Even though Moses is the hero of the Old Testament, we know little about his early life.
He is born. He is saved by two Egyptian midwives.
Then we glimpse him floating down the Nile River. He is found and adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter.
Then he is an adolescent leaving Pharaoh’s palace. We know nothing about what he was taught or how he lived during his childhood!
Only after he leaves the Palace, do we begin to see his character. We begin to see what led God to choose him to lead the Israelites to freedom.
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