There are three arks mentioned in the Bible: Moses’ ark, Noah’s ark, and the Ark of the Covenant. All of these arks are saving arks. You remember the stories. At the beginning of our journey through this book of Exodus, we talked about how a brave mother reckoned on God. She already had two children, Aaron and Miriam, when Moses was born. The Pharaoh had put out an edict that all male children were to be killed.

Something - and I think something even more than a natural mother’s love - some voice whispered in this mother’s heart that this child of hers, Moses, was especially to God. So, she risked everything, braved the royal edict, and hid her son away for three months. When the baby was too old to hide any longer - no doubt each day his lungs were stronger, and his infant cries more lik…