The princess adopted Moses eventually but never knew that Jochebed was the little boy's biological mother. For some, there is a lack of the assurance of the forgiveness of past sins. And the princess told the little slave girl to go and get a nurse of the Hebrew womenand when she came back with their own mother, Pharaohs daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. Reply Paul Irvine, CA April 5, 2009 Here then, we have Moses' own parents, living in a relationship clearly condemned as abomination under the Law of Moses. . She therefore was called daughter [bat, which also means young girl] of Levi, because she was once again as a young girl (BT Bava Batra 120a). (Viewed on March 1, 2023) . According to tradition, Moses' parents, Amram and Jochebed . Has He brought something to your mind that youve been holding on to and need to let go? Have an update or correction? Like Jochebed, we won't always foresee God's purpose in letting go, but we can trust that his plan is even better. He plants His footsteps in the sea, (Genesis 1:7-10) Pharaoh gave the midwives an order to kill any boy that was born of the Hebrew women . She felt a firm unity with her Creator and was exhilarated by this bond. His mother, Jochebed (Arabic: , romanized:Ykbid), and her efforts to save the baby Moses are recounted. Moses, Hebrew liberator, leader, lawgiver, prophet, and historian, lived in the thirteenth and early part of the twelfth century B.C.. NAME. Jesus reminds us that there will be those who are last which shall be first and first which shall be last (Luke 13:30). She was convinced that her son would be used for an important work. (Amram lived to be 137 years old).". God blessed Jochebed's obedience by making her Moses' nursemaid. Rabbi (Judah ha-Nasi) would sit and expound, and the public was drowsing. The proving of our faith is planned by God to bring praise and honor and glory to Him in the day when Jesus Christ reveals himself at His Second Coming. Jochebed was thrilled to be able to raise her son. (NET). Resources Lockyer's All the Women of the Bible Chapter 2. Amram Remarries Jochebed His Name Bringing Heaven Down to Earth Sinless Amram Marries Jochebed Amram married his aunt Jochebed in Egypt. Verbs tell us that she herself opened it and saw Moses and at that very moment he cried. But in the midst of this trial, she had confidence and hope. Jochebed did not say, Im going to throw the child into the river; if hes Gods man, God will somehow save him. That is not faith; that is fanaticism. Years she had to love and influence her child for God. Sustaining faith, in simple language, is the assurance that the thing which God has said in His Word is true, and that God will act according to what He has said. Lockyer's All the Women of the Bible - Jochebed. The outcome of this brave action of defying the King of Egypt is now known to all. Much of what we know about Jochebed is recorded in the first ten verses of Exodus 2. The story of Moses' mother is found in chapter two of Exodus, Exodus 6:20, and Numbers 26:59. Storms may howl, and clouds may gather, Joseph had revealed himself to his eleven brothers and requested that his father come to Egypt, which the family did. She had to walk away. Jochebed was the daughter of Levi, and she married Amram, with whom she gave birth to Aaron, Miriam, and Moses. Of never-failing skill, Whatever it is, we must remember that God is still on the thronethat He is behind the scenes working out all things for our ultimate good. Numbers 26:58-59 These are the families of the Levitesand Kohath begot Amram. Just rememberthis is a trial of your faith planned to bring honor in the day when Jesus reveals himself. Here is part of the irony of the passage: What was perceived by many to be a womanly weakness compassion for a baby is a strong enough emotion to prompt the (this) woman to defy the orders of Pharaoh. for a little while. And she bore to him Aaron and Moses. Moses fled to Midian, which is in modern-day Saudi Arabia. The time of darkness is planned by our Heavenly Father to bring praise and glory to Him in the great day when Jesus returns. There are several data points we have to nail down in order to properly defend the Bible 's assertion that 600,000 men left Egypt with Moses in the Exodus. (Her name is first mentioned in Exodus 6:20.) Meet Miriam: Moses' Sister and Prophetess During the Exodus. Yes, Miriam is watching from a distant place on the shore, but she, his mother had to let him go. Now if Jochebed was Levi's immediate daughter, than she would have been born sometime during Levi's lifetime. After many hardships, Moses was used by God as his servant to free the Hebrew people from slavery and lead them to the edge of the promised land. He became afraid that if an enemy of Egypt waged war against them, the Israelites would side with the enemy against Egypt. Hebrews 11:23 and Exodus 2:1-2 and 6:20. Her name Jochebed in the Hebrew language means "YAHWEH is glory". Exodus 6: 20 Jochebed: Levi's daughter and Amram's wife. When not specified, "Talmud" refers to the Babylonian Talmud.Talmud discusses this relationship in the context of the incest prohibitions in Lev. Faith and trust in God knows that even when God seems silent, He is always working for the good of His children. It seems that God impressed upon their hearts the conviction that their very child, Moses, should be the one whom God would use to bring about the promised deliverance. As Moses grew up Jochebed educated Moses in the religion and history of Israel, ensuring that Moses did not lose his Hebrew identity. Ex. But soon he noticed that the stones were going beyond the boat and forming huge circular waves in the waterand those waves were bringing his boat toward the shore. To save her son's life, she waterproofed a basket and put the child in it. All must work for good to me. 26:59; cf. I would have wondered if he would be safe? Some Greek and Latin manuscripts of the Septuagint state that Jochebed was Amram's father's cousin, and others state that she was Amram's cousin. The basket fell in the hands of the Pharaoh's daughter who was bathing in the river. She was only shown onscreen at the time that Moses was exiled and got to meet his biological mother. For unknown reasons, Terah never made it to their destination but stopped and settled in Harran instead. Rabbah 1:16). Devorah was as active an anti-vaxxer as you'll see on this site. Kadari, Tamar. 4 Dr. Thomas Constable, Constables Notes, Lumina, www.bible.org. The conditions described in the first two chapters of Exodus indicate that indeed those were dark days for the Children of Israel. His three friends sat for seven days and simply shook their heads in despair without saying a word (Job 2:13). For some, poverty comes, friends disappoint, children bring heartaches, and feelings of inferiority torment. There arc three arks mentioned in Scripture. He is the author "Hope for Hurting Singles: A Christian Guide to Overcoming Life's Challenges.". I wonder. Who was the mother of kohath? Is it your past? The answer: It was based on the promises of Gods Word. Jochebed is usually lost in the shadow of her famous son, Moses, and although she is many times forgotten when studying Exodus 2:1-10, surely in Heaven Jochebed is well known. Exodus 2:2b She hid him for 3 months. Truthfully, there is a certain amount of pain, a loneliness pain, when they leave home to go to college, when they get married, when they start their own life. Hold on to things and people with open hands, like Jochebed they know when to release and. She caulked it with bitumen and pitch (Ex. Born into a Levite family, Moses' natural parents, Jochebed (mother) and Amram (father) reared Moses until he was about 3 months old. The expected thing for her to do was to have the little boy tilted over into the water. When Moses, her youngest child, was born, Jochebed hid him for three months until she could hide him no longer. Her appearance is short and we are not told much about her, but one trait stands out: trust in God. By merit of her good deeds, she gave birth to the three leaders of the Exodus generation: Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. Jochebed took baby Moses and placed him in an ark of bulrushes. Another midrash has Jochebed building a little canopy for Moses inside the ark, for she said to herself: Perhaps I will not see him under his wedding canopy (BT Sotah 12ab). Then she put the baby in it and set it among the reeds on the bank of the Nile River. In the New Testament, she is praised for her faith in God.[3]. How will you be encouraged by Jochebed to boldly face your fears today? As she raised her children, she implanted the seeds of hope in their hearts. When he saw that Pharaoh had decreed that all the boys be cast into the Nile, he proclaimed: Are we laboring in vain? (we give birth to sons who will eventually be killed), and so he divorced his wife. Jochebed nursed Moses for twenty-four months (Ex. First of all, God began to move upon the heart of the pagan daughter of a pagan king, so that at the exact time the baby Moses lay by the rivers edge, Pharaohs daughter came to this very place to take a swim. It was Jochebed's love and devotion to Moses that preserved his life and allowed him to lead the greatest salvation event in Old Testament history. Lieberman], pp. Pharaoh of ancient Egypt saw that the Hebrews were multiplying greatly and feared that they would consider a revolt. Josephus and the Fathers assign the Coptic mo (water) and uses (saved) as the constituent parts of the name. According to one opinion, she realized that he was suited to be a prophet; according to another, she saw that he was born circumcised; and according to a third exegetical suggestion, she saw that the entire house was filled with light (BT Sotah 12a). Here there would be less danger from crocodiles than if she just put him down on the beach. According to another interpretation, Jochebed named her son Tov or Tobiah, which was what his parents called him until Pharaohs daughter renamed him Moses (BT Sotah 12a). Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and released him in the flow of River Nile. Exodus 6: 20 - "Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, and she gave birth to his sons Aaron and Moses. 2:9), she unwittingly prophesied: the word helikhi concealed the truthshelikhi hu [he is yours]. Pharaohs daughter promised Jochebed (ibid. My story: Brents diabetes (Another stone of remembrance), When my youngest son was 5 years old he started loosing weight, was always thirsty and he started wetting the bed at night though hed been potty trained for a long time. We are thinking of faith in this lesson, not as saving faith, but as sustaining faith. She is only mentioned twice by name in Scripture, but she is the mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. If so, then why does Ex. To protect Moses from Pharaohs command that every male Hebrew child be killed, she placed him in an ark of bulrushes on the river. 'YHWH is glory') was a daughter of Levi[1] and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. Pharaohs daughter just happened to see the basket? The story of Moses' mother is found in chapter two of Exodus, Exodus 6:20, andNumbers26:59. Have you ever had to give up and let go of someone or something very precious to you? [25] Biblical scholars suspect that the Elohist account offers both matrilinial and patrilinial descent from Levites in order to magnify the religious credentials of Moses. Jewish Women's Archive. Just so, when we get beyond our depths, and when we get in deep water, we cry out to God for help. The mother of Moses is famous in the eyes of God, not because she bore the baby Moses, but because of her faitha faith that knew no defeat. Whats the Definition of faith? I have stayed my heart on Thee. A summary of his forty years in Midian is given ( Exodus 2:12-22 ), and the last three verses ( Exodus 2:23-25) set the stage for Exodus 3. [24], It has been proposed by a number of Biblical scholars that Ichabod and Jacob may ultimately be linguistic corruptions of Jochebed, and possibly once have referred to the same individual.[26]. She brought him to all the Egyptian women, but Moses was not willing to nurse from any of them. She was Levi 's daughter, and Kehot, Amram's father, was Levi 's son. Deep in unfathomable mines (2021, September 4). That day began a new life for my son and for our entire family and me. Jochebed was the mother of Moses, one of the major characters in the Old Testament. Yet in the Book of Exodus, it is explicitly mentioned that Jochebed was the sister of Kohath thus making her the aunt of Amram. Jochebed made a decision, and she made a plan. The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses, and their sister Miriam. She is noted among the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. He had a string tied to the boat and was holding the string in his handbut the string slipped from his fingers, and a breeze carried the boat beyond his reach. The basket fell in the hands of the Pharaoh's daughter who was bathing in the river. Mike Huckabee, Devorah Sklar (still trying to get her exact age) has died of COVID. Years passed. 2. Amram and Jochebed were strong in their faith during a time where many Israelites had become idolatrous. teaches that Jochebed put the ark in a protected place, where bushes and reeds grew. The Torah seemingly chose to concentrate on the birth of Israels deliverer, and therefore did not mention his two elder siblings. Help JWA continue to lift up Jewish womens stories, this month and every month, by. Further study: But Exodus 2:5 says that the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river, while her attendants walked beside the river. Also not to the tribe of Levi. Surely Jochebed would have told little Moses stories of the faithfulness of the God of Israel. Amram married his fathers sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. By Harold S. MartinA Bible Helps Booklet No. Think of her alterative choices. And her influence is felt to this day by the followers of the God of the Bible as we read about the great things that her son did for the people of God of his time. In addition to her given name, the Torah she-bi-khetav: Lit. I wonder if she picked him up, cuddled him to stop his cries; did he smile at her and melt her heart? The Apostle Paul exhorts in Ephesians 6 that the Christian should have on the belt of truth and the coat of righteousness; our feet should be shod with the readiness of the gospel of peace. During the few years, Jochebed was permitted to nurse her son, she would have had a profound influence upon him. I had to learn over and over and over again to. One of the most stimulating accounts in the Bible, pointing to great faith during trial, is that of Job. He treasures up His bright designs Jochebed is identified by some rabbis in the Talmud with Shiphrah, one of the midwives described by the book of Exodus as being ordered by Pharaoh to kill the new-born male children. (We learn later, in Exodus 6:20, that the father and mother of Moses are named Amram and Jochebed.) With Thy favorloss is gain. The outcome of this brave action of defying the King of Egypt is now known to all. Amram and Jochebed committed Moses to the ark, and the ark would come between Moses and death. But once again we see God behind the scenes! When you let go, when you released that person or that thing, did you feel like part of you was breaking; now there was some new emptiness in your life? Robert Lehigh, Editor 'YHWH is glory') was a daughter of Levi and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses.She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. Ofra sang the lullaby in 18 languages for the film's dubbing (including her native Hebrew). On what was this confidence and hope based? Accordingly, Prov. That same day God swore that the Ark and the Torah would be entrusted to the arms of his descendants (the Kohathites are the only ones who bore the Ark during the journeying in the wilderness, as is attested in Num. 1:21), which the Rabbis understand as priestly and Levitical households, or as royal households. 4041). According to this tradition, Amram was the leading scholar of the generation. We can only get through that kind of disappointment by turning it over to God like Jochebed put her child in his care. Pharaoh decreed only for this world, but you decreed both for this world and the next [a baby that was born and died as a result of Pharaohs decree would merit the World to Come, but an unborn child would not attain this]. Consequently, Miriam came and offered to the daughter of Pharaoh her mother Jochebed, who was a Hebrew (Ex. Jochebed gave birth to Moses, future Giver of the Law, and cleverly spared him from death as an infant. Answer (1 of 23): Re your query: According to Exodus 2, Moses' mother gave him back to Pharoah's daughter. And in Ephesians 6:16, we read, Above all, (put on) the shield of faith, (by which you) shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. The shield of faith is the piece of armor which we are to use to quench the flaming arrows of the evil one! The "sister" of the child (presumed to be Miriam), who had come forward, suggested to find her a Hebrew woman to nurse the child. But among all the poor Hebrew slaves, there was one couple who did not despair. Jacob, too, married two sisters t. Although the Torah asserts that Jacobs household who came to Egypt numbered seventy souls, the Rabbis noted that only sixty-nine individuals are listed in Gen. 46. 2 tells of the birth of Moses. Zavada, Jack. The Bible records, "She gave birth to a son, and . He does them in a big way if we dare to trust Him. [6] In the Apocryphal Testament of Levi, it is stated that Jochebed was born, as a daughter of Levi, when Levi was 64 years old. Or would it be wise to just distance herself from this baby and let someone else throw him in the Nile? Numbers 26: 59 - "Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram, and Amram's wife was named Jochebed. Our background is not our destiny When the plan to have the midwives kill all the male newborns failed, Pharaoh gave the order to throw all baby boys into the Nile, drown them. Thus Jochebed nursed her son until he was old enough and brought him to the Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son. Hanover, PA 17331 And works His sovereign will. [Amram lived 137 years]. Then she brought him back to Pharaoh's daughter, who raised him as her own. In all three explanations, Jochebed immediately comprehended that her son was meant for greatness and she discerned that he possessed unique spiritual qualities. 26:59): The name of Amrams wife was Jochebed daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. The midrash adds that she was conceived on the way to Egypt, and was born between the walls (at the entrance to Egypt). Keep him quiet? Possible that he was alive during the Exodus, remember Moses was 80 years old then. Shiphrah placated him, saying: Do you pay attention to such a one as her? Jochebed was given the name Shiphrah because she would cleanse (meshaperet) the newborn, by washing it and cleaning it after birth; another etymological explanation is that, by merit of her deeds, the Israelites were fruitful [she-paru] and multiplied in her time (Sifrei on Numbers, para. Jesus says to us, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:31-32). Although she is mentioned only twice in the Bible, Jochebed has a lasting place as one of the immortal mothers of Israel. When the child was born, the baby was a boy, and we learn in Exodus 2:10 that he was later named Moses.. 4. Part of her reward was an extremely long life, living to witness the positions of leadership held by her children, and she was even one of the Israelites who entered the land of Canaan. 2:2) how good [tov] he was. The Rabbis ask what Jochebed saw that was special in her son, on account of which she sought to save him from Pharaohs death decree. Pursuing her life passion to teach the Word of God, train leaders and connect people in community, Dianne Miller has dedicated years as a teaching leader in Bible Study Fellowship as well as directing Womens Ministries at the Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, Georgia and Northwest Bible Church, More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. Yet the Bible reveals that Levi and his son and grandson all had very long life spans. Why did Terah died in Haran? Rabbah 1:25). Cain the first human murderer recorded in the Bible, Jephthah the Gileadite the tenth Judge of Israel, Samuel 15th Judge of Israel and also a Prophet, Background Information: For Hebrews Chapter 11. And down through the ages mothers have gone to great measures that required courage to guide and protect their children. When Jacob went to stay with his uncle Laban, he met one of his daughters, Rachel, and loved her. Jochebed enjoyed longevity, living to witness the positions of leadership held by her children, and was even one of the Israelites who entered the land of Canaan. 1 The latest date that Jochebed could have been born was 2385 AM, the year her father died. Can you fill in the blank _____ Lord I hear You saying Let it go and trust Me with it, Women of Influence, women who are affecting their world, their family, their workplace, their friends for good for God have open hands. Exodus 2:1 A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi. It is our Christian duty to walk by faith in this world, until we come to live by sight in the eternal world. We indeed must marvel at Jobs faith. What does it mean that they had faith? All three point to Christ. In the midrashic account, the daughter of Pharaoh saw that Moses was hungry when she drew him from the river. She was so scared of losing her son that she placed him in a basket in one of the most dangerous places imaginable. ), wife of Amram and mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam (Num. Waiting for Breakthrough - Elizabeth's story. For those who have become followers of Jesus Christ, the final note of this message is a call to persevere in the faith no matter how many obstacles have appeared along the way. She is praised for her faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Moved with compassion when she discovered the child, she decided to adopt him. Assisted by - Quoted sourceThese are my personal research notes gleaned from over 50 plus years of being a bible student - assisted by the following information which . According to social media posts written by Gov. Their lives were made bitter with hard service in mortar and brick, and in many kinds of field labor. What would she do if he was snatched out of her arms and taken to certain death? Moses would become God's servant who would lead Israel out of Egypt. The explanation you suggest is certainly a possibility. Jochebed's name means, "Honor of God" or "God is glory". Amram and Jochebed had a daughter, Miriam, and two sons, Aaron and Moses. The midrash apparently understands builds her house in a broad sense, because Jochebeds wisdom in the raising of her own children led to the building and firm establishment of the entire people of Israel. She saw that he was a beautiful child, and hid him for three months. This would make Jochebed the aunt of Amram, her husband. She did . All Israel saw this, and they, too, remarried their wives (Mekhilta de-Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai [ed. By faith, Jochebed placed her son, Moses, in a papyrus basket and placed it in the Nile River where the Pharaohs daughter found the basket and child. 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The children of Israel were still in Egypt, but they were no longer honoured by the Egyptians as the people of their great deliverer, Joseph. The next day the Egyptian women would say that I nursed the one who speaks with the Shekhinah [the Divine Presence] (Ex. Rather, this verse teaches that Jochebeds pregnancy was without suffering, just as she gave birth without pain. 2:3), lining the inside with bitumen, and coating it on the outside with pitch, so that Moses would not smell the bad odor given off by the latter. What some call fate or luck or it just happened is really Gods providential care. What if she kept the baby at home until eventually the authorities came? Job had some low points in his experience, but repeatedly he expressed his confidence in Gods faithfulness. The afflictions of life are like driving through a tunnel. Deborah, the only female judge in the Bible, excelled in multiple areas. Thats how God does things. [27], Stories of unusual events during the pregnancy of Aminah, mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad,[28] are compared with the similar experiences of Jochebed when she was carrying Moses. Thus Jochebed nursed her son until he was old enough and brought him to the Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son. Rabbah 1:13). Tellings of the birth of Moses story often overlook Jochebed's role in the story from beginning to end. She committed Moses to the Lord. Maybe you need to let go of a dream that is not going to come true; yet, the idea of letting it go seems too painful. Jochebed knew as long as she trusted Jehovah, she had nothing to fear. Thus it was easy for Amram and Jochebed to add up the years of Israels stay in Egypt, and see that the time of deliverance which God had promised had almost come. Answer: According to tradition, Yocheved lived long enough to enter the Holy Land with the Israelites.. Amram married Jochebed for the sake of Heaven. About 1486, the reigning Pharaoh tried to kill Moses when he sought identity with his people Israel, but Moses escaped to Midian. There is great historical debate on who was Pharaohs daughter? Jochebed complied with the royal decree, but in protecting the child from the deep waters of the river, the essential point of the decree (killing the male babies) was disregarded. In all three explanations, Jochebed immediately comprehended that her son was meant for greatness and she discerned that he possessed unique spiritual qualities. Text says she went to bathe in the Nile. They sensed that Moses was fair unto God (literal translation of Acts 7:20), implying that God had some special purpose for their child. D. J. Wiseman (Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1973) 57. "There arose up a new king over Egypt," or rather a new dynasty, "which knew not Joseph" ( Exd 1:8 . Perhaps there would be some shade too from the sun in the reeds. It is doubtful whether the decree of the wicked Pharaoh will be fulfilled, but you are righteous, and your decree will undoubtedly be fulfilled. Amram heeded his daughter, and returned to his wife, whom he remarried in a public celebration with all possible pomp and ceremony: he sat her in a palanquin, Aaron and Miriam danced before her, and the ministering angels proclaimed (Ps. We must remember that the young woman was the kings daughter, and that the hatred for the Israelites was bred into the very core of her being. Only because she trusted the Lord could she abandon her son rather than see him killed. In 2014 film Exodus: Gods and Kings, she was portrayed by British Actress Anna Savva. This couple had great faith. We go through many trials in our life, but Jochebed, a woman who feared God, had the one of the worst nightmares of any mother. 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