Joe: Alright, so let’s dive into Exodus 2. Here to help us out is our Bible Expert. What’s the story in this chapter?

Bible Expert: Well, Joe, at the start of Exodus 2 we learn that Moses’ mother hid him in a basket in the Nile River to save him from Pharaoh’s order to kill all the Hebrew boys.

Joe: Whoa, that’s wild. So what happened next?

Bible Expert: Pharaoh’s daughter found him in the river and adopted him, and he was brought up in Pharaoh’s household.

Joe: Wait, so Moses was raised by the Pharaoh?

Bible Expert: Yes, and he was taught all the wisdom and knowledge of Egypt.

Joe: Wow, that’s quite a story.

Bible Expert: Yes, but after he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, Moses killed the Egyptian and had to flee. He ended up in Midian, where he married Zipporah and had two sons.

Joe: Interesting. So what happens in the rest of the chapter?

Bible Expert: Well, God hears the cries of the Hebrews and decides to act, and he appears to Moses in a burning bush and tells him that he has been chosen to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. Moses is hesitant at first, but eventually accepts the task.

Joe: Alright, so this chapter is all about Moses’ journey to becoming the leader of the Hebrews?

Bible Expert: That’s right. God gives him the mission and Moses accepts it, setting the stage for the rest of the story.