But Jacob's descendants need not be bound by these conditions. Because of Yue Se's contribution to the whole country, they not only lived in Goshen, but also were exempted from all taxes and got enough food in famine years. Pharaoh openly admitted that when Egypt was weakened by famine, it was because of the grace of Yue Se that Egypt had enough food and clothes. The king also saw that Yue Se's shrewdness and ability made the country very rich, so he was grateful and treated Jacob's family well in many ways.
But time flies, and the great man Yue Se, who is grateful to Egypt, and the generation blessed by his contribution are gone. "A new king who didn't know Yue Se rose to rule Egypt." (Full score1; 2: 1- 10) It's not that he doesn't know Yue Se's contribution to the country, but he doesn't want to admit it, and he wants to drown it as much as possible. He said to his people, "Look, the Israelites are more numerous and stronger than us. Come on, let's deal with them wisely, lest they breed. If there is any war in the future, we will unite our enemies against us and leave this land. "
At this time, the number of Israelis has greatly increased. They "have many children, and they are flourishing and extremely powerful, filling the earth." They were nurtured and cared for by Yue Se and treated well by the Pharaoh who was in power at that time, and they soon spread all over the country. But they still maintain themselves as a unique nation, completely different from the Egyptians in customs and religions; Now their numbers have increased, which caused the fear of Pharaoh and his people, fearing that in the event of war, they would unite with the enemies of Egypt. But expelling them is not the best policy. Because many Israelis are capable workers, they have added a lot of wealth to the country; The king of Egypt needed such workers to build his splendid palaces and temples, so he listed the Israelites with those Egyptians who sold themselves and their property to the country. Soon, the supervisor was appointed to manage them, so they became slaves to hard labor. "The Egyptians strictly let the Israelis work. Let them feel bitter because of hard work, whether it is mud, bricks or all kinds of work in the field, all work must be treated strictly. " "It's just that the more they suffer, the more they spread."
The king and their advisers had hoped to suppress the Israelites with hard labor, so as to reduce their population and extinguish their spirit of independence. They didn't achieve their goal, so they took more cruel measures. When the Hebrews gave birth to children, the king ordered the midwives who had the opportunity to carry out his orders because of their profession to kill the boys they gave birth to. This is inspired by Satan. He knew that there would be a savior among the Israelites, so he encouraged the king to kill their children, hoping to destroy God's will. But the midwife feared God and dared not carry out this cruel command. The Lord is pleased with their work and makes them prosper. Angry at the failure of his plan, the king immediately issued a more urgent and universal will, asking the people of the whole country to search for and kill those poor babies. Pharaoh told his people, "All the boys in Israel should be thrown into the river, and all the girls should be saved. "
When this order was carried out, Jokibed, the wife of Moran, a devout Israelite from the tribe of Levi, gave birth to a boy. The child is very handsome; His parents believed that the time for the Israelites to be released was coming, and God must raise a savior for his people, so they decided not to sacrifice their children. Their belief in God strengthened their will, so they were "not afraid of the king's orders." (Lai 1 1:23)
The mother hid the child for three months. Later, she felt that she could no longer keep him safe, so she made a small box out of cattail and painted it with stone paint oil to avoid water leakage. She put the child inside and the box in the reeds by the river. She didn't dare to stay there and watch, for fear that the child and herself would die; But Miriam, the child's sister, stayed nearby, seemingly indifferent, but in fact she was watching anxiously, wondering what would happen to her little brother. There are other watchmen there. The mother prayed sincerely and entrusted her child to the care of God. So some invisible angels are guarding the place where children sleep. The angel took Pharaoh's daughter there. When she saw the box, she was very surprised. When she saw the beautiful child in the box, she understood the inside story. The child's tears touched her compassion, and she couldn't help expressing deep sympathy for the unknown mother who saved her beloved child in this way. She is determined to save the baby and adopt him as her own son.
Millie secretly observed the development of things; Seeing that the princess was very kind to the child, she boldly came over and finally said to the princess, "Do you want me to call a wet nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse you?" The princess agreed.
Miriam hurried to tell her mother the good news and immediately went back to Pharaoh's daughter with her. The princess said, "Take this child away and feed him for me, and I will pay you."