Exodus 2

So I read today's passage to my son, Gus - and while I don't think he got much out of it (he is only 1 month old, after all) it was kinda fun. Perhaps reading scripture each day will eventually become something we do together :)

Anyways, today we are introduced to Moses, who will play a key part for the next couple of books (if memory serves). We see that his birth was in defiance of Pharaoh's decree that Hebrew male children not be allowed to live, and that it was his own daughter who saved Moses' life. How ironic! That also gave him a privileged upbringing, which he forsook when he killed an Egyptian who was harassing one of his fellow Hebrews.

This almost seems like the start of a good comic-book hero story, but Moses flees from Pharaoh's wrath shortly thereafter instead of going on a crime-fighting spree. He'll be back to 'finish the job' someday, though (not by his own planning either!).