When God asked Noah to build an ark, Noah had plenty of reasons to say no: God knows the forecasts for centuries to come. When God asks us to do something it’s never at a good time. If God came to you and asked you to do something, what excuse would you give Him? Why did Pharaoh’s daughter say she named her son Moses?.Whom did the attendant of Pharaoh’s daughter get to nurse baby Moses?.What member of Moses’ family watched baby Moses float down the Nile?.How long did Moses’ mom hide him after he was born?.God always sends an ark to save you from drowning. Hold on - it’ll get you through to the other side, where life everlasting awaits you. The cross is for those today who are sinking in a sea of sin. They were life preservers for everyone on board, leading the world to the ultimate ark, the cross. Moses’ ark saved the man who would lead a nation to safety after God’s judgment on Egypt.īoth arks are about salvation, saving those God loves. Noah’s ark saved a righteous family from God’s judgment on humanity. And both arks represent the same thing - God’s means of saving humanity. One thing they both had in common - they were both covered in pitch or tar to keep them from sinking. Moses’ ark was made of reeds from the Nile. The word for this basket in Hebrew is tebah, and it’s the same word used for “ark,” as in Noah’s ark. So when Moses’ mom could not hide him any longer, she put him in a papyrus basket and sent him down the Nile. Horrible, right? God didn’t like it either. With the Israelite population getting out of control, the Egyptians decided to exercise post-birth population control by drowning the baby boys in the Nile but allowing the little girls to live. Kids Sayeth the Cutest Things - Moses in the Basket
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