Bible stories:Moses in the Bulrushes
Moses was a beautiful baby boy. His parents were descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They were called the Children of Israel and they were living in Egypt. There was a wicked Pharaoh who did not like the Children of Israel. He forced them to be slaves and wanted to kill all the baby boys.
Moses’s mother had a plan to save her son. She made a basket that would float on the water and placed him amongst the bulrushes. Moses had a sister called Miriam who stood in the bulrushes to watch the basket. Soon it floated to the part of the river where the king’s daughter was bathing.
She heard the baby crying and peered into the bulrushes. There was little Moses in the basket. “He is an Israelite baby,” she said. “I must save him. I will keep him for my own.” Miriam came out of the bulrushes and asked, “Would you like me to find someone to nurse the baby for you?” “Yes,” said the Princess.
So Miriam brought the baby home to their mother who took care of him. When Moses was old enough he went to live with the Princess at the palace and became her son. Even though Moses was not with his own people, God never stopped watching over him.