Scripture Focus (Exodus 2:1-10) – “Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. [2] The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. [3] When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. [4] And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him. [5] Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. [6] When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” [7] Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” [8] And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the girl went and called the child’s mother. [9] And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. [10] When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.”
I. The Blessing Of Motherhood (1-2)
A. The beginnings of a family (1) – “Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman.”
B. The birth in the family (2a) – “The woman conceived and bore a son…”
C. The bond in the family (2b) – “…and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.”
II. The Burdens Of Motherhood (3-4)
A. Physical demands (3a) – “When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch.”
B. Emotional vulnerability (3b) – “…She put the child in it…”
C. Spiritual release (3c) – “…and placed it among the reeds by the river bank.”
D. Circumstantial dangers (4) – “And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.”
III. The Broadening Of Motherhood (5-6)
Pharoah’s daughter was not the birth mother but was given the role of a mother
A. This lady had an opportunity (5) – “Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it.”
B. This lady had a vision (6a) – “When she opened it, she saw the child…”
C. This lady had a heart (6b) – “…behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
The law of Egypt demanded death. The heart of this woman demanded mercy!
IV. The Breakthroughs In Motherhood (7-10)
A. When God’s plan becomes clear (7-8) – “Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” [8] And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the girl went and called the child’s mother.”
B. When God’s grace is experienced (9) – “And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.”
God’s grace to the mother, God’s grace to the child
C. When God’s reward becomes evident (10) – “When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.”
The investment of two women results in one of man’s greatest heroes – Moses The Deliverer!