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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
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
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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