Unto a woman is born a child, Moses. But the timing is unfortunate, for this is at a time when Pharaoh has ordered all newborn Hebrew males thrown into the Nile. So Moses' mother hides him for three months until she cannot hide him any longer. She's got her back against the wall, knows she's got to do something, and that's when she and her daughter (Moses' sister) cook up this plan.

They waterproof a wicker cradle to transform it into a miniature Noah's Ark. Into it goes baby Moses. They place the wicker basket in the reeds at the water's edge, making it appear that it's washed up by an act of providence. The mother and the sister are aware that the Pharaoh's daughter, the princess, regularly bathes there, so they are fairly confident she'll find the infant Moses.

But here's the drama. W…