Still Moses is hesitant to be the shepherd of his people. He explains to God that he has never been good with words.At this God replied, “Who gave humans their mouths...?”
‘I AM WHO I AM,’ God replies. ‘Tell them that the LORD has sent you to them. This is the name generations will call me by.’
The Pharaoh's daughter goes down to bath in the river where she spots the bundle of papyrus. When she opens the basket she is moved with pity over the crying baby.
Despite the cruel treatment the Israelites were blessed by God and continued to multiply rapidly. So, the Pharaoh takes extreme steps in his treatment of them.