Joseph and his brothers died but the number of Israelites grew
Egypt did not remember Joseph’s deeds for the Pharaoh was new
He told his people to deal with the Israelites in a way very shrewd
He made them go into forced labor with taskmasters rather rude
But the more the Israelites were oppressed, the more they spread
Because of this, they were a group the Egyptians came to dread
Pharaoh decided to greatly reduce the Israelites in his land
Their baby boys were to be thrown in the Nile, he did command
Baby Moses was born and his mother hid him for many a week
She decided to protect him in a manner that was quite unique
She put the baby in a basket in reeds along the River Nile
Pharaoh’s daughter found the basket after a short while
She felt sorry for the baby and asked for a Israelite nurse
Moses’ mother was chosen; it could have been far worse
She was thus allowed to raise her precious little one
After he grew up, Moses became Pharaoh’s grandson
Moses went to see his people and how they were treated
He saw an Egyptian abusing a man and became quite heated
Moses killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand
The implications of this at the time he did not understand
He saw two Israelites and tried to stop their fight
The men made it clear that his crime they did sight
Moses became scared and from Egypt he did then flee
He went to Midian where his safety he could guarantee
Meanwhile the difficult labor forced the Israelites to cry out
God remembered his covenants and cared, without a doubt
Moses was tending a flock in the desert after many a year
In flames from within a bush the angel of the Lord did appear
The bush did not burn up and so Moses went to look around
God told him that the place he was standing was holy ground
Moses was afraid to look at God so he hid his face
God said he knew the misery of the Israelite race
And told Moses that back to Pharaoh he was being sent
To lead the Israelites out of Egypt and their discontent
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