Day 12 - Exodus 2:1-6
WORD: Family
Female characters
Daughter of Levi
Sister (Miriam)
Daughter of Pharaoh
Her maidens
Israel women
Exodus 2:1-6
Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi. The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile. His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, with her maidens walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid, and she brought it to her. When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the boy was crying. And she had pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”
Additional Reading:
Exodus 15:19-21
When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines and dancing. Miriam sang to them:
“Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea.”
Observations
Ok sometimes I have the craziest thoughts. Today when I reread the first passage I couldn't help but notice that it says "when she saw that he was beautiful she hid him for three month". So my thought was if Moses had been hideous what would his mother have done?
There are several female characters in this story. Usually Moses mother is the person that is thought about or maybe pharaoh's daughter. When I read it this time I was struck by several things. One, how much his mother cared for him and how amazing the story is in the fact that she gets him back for awhile. Second, how the story of adoption is shown, just like how we are adopted into God's family (Romans 8:23). Third, Miriam is a good sister who watches over her brother as a baby and she is still close to him as he leaves Egypt. In the second passage we also see that Miriam is a leader among her fellow females. I love the picture of the praiseful worshipping of the women dancing and playing their tambourines.
Ponder this
How do you interact with your family? Do you have an adopted family? How do you show your gratefulness to God when he does things for you? How is your relationship with your mother and father? Is there anything you should do to change it? Are you a leader among your peer group of females?
Pick a day and wear pajamas all day
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