18. Another king became ruler of Egypt. He knew nothing about Joseph.
19. He was very evil and dishonest with our people. He beat them down. He forced them to throw out their newborn babies to die.
20. "At that time Moses was born. He was not an ordinary child. For three months he was taken care of by his family.
21. Then he was placed outside. But Pharaoh's daughter took him home. She brought him up as her own son.
22. Moses was taught all the knowledge of the people of Egypt. He became a powerful speaker and a man of action.
23. "When Moses was 40 years old, he decided to visit the people of Israel. They were his own people.
24. He saw one of them being treated badly by a man of Egypt. So he went to help him. He got even by killing the man.
25. Moses thought his own people would realize that God was using him to save them. But they didn't.