The Little Known Women in Moses Life
Moses ranks among the top leaders in the Bible. Little talked about are the women in his life, women who were responsible for turning Moses into the great leader that he was.
Small Steps, Maximum Impact
The Bible tells the story of two Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah. As the Israelites increased in number, the new Pharaoh who knew nothing of Joseph became insecure and commanded the midwives to kill the baby boys while keeping the girls alive.
Having a healthy fear of God the women took it upon themselves to disobey the Pharaoh. Makes you think, if these women did not make the stand to protect these babies, the world would not have seen the likes of Moses.
The next time you think that the seemingly minuscule thing you are doing is insignificant, think again, you may actually be setting the course of the destiny of an individual, the nations, and even the very purposes of God.
Courage and Destiny
Inspired by the brave stand of the mid-wives, coupled with her motherly instincts, Moses' mother hid her baby for three long months. While would be mothers today abort their babies, she willingly hid hers from any threat of loss while putting her own life at risk.
It's a sad to consider who aborted babies would have become and how they could have helped shape the destiny of our lives here on earth if their mothers hid and protected from destruction.
Further, the Bible tells us that Moses had to be released into the river in a boat made of papyrus reinforced with tar and pitch. Imagine the perils of animals like crocodiles, snakes or the notion of a three-month-old baby drowning.
And yet like all mothers, she had to release Moses into the hands of the One who would control his destiny, no less than God Himself.She was a woman of faith.
Watching from a Distance
Moses' ladies' stories did not end there. There was the young sister who watched the basket from a distance. We as disciples are called upon by God to watch others from a distance.
This we accomplish by praying for those whom God has put in our hearts. Intercession for the next generation, that God will keep them far from harm or from the wiles and schemes of the devil.
Having been seen by Pharaoh's daughter and moved by compassion, Moses' sister offered to call a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby for her. Wisely, she went and got her mother. As Moses grew, he was given to Pharaoh's daughter.
It is an interesting thought to see how God's power is manifested. He positioned Moses right under his enemies nose and even used his resources and relatives to bless him. More significantly God used a lowly slave girl to accomplish it.
Unbelievable Unbelievers
Here and in many other places we see how God uses anyone He chooses to. We must be careful to dismiss God's unfathomable ways. As in this case God can make a way where there is no way. He used the very daughter of his enemy to raise Moses for His purposes, an unbeliever and a woman.
Sharp Discernment
There is an obscure text about a time the Lord wanted to kill Moses. "At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.- Exodus 4:24
It is unclear what Moses did to trigger God's anger enough to want to kill him. What is clear is how and why he was spared.
"But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses' feet with it. "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,- she said.- Exodus 4:25
Moses' wife Zipporah discerned there was a problem. Just proof of something we all know, before great men come into their destiny, there behind the scenes is a wife who sensitively knows of our hero's flaws.
Her spiritual senses knew that only the shedding of blood could fix Moses' offense. Regardless of how great a leader one is, only the grace of God through the shed blood of Jesus will allow him to fulfill his destiny.
There you have it, the five stories of women whom God used to make Moses who he is. Without them there would not have been the plagues of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea or the Ten Commandments.
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