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BIBLE WOMEN

LESSON 10

Of the Old Testament

Patriarchal Age

Abraham to the Exodus

430 Years; Gen 12 to Ex 14

PERIOD OF PREPARATION

(References in Exodus)

 

JOCHEBED--JAH IS HONOR (Jah is part of the Hebrew words Yahova or Jehovah, i.e. God is honor.)

 

1.      Of which tribe is she (2:1)?

2.      To whom was she married (6:20a)?

A.      How was she related to her husband (6:20a)?

B.      Name the famous children born to them (6:20b; Num 26:59).

i.        Name the children in order of their births (ages) (2:4; 7:7)?

ii.      Of the three, which one was referred to as the goodly child (2:2, 10)?

3.      During what adverse circumstances was her third child born (1:16)?

A.      How did the God-fearing mother seek to protect him (2:2b)?

B.      Give a further description of this (Acts 7:20).

C.     How did she protect him (Heb 11:23)?

D.     When she could no longer hide the child, what did she do (2:3)?

E.      The mother posted a concealed guard to watch from afar, who was it (2:4)?

F.      Finally, how was the child rescued (2:5-6)?

i.        What wise suggestion did the sister make (2:7)?

ii.      Was the suggestion taken? What was done (2:8-9)?

iii.    Who was hired to nurse the child?

iv.     When he was old enough to wean, to whom was he returned (2:10)?

4.      What motherly protection did the king's daughter manifest (Acts 7:21)? What is your picture (concept) of the Pharaoh's daughter?

A.     What kind of an education did Moses receive (Acts 7:22)?

B.     Approximately how long was Moses in training (Acts 7:23)?

C.    How did God overrule in Moses' life (Jer10:23; Pro 3:3-6; 16:9, 33)?

5.      Why do we remember the children of Jochebed (3:11; 6:26; 15:20a)?

6.      What was the office of Aaron and his sons after the law was given (28:1)?

 

MIRIAM—FAT, THICK, STRONG

1.      As a child, how did she manifest her trustworthiness (Ex 2:3-4, 7)?

2.      What did she become (Ex 15:20a)?

A.     How did she lead in celebrating Israel 's delivery (Ex 15:20b)?

B.     Why did she ask the ladies to sing (Ex 15:21)?

3.      Apparently jealousy was her weakness. What did she and Aaron join together to do (Num 12:1-2)?

A.     Give God's vindication of Moses (Num 12:4-8).

B.     How was she punished for her sin (Num 12:9-10)?

C.    Tell of Moses’ intercession for her and of her being healed (Num 12:13-15)?

D.    Later, in teaching obedience, Moses used this incident as an illustration. What does he say of her (Deu 24:9)?

4.      Where did she die, and where was she buried (Num 20:1)?

 

ZIPPORAH—LITTLE BIRD

1.      She was the daughter of whom (Ex 2:18; 4:18)?

A.     What was her father's official office (Ex 2:16a)?

B.     How many girls were there in her family (Ex 2:16a)?

C.    What was the occupation of these sisters (Ex 2:16b)?

2.      Describe the meeting at the well (Ex 2:15-20).

A.     Who became Zipporah's husband (Ex 2:21)?

B.     Who are the others who met brides at wells (Gen 24:10-11, 15; 29:10)?

3.      What were the names of her two sons (Ex 2:22, 18:4)?

A.     Give the meaning of Gershom and Eliezer.

B.     In Midian, what was Moses’ occupation (Ex 3:1)?

4.      With whom did she and her sons go to Egypt (Ex 4:20)?

A.     When Moses neglected to circumcise his sons, how did God propose to punish him (4:24)?

B.     What was the penalty for failing to circumcise (Gen 17:14)?

C.    What did the mother do? Was she happy about it (Ex 4:25-26)?

i.        What seems to be the reason Moses had failed to keep this rite (Ex 4:26)?

ii.      Because of this rebellion, to whom was Zipporah sent (Ex 18:1-2)?

iii.    When did she next see her husband (Ex 18:5)?

iv.     Tell of the family reunion (Ex 18:6-7).

 

POINTS TO CONSIDER:

1.      Did Moses do right in marrying Zipporah (Gen 25:1-4; Num 22:7; Gen 37:25ff; Ex 2:15, 21: 4:19; 22:4-7; 25:15,17; 31:2 ff)?

A.     Who took advantage of this union, to lodge a complaint (Num 12:1-2; He 5:4)?

B.     Why could Moses' sons not become priests (Lev 21:1-7, 5; Judges 14:3)?

C.    The priests were not to marry whom (Lev 21:14a)?

D.    But they were to marry whom (Lev 21:14b)?

2.      Did Zipporah ever fully enter into Moses' work (Ex 4:25-26)?

A.     Can Moses’ success be attributed to his wife?

B.     How may the preacher's wife make or ruin him?

C.    How may an otherwise good elder be unqualified as an elder because of his wife?

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