He has hurled into the sea.” Miriam, the Prophetess “Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. The sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.Īccording to Exodus 15:20-21, Miriam took a timbrel in her hand and lead the women in music, song and dance to celebrate God delivering them to safety. The place, Lord, you made for your dwelling, The leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, The deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.Īnguish will grip the people of Philistia. This song, known as The Song of Moses and Miriam, was written in praise and worship to God for redeeming the Israelites. It is a song of praise from a freed people. The Israelites were finally free from brutal captivity and it was a time to rejoice!Įxodus 15 gives us the first song recorded in the Bible, which was penned by Moses. She looked back, after passing, and watched as the chariots and Pharaoh’s army were swallowed into the sea. She was also part of the huge throng of people to cross the parted Red Sea. Miriam witnessed the great miracles God performed through Moses. Together, they communicate to Pharaoh God’s commands to free the Hebrews. His brother Aaron is to be his spokesman. So, with instructions from God, Moses returns to Egypt. The best part – it’s only $7 for 137 pages! Your choice, read it here or have it forever. It includes tons of videos and additional downloads. No ads, no pop ups and you’ll have it forever to refer to when fasting. You can find everything that you are looking for about Women of the Bible: Unintentional Mentors, in this post as well as in-depth studies on each of the 8 women we cover (Deborah, Elizabeth, Miriam, Rahab, Sarah and more) but you may also wish to purchase the ebook for your convenience. ![]() Miriam ran to tell her mother and Mose’s very own mother was compensate to nurse him and care for him until he was weaned. Miriam, who stood watching, courageously stepped forward and offered to find a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby for Bithiah. Once she opened the basket and saw baby Moses, she immediately fell in love with him and decided to keep him and raise him as her own. Soon after, Pharaoh’s daughter, Bithiah (also spelled Bitya) went down to the river to bathe, she saw the basket and sent a slave girl to fetch it. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.” – Exodus 2:1-4 Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. “Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She then placed Moses in the basket and hid it in the reeds along the bank of the Nile river.īig sister Miriam stood by and watched to see what would become of her baby brother. She found a papyrus basket or him and coated it with tar and pitch to make it waterproof. Her mother was able to hide Moses for three months, but when she could no longer hide him, safely, she knew she needed to find a way for him to escape Pharaoh’s wrath. Miriam had parents with strong faith, however and trusted God. Unfortunately, Moses was born during a time that a decree was in effect demanding that all Hebrew baby boys be killed. ![]() It is believed that Miriam was around five years’ old, and Aaron three, when Moses was born. We are first introduced to Miriam as she and her younger brother, Aaron, welcome a new baby boy to the family. (The other Prophetess’ are: Sarah, Deborah, Hannah, Abigail, and Esther and Huldah). She was described as a prophetess, and, in fact, is one of the seven major female prophets in the Bible. and is the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the sister of Moses and Aaron.
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