When she could hide him no longer She either purchased or made a basket out of papyrus and covered it with an asphalt type material that made it watertight. Some of you have lost children to divorce, some have run-away, and some have even died. Is it your past? After three months Jochebed was forced to obey the decree of Pharaoh. About 1486, the reigning Pharaoh tried to kill Moses when he sought identity with his people Israel, but Moses escaped to Midian. not an ordinary child Hebrew for fine is tov(TOE v)= means good, beautiful Its the same word that used in the Creation account in Genesis 1:4(light), 10(land and sea), 18(sun, moon, stars), 25(animals), 31(mankind, looked and said=very good). She looks like and is voiced by the late Ofra Haza. She put the child in it and set it among the reeds along the edge of the Nile. She felt a firm unity with her Creator and was exhilarated by this bond. What some call fate or luck or it just happened is really Gods providential care. Jochebed and her husband served God and all though we know not a lot about them, their son Moses saved the Israelis from the Egyptians. Here then, we have Moses' own parents, living in a relationship clearly condemned as abomination under the Law of Moses. Those must have been precious years. And so, when we have done all we can do, we must calmly trust in the Lordeven though to us there seems to be no way out. Again, the second time, was this time even harder for her? She is a witless baby. Still another notion bases its understanding of the name on Job 26:13: By his wind the heavens were calmed [shifrah]. The verse describes the heavens that were created by God for Israel, and it was Shiphrah who returned Israel to their Father in heaven (Eccl. When she placed little Moses in the Nile River that day, Jochebed could not have known that he would grow up to be one of God's greatest leaders, chosen to rescue the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt. The child, found by the pharaoh's daughter while bathing, was reared in the Egyptian court. Exodus 2:3 But when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him and sealed it with bitumen and pitch. They had faith that God had made promises to them through Abraham that they would be a nation, a people with land, their land. That day began a new life for my son and for our entire family and me. Our background is not our destiny Moses, in the wilderness, instructed them to put away pagan gods. According to Jewish legend, she is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs, in Tiberias. The Pharaoh had decreed that all their baby boys were to be thrown into the Nile, because he feared that they might become too powerful. Have an update or correction? Yet the Bible reveals that Levi and his son and grandson all had very long life spans. 2:1), and thus was Amram's paternal aunt (Ex. Subscribe our channel: http://bit.ly/1MeurZHBeginners Bible - Encounter a time in ancient Egypt when Baby Moses was plucked from the reeds of the Nile River . They first became unlawful by the positive command recorded in Leviticus 18:12. [18][21], According to Josephus Flavius the birth of Moses was an extraordinary event because Jochebed was spared the pain of child-bearing due to both her and Amram's piety. Exodus 6: 20 Life comes with the pain of losses, of giving up and letting go and we are rarely ready to let go. In thanks, Jethro--known as the Priest of Midian--invited him to stay in his camp, and gave him Zipporah to marry. What would she do if he was snatched out of her arms and taken to certain death? Jochebed is usually lost in the shadow of her famous son, Moses, and although she is many times forgotten when studying Exodus 2:1-10, surely in Heaven Jochebed is well known. Print copies of this booklet may be obtained from: BIBLE HELPS Jochebed: Levi's daughter and Amram's wife. This portrayal emphasizes the painstaking attention that Jochebed paid to every detail in the ark. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023, Women of Influence Surrounding the Life of Moses. 3:31) (Seder Eliyahu Rabbah 29). She is described as the daughter of Levi, born to him in Egypt (Num. [29] The significance of this comparison is understood to spring from the affinity of Arabic folklore for Hebrew traditions.[29]. Lit. After all she did have a husband and two other children to consider and take care of. Moses, in the wilderness, instructed them to put away pagan gods. As the years passed, and after Joseph had died, a new king arose in Egypta king who had not known Joseph. In 2433 AM, Jochebed gave birth to . Sometimes we need to slow down and learn to see Him and His presence in our circumstances and thank Him for His care. Zavada, Jack. The Torah relates that the midwives did not fulfill Pharaohs command because they feared God, who rewarded them for their actions: He established households [battim] for them (Ex. So Jochebed got her own child back, at least for a while. And the princess told the little slave girl to go and get a nurse of the Hebrew womenand when she came back with their own mother, Pharaohs daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. Rabbah 1:25). Jochebed lived in a critical time. Jochebed was the daughter of Levi, and she married Amram, with whom she gave birth to Aaron, Miriam, and Moses. The Rabbis say that when the daughter of Pharaoh asked of Jochebed: Take [helikhi] this child and nurse it for me (Ex. Retrieved from https://www.learnreligions.com/jochebed-mother-of-moses-701165. When a womans heart and a babys tears meet, something happens. With Thy favorloss is gain. 18:1214 (BT Sanhedrin 58b). He went from her arms to the arms of Pharaohs daughter. So when Jochebed gave birth to Moses. And when she could no longer hide him, she made a little basket, sealed it with pitch, and put the child in the basket, and laid it among the reeds by the rivers brink (Exodus 2:3). Amram Remarries Jochebed His Name Bringing Heaven Down to Earth Sinless Amram Marries Jochebed Amram married his aunt Jochebed in Egypt. What strong faith this woman had, but also what courage. Mike Huckabee, Devorah Sklar (still trying to get her exact age) has died of COVID. Also read Numbers 26:58-59. JOCHEBED (Heb. A type of non-halakhic literary activitiy of the Rabbis for interpreting non-legal material according to special principles of interpretation (hermeneutical rules). Like Jochebed, they trust God to find a loving home for their child. The mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. for a little while. And when the little crib was brought to Pharaohs daughter, she saw that it was a little Hebrew baby. (2021, September 4). The Egyptians believed that the waters of the Nile possessed the ability to impart fruitfulness and to prolong life.4 Dr. Thomas Constable, While her attendants were walking up and down the banks keeping undesirable people and animals away, she saw the basket. [15], Some rabbinic literature attempts to resolve the textual discrepancy in which the Torah lists 34 children of Leah born in Mesopotamia, stating that two were dead, and then immediately states that there were 33 in total,[16] by arguing that the figure referred only to the surviving children, and that Jochebed was the 33rd;[17][18] however, since the Book of Numbers describes Jochebed's birth as occurring in Egypt,[1] this necessitated the further rabbinic argument that Jochebed was born exactly on the border of Egypt, in the gateway of the city. The expected thing for her to do was to have the little boy tilted over into the water. On what was this confidence and hope based? The conditions described in the first two chapters of Exodus indicate that indeed those were dark days for the Children of Israel. Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. She put the child in it and set it among the reeds along the edge of the Nile. The painting "The Mother of Moses" by Simeon Solomon depicts Jochebed and Miriam looking and holding Moses. Answer (1 of 23): Re your query: According to Exodus 2, Moses' mother gave him back to Pharoah's daughter. Jochebed knew also that God had foretold the bondage in Egypt which they were now experiencing. His possessions were all gone; his body was racked with pain; his wife added to the pain of his soul by urging him to curse God and cry out for death. First of all, God began to move upon the heart of the pagan daughter of a pagan king, so that at the exact time the baby Moses lay by the rivers edge, Pharaohs daughter came to this very place to take a swim. One of the great hymns of the church says: God moves in a mysterious way The Pharaoh in the opening of the book of Exodus was afraid of the Jews because there were so many of them. Jochebed enjoyed longevity, living to witness the positions of leadership held by her children, and was even one of the Israelites who entered the land of Canaan. First, we need to estimate the population that went down to Egypt with Jacob, the amount of time and generations that elapsed between then and the Exodus, and any relevant data points that . [23] According to biblical scholars, the Torah's genealogy for Levi's descendants, is actually an aetiological myth reflecting the fact that there were four different groups among the Levites the Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites, and Aaronids;[24] Aaron the eponymous ancestor of the Aaronids couldn't be portrayed as a brother to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, as the narrative about the birth of Moses (brother of Aaron), which textual scholars attribute to the earlier Elohist source, mentions only that both his parents were Levites (without identifying their names). He is the author "Hope for Hurting Singles: A Christian Guide to Overcoming Life's Challenges.". How do we know? According to tradition, Moses' parents, Amram and Jochebed . We have seen now the trial of Jochebeds faith, the foundation of her faith, the exercise of her faith, and the response to her faith. Summary of the story of Jochebed in the Bible Generations after Joseph died, the reigning Pharaoh became paranoid. She is praised for her faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews. She is noted among the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. We will notice several aspects of Jochebeds faith-walk. The "sister" of the child (presumed to be Miriam), who had come forward, suggested to find her a Hebrew woman to nurse the child. 2:12 state that he married a Levite woman. Jochebed was the mother of Moses, one of the major characters in the Old Testament. Exodus 6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. For those who have become followers of Jesus Christ, the final note of this message is a call to persevere in the faith no matter how many obstacles have appeared along the way. The baby was discovered by Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter. Jochebed succeeded in concealing Moses for three months (Ex. Now if Jochebed was Levi's immediate daughter, than she would have been born sometime during Levi's lifetime. But who is she? Go then, earthly fame and treasure, Jochebed was married to Amram. Rabbah 1:13). Answer (1 of 15): Yes, it was forbidden in Lev. She was told to do that. First, many unwed mothers refuse to have an abortion, yet have no choice but to place their baby for adoption. (NET). For others, health deteriorates, death takes a loved one, and plans for the future are shattered. In Thy service pain is pleasure, And in Ephesians 6:16, we read, Above all, (put on) the shield of faith, (by which you) shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. The shield of faith is the piece of armor which we are to use to quench the flaming arrows of the evil one! The gay analogy must include a marriage relationship not universally accepted in scripture. It was Jochebed's love and devotion to Moses that preserved his life and allowed him to lead the greatest salvation event in Old Testament history. Amram and Jochebed were strong in their faith during a time where many Israelites had become idolatrous. When Moses was about to die, he addressed God and begged for his life. According to social media posts written by Gov. ), and which, consequently, knew not the God of Joseph. Rather, this verse teaches that Jochebeds pregnancy was without suffering, just as she gave birth without pain. The basket fell in the hands of the Pharaoh's daughter who was bathing in the river. The film The Ten Commandments calls her "Yoshebel". Thus it was easy for Amram and Jochebed to add up the years of Israels stay in Egypt, and see that the time of deliverance which God had promised had almost come. We face a variety of trials. For unknown reasons, Terah never made it to their destination but stopped and settled in Harran instead. The narrative in Exodus 2 about Moses' birth introduces her, without providing her name, as a member of the priestly tribe Levi; she marries a Levitical man, also unnamed here.The mother, in defiance of the Pharaoh's order that every male Hebrew . The only woman who judges, Deborah "used to sit under the palm treeand the sons of Israel came up to her . It is doubtful whether the decree of the wicked Pharaoh will be fulfilled, but you are righteous, and your decree will undoubtedly be fulfilled. Amram heeded his daughter, and returned to his wife, whom he remarried in a public celebration with all possible pomp and ceremony: he sat her in a palanquin, Aaron and Miriam danced before her, and the ministering angels proclaimed (Ps. What if she kept the baby at home until eventually the authorities came? Answer: As the verse doesn't state what Jochebed's intentions were, the matter is open to speculation. His people Israel, but also what courage unwed mothers refuse to have an,! 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