Why did pharaoh order the babies to be killed during Moses time?

Answer 1

Pharaoh ordered them to be killed because he thought there was too many Israelites . After his first attempt to try and persuade the Israelites to not have children by giving them a hard and crucial slave life. Pharaoh was scared they would grow into a too large of number and try to fight against the Egyptians.

Answer 2

Their excuse was that the male Israelites might eventually fight against them.

Ironically, it was not long after they began killing Israelite infants that one was born that actually led a slave exodus.

Answer 3

Their excuse was the claim that the male Israelites might eventually fight against them (Exodus ch.1). This despite the fact that the Israelites provided labor and had never been seditious. See also:

Why were the children of Israel in slavery?
Why did the Israelites move to Egypt from Canaan?
Why is the exodus significant in Jewish tradition?
What happened to the Hebrews in Egypt?

Answer 4

Pharaoh claimed that the high Israelite birth-rate could pose a potential threat (Exodus ch.1). He used that as an excuse to kill their newborn boys (ibid).See also the Related Links.

Link: Timeline

Link: The Exodus

Answer 5

If I recall correctly from history books, Pharoah's astrologer had warned him that, there will be someone born in his kingdom who would kill Pharaoh.

Answer 6

He wasn't. He was killing the male Hebrew babies, under the theory that this would mean that in a generation or so, there would no longer be any pure Hebrews.