Author Darlene J Conard            

God is not discrete concerning the persecution of the Israelites. All through His words, there are details brought to light. He wanted all to know that His mercy was greater and more valuable than any other possession. The Lord’s delivering power is power so great; kingdoms and rulers have stood without hope, Egypt’s fear of going against Almighty God in spite of their power. 

God made a covenant with Abraham Isaac and Jacob. God revealed to Abraham that his people would be under bondage in a strange land. He also assured him that there would be provisions and that they would triumph over their enemies.  

To the house of Levi, mercy runs to rescue a baby boy from the hot temper of Pharaoh. Jochebed’s faith in God was much greater than the circumstances. She acknowledged her faith as she took her baby to the river brink, put slim and pitch together making an ark in the hope that God would direct the basket to safety. The basket she made was not just made with slim and pitch but with love, prayer, and faith.  

When I read about Jochebed’s love for her baby, I visualize a young Hebrew mother trembling knowing deep within her soul God had a destination for him. She no doubt prayed that he would find the will of God for his life as she sang a soft lullaby. I believe her heart was broken but she knew the promises of God were true. Mercy would find him and cradle him she had hope that redemption would draw near to her son.  

 When Pharaoh’s daughter opened the basket, the baby found her favor. She took him as her own and gave him the name Moses. Again, Pharaoh’s plan was to rid Egypt of the Israelites in fear that they were going to grow in number and possess their land, little did he know of the power of God. When God made a promise to Jacob at Bethel, He promised in that very place that a church would arise.  

“O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid. Hew me a token for good that they which hate me may see it and be ashamed because thou O Lord has holpen me and comforted me.”  (Psalm 86:16-17)  

One mother birthed more than a prophet but a church that brings one nation and its pride to the ground. 

“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child: and they were not afraid of the king’s commandments.”  (Hebrews 11:23) 

Pharaoh’s daughter gave him to her maid to find a Hebrew mother to nurse him. (Exodus 2:8-10) Guess what? Jochebed’s empty arms received her son back into her arms once again. That’s what faith does!

We find ourselves at times in a similar situation. Giving something God asks us to but it will return.

“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” Ecclesiastes 11:1 KJV

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