And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
Pharaoh's daughter by saying Go agreed to the girl's offer and sent her to find a Hebrew nurse, so Miriam went and brought the child's own mother Jochebed to nurse him. The Lord guided in all of this, from the placing of the babe in the ark of bulrushes and Miriam's watch to his discovery at the river and his restoration to his mother, overruling Pharaoh's decree of death for the Hebrew boys so Moses was preserved. The reunion gave his mother a brief safe opportunity while he was still young, before he passed into the care of those who knew not God, to nurse her own son for pay and lay the foundation of his character. In that home in Goshen she rooted him in love and loyalty to God, teaching him faith, truthfulness and justice through patient instruction that kept him faithful despite later temptation and the prospect of a crown. Though an exile and a slave, strong in faith and unafraid of the king's commandment, her early influence shaped his whole future life and the great mission he fulfilled as deliverer and leader of Israel, showing a mother's work holds to a great extent the destiny of her children for eternity.
River Encounter and Providence
Pharaoh's daughter's word Go was agreement to the girl's offer to find a Hebrew nurse and a sending of her on that errand, so Miriam brought Moses's own mother Jochebed to nurse him. In receiving that permission Miriam brought his own mother, and his mother was then entrusted with his care and paid to bring up her own son, so that after her anxious effort to save him from the cruel death Pharaoh had decreed for all the male children of the Hebrews she could care for him without fear. By this the decree against the Hebrew boys was overruled, for Moses was preserved and brought into Pharaoh's family, where he gained the education and military experience that prepared him to lead Israel out of Egypt.
The Lord God guided in all these transactions, from placing the babe Moses in the little ark of bulrushes to Miriam's watch, his discovery by Pharaoh's daughter at the river, and his restoration to his mother, while the heavenly host watched with interest. This belongs to the Bible as textbook that deals with the most minute details as well as the greatest affairs, given by the same divine Instructor who gave the prophetic records of Revelation and the history of the life of Christ and of His condemnation and crucifixion, and it is placed on record so that all may realize that all actions are seen by God and by the heavenly angels. Miriam's part in Exodus 2:4-8 displays her early force of character, when as a child she watched beside the Nile the little basket in which the infant was hidden, and her self-control and tact God made instrumental in preserving the deliverer of His people. After his mother was called, Moses spent his infancy and early training in the lowly cabin home in Goshen.
Mother's Formative Teaching Influence
The call brought Moses back to his own mother to be nursed while he was still young, giving Jochebed a brief opening before he passed into the care of those who did not know God. That reunion gave her time to lay the foundation of his character through his Hebrew upbringing and teaching. In that safe opportunity she rooted him in love and loyalty to God and trained him for God. She taught him faith in God, truthfulness, and justice.
Her training followed the Hebrew pattern where home and school were one, with loving parents teaching God's requirements, His dealings with His people, His providence and the future life. They taught by figures and symbols, by nature and revelation. From this education in the lowly cabin home in Goshen he came forth vigorous in body and mind, quick to perceive and strong to act, with a heart prepared like good ground and a mind trained to see God in revelation and nature. Through patient and persevering instruction she planted religious principles in him that kept him faithful despite later temptations and the prospect of a crown. Though she was an exile and a slave, her influence in his early years shaped his whole future life and the great mission he fulfilled as leader of Israel and its deliverer.
Jochebed, the Hebrew mother called to her son, was strong in faith and was not afraid of the king's commandment. Responsibility rests especially upon the mother, by whose life-blood the child is nourished and its physical frame is built up. She also imparts the mental and spiritual influences that shape mind and character. The verse shows a Christian mother's work has no equal, for to a very great extent she holds the destiny of her children in her hands. She deals with developing minds and characters not for time only but for eternity, sowing seed that will spring up and bear fruit for good or for evil and impressing the image of the divine upon a human soul.
Especially during the early years the responsibility of forming character rests upon her, and the impressions then made remain through life. A mother's example and spirit can shape even an infant. Parents should therefore direct the instruction and training of their children while very young to the end that they may be Christians, trained not as heirs to the throne of an earthly empire but as kings unto God to reign through unending ages. Mothers have the sacred duty to seek God's wisdom and grace in raising their children. Every mother's moments are priceless because her work will be tested in the solemn day of accounts, when many failures and crimes will be found to have resulted from ignorance and neglect in guiding childish feet, and many who blessed the world with genius and truth and holiness will be found to owe the principles of their influence and success to a praying Christian mother.
Pharaoh's daughter by saying Go agreed to the girl's offer and sent her to find a Hebrew nurse, so Miriam went and brought the child's own mother Jochebed to nurse him. The Lord guided in all of this, from the placing of the babe in the ark of bulrushes and Miriam's watch to his discovery at the river and his restoration to his mother, overruling Pharaoh's decree of death for the Hebrew boys so Moses was preserved. The reunion gave his mother a brief safe opportunity while he was still young, before he passed into the care of those who knew not God, to nurse her own son for pay and lay the foundation of his character. In that home in Goshen she rooted him in love and loyalty to God, teaching him faith, truthfulness and justice through patient instruction that kept him faithful despite later temptation and the prospect of a crown. Though an exile and a slave, strong in faith and unafraid of the king's commandment, her early influence shaped his whole future life and the great mission he fulfilled as deliverer and leader of Israel, showing a mother's work holds to a great extent the destiny of her children for eternity.
River Encounter and Providence
Pharaoh's daughter's word Go was agreement to the girl's offer to find a Hebrew nurse and a sending of her on that errand, so Miriam brought Moses's own mother Jochebed to nurse him. In receiving that permission Miriam brought his own mother, and his mother was then entrusted with his care and paid to bring up her own son, so that after her anxious effort to save him from the cruel death Pharaoh had decreed for all the male children of the Hebrews she could care for him without fear. By this the decree against the Hebrew boys was overruled, for Moses was preserved and brought into Pharaoh's family, where he gained the education and military experience that prepared him to lead Israel out of Egypt.
The Lord God guided in all these transactions, from placing the babe Moses in the little ark of bulrushes to Miriam's watch, his discovery by Pharaoh's daughter at the river, and his restoration to his mother, while the heavenly host watched with interest. This belongs to the Bible as textbook that deals with the most minute details as well as the greatest affairs, given by the same divine Instructor who gave the prophetic records of Revelation and the history of the life of Christ and of His condemnation and crucifixion, and it is placed on record so that all may realize that all actions are seen by God and by the heavenly angels. Miriam's part in Exodus 2:4-8 displays her early force of character, when as a child she watched beside the Nile the little basket in which the infant was hidden, and her self-control and tact God made instrumental in preserving the deliverer of His people. After his mother was called, Moses spent his infancy and early training in the lowly cabin home in Goshen.
Mother's Formative Teaching Influence
The call brought Moses back to his own mother to be nursed while he was still young, giving Jochebed a brief opening before he passed into the care of those who did not know God. That reunion gave her time to lay the foundation of his character through his Hebrew upbringing and teaching. In that safe opportunity she rooted him in love and loyalty to God and trained him for God. She taught him faith in God, truthfulness, and justice.
Her training followed the Hebrew pattern where home and school were one, with loving parents teaching God's requirements, His dealings with His people, His providence and the future life. They taught by figures and symbols, by nature and revelation. From this education in the lowly cabin home in Goshen he came forth vigorous in body and mind, quick to perceive and strong to act, with a heart prepared like good ground and a mind trained to see God in revelation and nature. Through patient and persevering instruction she planted religious principles in him that kept him faithful despite later temptations and the prospect of a crown. Though she was an exile and a slave, her influence in his early years shaped his whole future life and the great mission he fulfilled as leader of Israel and its deliverer.
Jochebed, the Hebrew mother called to her son, was strong in faith and was not afraid of the king's commandment. Responsibility rests especially upon the mother, by whose life-blood the child is nourished and its physical frame is built up. She also imparts the mental and spiritual influences that shape mind and character. The verse shows a Christian mother's work has no equal, for to a very great extent she holds the destiny of her children in her hands. She deals with developing minds and characters not for time only but for eternity, sowing seed that will spring up and bear fruit for good or for evil and impressing the image of the divine upon a human soul.
Especially during the early years the responsibility of forming character rests upon her, and the impressions then made remain through life. A mother's example and spirit can shape even an infant. Parents should therefore direct the instruction and training of their children while very young to the end that they may be Christians, trained not as heirs to the throne of an earthly empire but as kings unto God to reign through unending ages. Mothers have the sacred duty to seek God's wisdom and grace in raising their children. Every mother's moments are priceless because her work will be tested in the solemn day of accounts, when many failures and crimes will be found to have resulted from ignorance and neglect in guiding childish feet, and many who blessed the world with genius and truth and holiness will be found to owe the principles of their influence and success to a praying Christian mother.