The Moses Chronicles: Hands that Rock the Cradle

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Before the plagues, there was prosperity. Before the basket floated on the Nile, the Nile ran red from genocide. Before there were scribes and scrolls, there were matriarchs—women who remembered the silent laments and quiet victories of a people not yet a nation. After Joseph’s death, Goshen flourishes. Trade expands. Families grow. Secrets are revealed. Joseph’s granddaughter rises—known not for prophecy, but for building cities. But beneath the peace, fractures form. Enemies awaken. Ephraim and Manasseh now lead without the father who once fed nations. The Hyksos—a Semitic people—ascend Egypt’s throne and favor the Hebrews for a season. But in Thebes, Pharaoh’s true bloodline sharpens its knives, waiting to reclaim control. When they strike, the Nile will carry more than grain. It will carry grief.

This is not yet the story of Moses. This is the story of those who made his arrival possible. From 250 pages of patriarchal blessing and legacy in Prelude, to over 470 pages of upheaval, remembrance, and rising faith—The Moses Chronicles: Hands That Rock the Cradle spans generations, empires, and the sacred breath of women who kept the promise alive. It is a story of trade and betrayal, of kings who died on battlefields, of the bond between the sons of Keturah and the sons of Israel. It is the trauma of genocide. The fight to reunify Egypt. And the desperate prayers of a family of four—hoping that when the basket touches the Nile, mercy will meet it in the hands of the unknown.