Miriam and Moses

Many years went by since Joseph and the king of Egypt died. The new king did not know of Joseph and the good thing he had done for Egypt. All he knew that there was too many Hebrews in Egypt during his time and he wanted them gone. He decided to have all the male Israelite baby boys killed to stop them from multiplying. One Israelite mother could not bear the thought of her son dying. She hid him for three months. When she could not hide him any longer, she placed him in a basket and pushed him down the Nile. Miriam, where's your prophecy now? Where is your prophecy? Mother, I'll follow him to the river. Oh, mother. May God be with you. Miriam follows that basket as it travels down the Nile. In the distance, the Pharaoh's daughter, Batya, on her handmaid, are bathing in the Nile. It's coming this way. Go see. It's a beautiful baby. It's a Hebrew's baby. Its mother must be trying to save it, knowing my father's loss. But it's too weak. It needs to be nursed. Excuse me. Bring her immediately. While the Israelites were still in the wilderness, Miriam and Aaron began to speak against Moses. But God was listening. Have you heard that Moses is not having relations with his wife? No, I haven't. Where do you hear such a thing from? When I heard this, his wife, as we were feeling and harvesting, I overheard her say that she was not having relations with Moses. Are you not having relations with your wife? Yes, I am. So am I. I don't understand. Why has Moses taken this position? Does he not hear God like us? Do we not hear God like Moses? Moses, Miriam, and Aaron, come to the tent of meeting. This is my words. When there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, reveal myself to them in visions. I speak to them in dreams. But this is not true of my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles. He sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? The anger of the Lord burned against them and he parted. When the cloud lifted from over the tent, behold, Miriam was white as snow with leprosy. Moses, look at Miriam. Moses, pray to your God to heal Miriam, Moses. She needs help. Moses, beg your God. Forgive us for our sins, for our foolishness. Please, Moses. Please, Father. Forgive my sister Miriam. She knows not what she has done. She is terribly sorry. Forgive her, my Lord. She loves you very much. She is your humble servant. Heal her, Lord. Please. If her father had spit in her face, would she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the camp for seven days, and then she may be received again. Yes, Father. I understand.