I drew him from the water."" Exodus 2:5-10: It is within these versus that the Pharaoh's daughter ignores the ruling of her own father and King and saves the life of Moses. Her act of kindness was the beginning of a sequence of events that allowed the Hebrews to escape slavery. She ignored the racial and social differences that existed between her people and his, and took him as her own son. She became the only mother figure that Moses would know and taught him many of the skills he would later use to survive. .
The Old Testament mentions few women in an optimistic manner. Even more rare is the mention of an Egyptian taking on the heroic role. The Pharaoh's daughter represents both of these things, and she is a hero. It is through her act of compassion that Moses lived to become the man he did. She ignored the strict social standards of her people and saved the life on one male child, Moses. She raised him, protected him, and taught him to be strong. Her name is only mentioned in chapter 2 of Exodus, but her actions are the reasons the remainder of the Old Testament exists.
The Second Book of Moses, Called Exodus, is a story of transition, and an exploration of God's powers. ... Her daughter observes, and he is taken in by the Pharaoh's wife. ... But after seeing all of this, the Pharaoh still doesn't believe: "the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go" (Exodus 10:27). ... This includes the Pharaoh's son. ... Exodus is a spiritual journey. ...
Pharaoh's daughter came to the river to bath. ... It was not by chance that Pharaoh's daughter went to bath at this very moment in time. God was protecting Moses even now and was even using Pharaoh's own daughter to save the life of Moses. ... (Exodus 3:4-5). ... Not just any queen, but the daughter of Pharaoh himself. ...
His life story is told in the Old Testament in Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. ... His sister, Miriam, watched as the pharaoh's daughter found him. ... He married Zipporah who was the daughter of Jethro. ... The flight from Egypt was called the Exodus. Moses was the leader of the Exodus. ...
(New International Version Teen Study Bible) Hebrews 11:22 says, "By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones." ... By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. ...
The History The passage of time gives rise to new ideas and movements that stem from the social, political, and economic conditions in which a people live. History has seen the formation, disintegration, and evolution of innumerable religious movements, oftentimes the response of a people to the changes around them in an attempt to fulfill their spiritual needs. One such movement is the Rastafari movement which began in Jamaica in the 1930s. In order to properly understand Rastafarianism you must examine its roots and the time period in which it arose. Economic oppression, charismatic le...
• The Pilgrims outlawed courtship of a daughter or a female servant unless consent was first obtained from parents or master. ... Interestingly, the Biblical multiple wives do not seem to be simply lovers or property, but full marital partners: "If [a man] take himself another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish" (Exodus 21:10). ... • British American Colonies The Pilgrims outlawed courtship of a daughter or a female servant unless her parents or master first consented. ...
