After some 350 years since Jacob's family from Israel left their hometown and settled in the land of Egypt, all Israeli people had spent comfortable lives, under help from Governor Joseph, until they died. Their descendents increased in number, and new kings ruled the nation. New kings did not know about Joseph and made many Israeli people slaves, What was more, they ordered to kill all Israeli newborn baby boys, so that Israeli descendents cannot increase in number. 

Then, a gorgeous baby boy was born in an Israeli family. His mom raised him, keeping it hidden that she had given birth to a baby. Yet, the baby cried in loud. When she found it hard to hide him any longer, she and the baby's sister took a basket made of reeds and covered it with tar to make it watertight. She put the baby in the basket and then placed it in the tall grass at the edge of the river. 



The daughter of the king of Egypt came down to the river to bathe, while her servants walked along the bank. At that moment, she noticed the basket in the tall grass and sent a slave girl to get it. 

"Your Excellency the Princess, Here is a baby boy!" 

A servant girl cried out. 

“He must certainly have been an Israeli baby. What a poor thing! He is gorgeous." 

The princess felt sorry for him. So she decided to bring him up. 

Then, his sister who hid herself in the forest to see what would happen to him, ran out and asked her. 

"Your Excellency the Princess! Shall I go and call a woman to nurse the baby for you?" 

The princess answered. 

"Please do," The baby needs breast-feeding. Go and take her, at once." 

The wisdom of the baby's sister got the baby to be adopted as the princess' son in the palace, with his own mother nanny giving breast-feeding to him. She pulled him out of the water so she named him “Moses." Afterward, he grew up as a member of the royal family. At the age of 80, he became the leader who led his own people.

(Exodus 1:1-2:10)