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The Baby Moses

Moses is born during a time when Pharaoh has ordered Hebrew baby boys to be thrown into the Nile. His mother hides him for three months, then places him in a basket among the reeds. Pharaoh’s daughter finds him, recognizes him as a Hebrew child, and takes him as her son. Moses’s sister arranges for his mother to nurse him, and Pharaoh’s daughter names him Moses because she drew him out of the water.

Coloring pages: 6Age/complexity: Explore (ages 3–5) · Imagine (ages 6–8) · Discover (ages 9–12)

Lesson resource collection

Color the story, one scene at a time.

Choose individual pages for your group, or print a coordinated story sheet when one is available.

Print The Baby Moses: 4-Scene Story Sheet

Baby Moses resting in a papyrus basket coated with bitumen and pitch among the reeds beside the Nile while his sister watches from a distance.

Moses Hidden in the Basket

Exodus 1:8–2:10

Pharaoh’s daughter discovers baby Moses in a basket among the reeds beside the Nile, with a servant and attendants nearby.

A Compassionate Discovery

Exodus 1:8–2:10

Moses’s sister asks Pharaoh’s daughter whether she should call a Hebrew woman to nurse baby Moses, leading to Moses’s mother caring for him.

A Brave Question

Exodus 1:8–2:10

Moses with his mother and Pharaoh’s daughter beside a water setting, representing Moses being welcomed as her son and named Moses because he was drawn from the water.

Moses Is Welcomed

Exodus 1:8–2:10

The Midwives Choose Courage from The Baby Moses Bible coloring page

The Midwives Choose Courage

Exodus 1:8–2:10

Israelite workers carry construction materials while laboring on the store cities Pithom and Raamses in Egypt as the new king watches from a distance.

Unfair Work in Egypt

Exodus 1:8–2:10

Scripture reference

Exodus 1:8–2:10

Use this reference as you prepare and read the account with your class.

Talk together

A thoughtful question