Exodus 2:1 & 2
"1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months."
This is a wicked time; the Israelites are living in slavery and their ruler, Pharaoh, is MURDERING all their baby boys by throwing them into the Nile river. Not only would helpless babies drown in the water of the Nile they would also be eaten by HUNGRY CROCODILES!!!
The Nile river is a powerful force of nature; it gives life and takes it away. On it's banks are the farms and crops that feed the people. In it's currents and under the waves there is danger and death. Water is LIFE and it can be DEATH.
Today's verses are very interesting. Keep in mind the author or Exodus is Moses. Here he introduces his parents BUT does not name them. Almost like they are in the witness protection program; "And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi." Later, in chapter six, he will share their names with the readers; Amram, son of Kohath, and grandson of Levi and his mother Jochebed.
Here the important idea is that they are from the tribe of LEVI. The Levites were one of the most important tribes of Israel because they were responsible for the RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP of the Israelites.
This is Moses' own origin story; "And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months." Moses’ mother could not bring herself to part with her baby boy, her third child, Aaron being the first and Miriam the second. This child, Moses, had to be hid from the Egyptian Slave Masters. If they found them hiding a baby boy there would be DIRE consequences for the entire family!
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