Episode Five: The Princess of Egypt

Nan and Bonnie take a look at the fascinating life of Hatshepsut, the princess of Egypt believed to have been responsible for drawing baby Moses out of the river Nile. She would have been a young girl surrounded by adult attendants when baby Moses caught her eye. Over time Hatshepsut grew into one of the only women to rule as pharaoh in Egypt. Her life was profoundly impressive especially in light of how much influence she had over the growing years of Moses. Because of this princess, Moses was educated in 'the wisdom and culture of the Egyptian....he was mighty (powerful) in his speech and deeds,' Acts 7:22. The intersection of the young princess with the infant Moses is a reminder of God's ability to use the most unlikely circumstances to His purposes. Additional resources on the life of Hatshepsut: https://biblearchaeology.org/research/exodus-from-egypt/3090-moses-and-hatshepsut Aling, C. F. 1981 Egypt and Bible History. From Earliest Times to 1000 B.C. Grand Rapids: Baker. Clayton, P. 1994 Chronicle of the Pharaohs. London: Thames and Hudson. Davis, J. J. 1986 Moses and the Gods of Egypt, 2d edition. Winona Lake IN: BMH. LaSor, W., Hubbard, D., and Bush, F. 1996 Old Testament Survey. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. LoMusio J. 1989 Moses, the Exodus and a Family Feud. Archaeology and Biblical Research 2:80–93. Mackey, S. 1987 The Saudis: Inside the Kingdom. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Ray, P. J. 1997 Problems of Middle and Late Bronze Age Chronology: Toward a Solution. Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin 42:1–13. Robins, G. 1993 Women in Ancient Egypt. Cambridge MA: Harvard University. Tyldesley, J. 1996 Hatshepsut: The Female Pharaoh. New York: Oxford. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-egypt/hatshepsut