Pharaoh’s Daughter Discovers Moses

Pharaoh’s daughter bends beside the Nile reeds and reaches toward a woven basket resting at the water’s edge, while an attendant stands watch among the tall rushes. The scene portrays the tender moment from Exodus when the hidden child Moses is found in the ark of bulrushes after his mother placed him there to preserve his life from Pharaoh’s decree. The riverbank, the basket, and the watchful servant all point to divine providence working quietly through human compassion. In the biblical account, the daughter of Pharaoh sees the child, has pity on him, and unknowingly becomes part of God’s deliverance plan for Israel. This artwork is well suited for teaching on Moses’ birth, God’s protection, women in Scripture, providence, rescue, and children’s Bible lessons. by S. M. Davis