“And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.”
Pharaoh's daughter says go, and the girl — Miriam — goes and calls the child's own mother. The compression of this verse belies the magnitude of what is happening: in one exchange, the mother who placed her son in a river to save his life is summoned by royalty to take him back. The brevity of the transaction mirrors its miraculous quality — there is nothing elaborate about it. God does not always announce His acts with thunder; sometimes He simply opens a door in a moment. Isaiah 65:24 captures this dynamic: before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. Jochebed had placed her son in the river as an act of faith, not knowing what would happen. What happened was this: her daughter walked to a princess and her son came home.
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