Two Arks: What Do Moses and Noah Have in Common?
Kids Sayeth the Cutest Things — Moses in the Basket Scripture Rreading: Exodus 2:1-10. 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. Horrible, right? God didn’t like it either. So when Moses’ mom could not hide him any longer, she put him in a papyrus basket and sent him down 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. These two arks are very different. Moses’ ark was maybe a yard long. Noah’s ark was 150 times longer. Moses’ ark was made of reeds from the Nile. Noah’s ark was made from cypress wood. One thing they both had in common — they were both covered in pitch or tar to keep them from sinking. And both arks represent the same thing — God’s means of saving humanity. Noah’s ark saved a righteous family from God’s judgment on humanity. Mose...
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