As I child I focused on Moses in the Exodus story. But much later I realized that he fulfilled his role with the help of about 12 women God used to save and protect him. And of those twelve, his older sister Miriam played the largest ongoing role in his life. In fact she was the first women in the Bible to be named a prophet and a leader.
Women
Zipporah: Wife and Protector of Moses
Moses, Israel's great deliverer would not have gotten far without the women in his life. After being saved by the midwives, his birth mother, sister, and adopted mother, he needs yet another woman to protect him—Zipporah.
Pharaoh’s Daughter: A Privileged Princess Adopts a Helpless Boy
Moses's life also depended on another woman—a privileged princess. Her actions reveal her courage to disregard her father's order, her mercy to save a helpless child, and her integrity to pay another to nurse him.
Jochebed: A Mother Saves the Deliverer
Courageous women come fast and furious in the first chapters of Exodus. When his attempt to reduce the Hebrew population fails, the king gives all Egyptians authority to throw them into the Nile river. Then, a brave mother—Jochebed—saves her son despite the edict.
Shiphrah and Puah: Two Hebrew Midwives Defy Evil
I love exploring the stories of women (especially obscure ones) in the Bible. Discovering what they did has empowered and helped me discover what I can do as a daughter of God. Take Shiphrah and Puah for instance. We find their brave example in chapter one of the biblical book of Exodus.
Fearing God: Two Hebrew Midwives Show Us What It Looks Like
Fearing God is one of those phrases we see a lot in scripture but aren't really sure what it means practically. So I took notice when I read that two women named in chapter one of the book of Exodus—Shiphrah and Puah—feared the Lord. They show us what it looks like and what happens when we do.
My Mom Tells Her Story of Raising Children Overseas
15 years ago today my mother—Marjorie Jo Loomis Dubert—"graduated to glory" (1928–2010). In her remembrance, I’m sharing a talk she gave in October, 1984 to her colleagues about her experience of raising children in Papua New Guinea.
Happy Mother’s Day to My Expectant Daughter-in-Law
I sent my first Mother’s Day card to my daughter-in-law who is pregnant with her first child and our first grand. This is what I told her.
Pondered Treasures 