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.
24 One day he saw an Egyptian ill-treating one of them. So he rescued the man and killed the Egyptian.
25 Moses thought the rest of his people would realize that God was going to use him to set them free. But they didn't understand.