Exodus 2:10
“The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.””
What does Exodus 2:10 mean?
This moment captures the remarkable providence woven through Moses' early life. Pharaoh's daughter, despite being part of a royal family actively seeking to destroy Hebrew babies, chooses compassion and adopts the baby she finds. She names him Moses, which reflects the Hebrew word for "to draw out," acknowledging the very act that saved his life. What makes this touching is that Moses, who would later draw the entire Hebrew people out of slavery and through the waters of the Red Sea, was himself drawn out of the water as an infant. His mother had placed him in the river as a desperate act of faith, and this Egyptian princess became the unexpected instrument of his rescue. It's a beautiful reminder that God sometimes works through the most unlikely people and circumstances to accomplish his purposes, even when everything feels hopeless.