Why did Moses' parents take special steps to save him?
Moses was an exceeding fair child—not merely a pretty baby, but a special child in God's line of service. His parents understood by faith that God was going to use him, so they took special steps to preserve the little child's life.
Les explains that Acts chapter 7 supplies details left out of the Genesis account. Moses was exceeding fair, meaning he was a special child in God's line of service, not just a pretty baby. His parents understood by faith that God was going to use him, so they took special steps to save his life. When he was cast out onto the river, Pharaoh's daughter took him up and nourished him as her own son. Acts also shows Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, was mighty in word and deeds, and that his life broke into three 40-year segments: 40 years in Pharaoh's palace, 40 years herding sheep in the desert, and 40 years leading the children of Israel.
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months: