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7 Ways God Spoke To Moses’ Mother, Jochebed

May 10, 2011 by EnnisP 8 Comments

God said nothing to Jochebed audibly, but He spoke.

God Uses The Mundane
To Produce The Miraculous

Mention the name “Jochebed” and most people give you a blank look. But refer to Moses’ Mother and the light comes on.

Everyone knows the story of Moses. He features prominently in Exodus through Deuteronomy and, in fact, wrote all four books. There is little question that he edited the Book of Genesis also – with God’s guidance, of course.

There is also little question that Jochebed should get a lot of credit for everything Moses did.

Of the many unusual things about the life of Moses, the one that is rarely mentioned is the fact that the Bible covers his complete bio from birth to death. Very few have that distinction: Samson, Samuel, John the Baptist and Jesus to name a few. It is also interesting that the lives of these people are accompanied by miracles, at least at birth.

Unlike the others, however, Moses’ conception wasn’t miraculous. His survival immediately following birth was.

Pharaoh, the reigning monarch when Moses was born, decreed that all male born Israelites be sacrificed to the Nile. Not only did Moses survive that decree he was also protected in the safest possible place, the palace of Pharaoh.

It was a miracle, yes, but not in the normal sense of the word. This miracle required a large dose of human activity by someone with a lot of courage, tenacity and ingenuity.

Enter Jochebed, a little known figure otherwise, but one that will forever be associated with the miraculous survival of Moses. The question is, did God speak to this woman and if so, how?

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The story unfolds like this: [Read more…] about 7 Ways God Spoke To Moses’ Mother, Jochebed

Filed Under: God Speaks, Old Testament Tagged With: Abraham, brooding, common sense, courage, destruction of males, Egypt, experience, Faith, God speaks, God's promise, God's voice, God's will, good mother, good mothering, how to know God's will, ingenuity, Israelite slaves, Jochebed, logic, Miriam, Moses, mother's faith, mother's instinct, Old Testament, Pharaoh, Pharaoh's daughter, practical skill, sentimental ideas, Slavery, spiritual mother, superstition, tenacity

Moms Always Have A Positive Impact

April 29, 2011 by EnnisP Leave a Comment

One Mother Raised The First Sinful Child
The Other Raised The First Sinless Child

There are many great women in the Bible but very few are recognized predominantly for their mothering skills. There is, however, reason to believe all of them had a positive impact as mothers.

We must remember that mothering was originally designed for perfect mothers, partnered by perfect husband/fathers, dealing with perfect children. That possibility was destroyed before the first child was born so mothering in this life is always done under duress. It’s never going to be perfect. The intention of this post is to see the positives in spite of the negatives.

And when we look close, what we find is that most mothers in the Bible had a positive effect even when hampered by, not one, but at least three sin natures – mom, dad and child – in addition to difficult circumstances.

The mothering of some biblical figures isn’t highly visible because there just isn’t enough room in one book to include every mothering detail so we have to read between the lines to gain some insights. What we do know is that every mother faced the obstacles mentioned above.

Following is a list of some of the better known ladies, a description of what made them great and few of their mothering positives. [Read more…] about Moms Always Have A Positive Impact

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: Eve, gifts for mom, Hannah, Jochebed, marriage conflict, Marry, mom, Mother, Mother's Day, mothering, Naomi, raising children, Ruth, Sara, sinful child, single parents, sinless child, The first birth, the first virgin birth

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