17 Finally, the time came for God to do what he had promised Abraham. By then the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.
18 Another king was ruling Egypt, and he didn't know anything about Joseph.
19 He tricked our ancestors and was cruel to them. He even made them leave their babies outside, so they would die.
20 During this time Moses was born. He was a very beautiful child, and for three months his parents took care of him in their home.
21 Then when they were forced to leave him outside, the king's daughter found him and raised him as her own son.
22 Moses was given the best education in Egypt. He was a strong man and a powerful speaker.
23 When Moses was forty years old, he wanted to help the Israelites because they were his own people.