The Lamb King

Chapter 6 Enslavement in Egypt (1600-1525 BC)

When Egypt’s ruling Pharaoh saw how numerous the Israelite people had become, he made them slaves, using them to build him great cities. Yet, this family of Abraham continued to flourish even through their difficulties. Pharaoh feared the growing Israelite nation and for a time took severe measures to control their population by com- manding that all Israelite boys were to be killed at birth. But God allowed one special child to be spared. Baby Moses was hidden in a basket and set adrift in the Nile River. He was found by Pharaoh's daughter, who raised him in Pharaoh’s household! God would later use Moses to free the Israelites from Pharaoh’s great oppression.

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