According to one opinion, she realized that he was suited to be a prophet; according to another, she saw that he was born circumcised; and according to a third exegetical suggestion, she saw that the entire house was filled with light (BT Sotah 12a). She did . 6:20: Amram took to wife his fathers sister Jochebed. Amram was the son of Kohath and the grandson of Levi, while Jochebed was the daughter of Levi, and therefore his aunt. Jochebed gave birth to Moses, future Giver of the Law, and cleverly spared him from death as an infant. She is described as the daughter of Levi, born to him in Egypt (Num. When Moses was about to die, he addressed God and begged for his life. According to this tradition, Amram was the leading scholar of the generation. But there came a day when he grew older When Jochebed had to let him go AGAINto let him go and trust God again. Moses just happened to cry at the right time? Gods purpose in redeeming Israel depended at that very moment on the pitiful cry of a little baby. Jochebed: Mother of Moses. According to tradition, Moses' parents, Amram and Jochebed . We are to walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). I learned to give injections, to plan meals, to test blood, to watch for highs and lows, and I learned to trust God in a new, powerful way. 2. We go through many trials in our life, but Jochebed, a woman who feared God, had the one of the worst nightmares of any mother. My story: Brents diabetes (Another stone of remembrance), When my youngest son was 5 years old he started loosing weight, was always thirsty and he started wetting the bed at night though hed been potty trained for a long time. (We learn later, in Exodus 6:20, that the father and mother of Moses are named Amram and Jochebed.) Also not to the tribe of Levi. 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. We can only get through that kind of disappointment by turning it over to God like Jochebed put her child in his care. Alphabetical Exposition of Named Bible Women J Jochebed. The second lesson is for heartbroken people who have to turn their dreams over to God. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Jacob, his sons, and their families had gone into Egypt to live because there was a severe famine in their land, and they were able to find food in Egypt. 3 But when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a papyrus container, coated it with asphalt and pitch, placed the child in it, and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. Jochebed had faith in God's protection of her baby. Yes, Miriam is watching from a distant place on the shore, but she, his mother had to let him go. 2:12 state that he married a Levite woman. All must work for good to me. 4041). But this couple worshipped Jehovah God. First, many unwed mothers refuse to have an abortion, yet have no choice but to place their baby for adoption. Life comes with the pain of losses, of giving up and letting go and we are rarely ready to let go. Some Greek and Latin manuscripts of the Septuagint state that Jochebed was Amram's father's cousin, and others state that she was Amram's cousin. 1:21), which the Rabbis understand as priestly and Levitical households, or as royal households. If the Pharaoh here is Rameses (RAM uh sees) II, he had over 60 daughters.3 We dont know, but whoever she was, she had enough influence to kill Moses or keep him alive. A desperate measure. I have called Thee Abba Father; Jochebed had such a deep abiding faith in the trustworthiness of Gods Word that it drove her to act. Robert Lehigh, Editor Maybe its a relationship that is toxic and you need to make a hard choice. Hebrew: MSH Mosheh (M. T.), Greek: Mouses, Moses. The Torah seemingly chose to concentrate on the birth of Israels deliverer, and therefore did not mention his two elder siblings. 14:1: The wisest of women builds her house is applied to Miriam (Midrash Proverbs 14:1). Have you ever been there? One wonders why Pharaohs daughter wanted to bathe herself in the dirty waters of the Nile River. She therefore was called daughter [bat, which also means young girl] of Levi, because she was once again as a young girl (BT Bava Batra 120a). He is the author "Hope for Hurting Singles: A Christian Guide to Overcoming Life's Challenges.". 4 Then his sister positioned herself some distance away in order to find out what would happen to him. 2 Later, the woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. (NET), Exodus 6:20 Amram married his fathers sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. She also gave birth to Aaron, a high priest of Israel. Jochebed took baby Moses and placed him in an ark of bulrushes. Doing nothing would have condemned Moses to death at the hands of the Egyptian death squads. Yet another tradition explains that she shiprah her actions before God (i.e., performed good deeds that were pleasing to the Lord). Numbers 26: 59 - "Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram, and Amram's wife was named Jochebed. Moved with compassion when she discovered the child, she decided to adopt him. Can you imagine trying to hide a newborn baby? He turned to his three friends, and said in essence, Although I dont know why I am called upon to face this trial, I do know the joy of fellowship with God, and though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him (Job 13:15). JOCHEBED. "the written Torah." Women of Influence choose to: Truth: Let it go and trust God. So Jochebed got her own child back, at least for a while. According to another midrash, Moses rejected the breasts of the Egyptian women because he said: God will speak with me. 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 . Jochebed lived in a critical time. She put the child in it and set it among the reeds along the edge of the Nile. Each was a prophet, and each served Israel (provided them physical succor): by merit of Moses, the Israelites were given the manna; by merit of Aaron, clouds of glory surrounded the Israelites and protected them during their journeying in the wilderness; and by merit of Miriam, the well accompanied them wherever they went. She chose bulrushes, a soft and flexible material that is capable of withstanding contact with both soft and hard objects. After three months Jochebed was forced to obey the decree of Pharaoh. We know from history that all the kings in Pharaohs day had bath houses, such as even the wealthiest do not possess in our day. Amram and Jochebed committed Moses to the ark, and the ark would come between Moses and death. I imagine he learned about the Patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and the Great Covenantal promises made to the Hebrews. Her hometown was probably Goshen, in the land of Egypt. When she saw that he was a "fine" child, she hid him for three months and when she could do so no longer, she made a basket out of bulrushes and put him among the reeds by the river bank. Question we have to ask is: What do you do when you cant do anything more? The only woman who judges, Deborah "used to sit under the palm treeand the sons of Israel came up to her . A compilation of the commentary and discussions of the, Yael Wife of Heber The Kenite: Midrash and Aggadah, Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab: Midrash and Aggadah, They will spit: In the tradition of Miriam, Jewish women will continue to challenge the establishment, The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, Copyright 19982023, Jewish Women's Archive. Jochebed, more commonly referred to as the mom of Moses, is an important biblical character when studying mothers in the Bible. The wording she placed it among the reeds (ibid.) When trials come our way we must learn to be patient and trust and wait. The midrash apparently understands builds her house in a broad sense, because Jochebeds wisdom in the raising of her own children led to the building and firm establishment of the entire people of Israel. Then she put the baby in it and set it among the reeds on the bank of the Nile River. The children of Israel were still in Egypt, but they were no longer honoured by the Egyptians as the people of their great deliverer, Joseph. She was told to do that. Amram was the Levite man who was Moses father. After Moses was born, Yocheved hid him at home for three months. She appears briefly in The Prince of Egypt under the name 'Yocheved', voiced by (and resembling) Israeli vocalist Ofra Haza. The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses, and their sister Miriam. We often think of this passage as the story of Moses, but it might be more appropriate to call it the story of Jochebeda woman who is relatively unknown to many Christians. That Jochebed could still be bearing children at the age of forty-eight might seem unlikely by modern standards. Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and released him in the flow of River Nile. Maybe youve not given a child up for adoption, but Im sure that most everyone here has some experience with giving up something precious to you. This would make Jochebed the aunt of Amram, her husband. She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. With Thy favorloss is gain. Exodus 2:2b She hid him for 3 months. Have an update or correction? Zavada, Jack. Yet the Bible reveals that Levi and his son and grandson all had very long life spans. She had feelings just like you and I have. Exodus 2:1-2 A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi. Joseph had revealed himself to his eleven brothers and requested that his father come to Egypt, which the family did. They first became unlawful by the positive command recorded in Leviticus 18:12. Jochebed was a human being just as all of us are today. The outcome of this brave action of defying the King of Egypt is now known to all. When Jacob went to stay with his uncle Laban, he met one of his daughters, Rachel, and loved her. Jochebed which in Hebrew means: Jehovah is glory both she and her husband were from the tribe of Levi the priestly tribe. Features thousands of biographic and thematic essays on Jewish women around the world. The Rabbis identify Jochebed with Shiphrah, one of the two Hebrew midwives (Shiphrah and Puah) who delivered the children of the Israelites during the Egyptian servitude. 328. A summary of his forty years in Midian is given ( Exodus 2:12-22 ), and the last three verses ( Exodus 2:23-25) set the stage for Exodus 3. 2:2). Rabbah 1:13). Help JWA continue to lift up Jewish womens stories, this month and every month, by. [10] The Targum Pseudo-Jonathan identifies Jochebed as also having been wife of Elitzaphon Ben Parnach, and the mother of Eldad and Medad;[11] the text is ambiguous as to when this marriage occurred in relation to the marriage(s) to Amram. Why to Trust? God always honors such faith as theirs. All Israel saw this, and in consequence they also divorced their wives. She was seen crying once she let the basket that held . Imagine being her as she left him here alone in the water. I wonder if she picked him up, cuddled him to stop his cries; did he smile at her and melt her heart? Jochebed hid Moses because he was in danger of being killed since he was a Hebrew boy. The mother of Moses is famous in the eyes of God, not because she bore the baby Moses, but because of her faitha faith that knew no defeat. Cain the first human murderer recorded in the Bible, Jephthah the Gileadite the tenth Judge of Israel, Samuel 15th Judge of Israel and also a Prophet, Background Information: For Hebrews Chapter 11. In the midrashic exegesis, the Egyptians counted the months of her pregnancy only from her return to Amram; they did not know that she was already in the third month (see above), and so Moses could be hidden in his parents home until he had had time to grow and develop. According to social media posts written by Gov. According to the Bible, Jochebed (/ j k b d /; Biblical Hebrew: , romanized: Yee, lit. Would he be treated differently because he was Hebrew? Jochebed was the mother of Moses, one of the major characters in the Old Testament. (NIV). F. Hebrew 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. The Bible records, "She gave birth to a son, and . Born into a Levite family, Moses' natural parents, Jochebed (mother) and Amram (father) reared Moses until he was about 3 months old. 11:23 By faith Moses was hidden by, Amram and Jochebed, his parents, for three months after he was born, because they saw that he was a beautiful child and were not afraid of the kings order. As Moses grew up Jochebed educated Moses in the religion and history of Israel, ensuring that Moses did not lose his Hebrew identity. 1 Clearly one of the Bible's most outstanding figures, she served ancient Israel as a prophet, 2 judge, military leader, songwriter, and minstrel (Judges 4-5). Reason was Pharaohs edict. The Lit. And the woman took the child, and nursed it (Exodus 2:9). (NET). Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. In the midrashic account, the daughter of Pharaoh saw that Moses was hungry when she drew him from the river. Hebrews11:23 they were not afraid of the kings edict. Thus Jochebed nursed her son until he was old enough and brought him to the Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son. 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. She was convinced that her son would be used for an important work. Israel (Jacob) and his family had gone into Egypt to escape the famine in Palestine. I want to be sure to add, even if this sounds like heresy in our health, wealth, prosperity theology culture: When you let go and trust God not all babies in baskets are rescued, not all illnesses are healed, not all jobs are restored, not all relationships are mended but this is True: when you let go and trust Him God is glorified and He will work it out for ultimate good. What strong faith this woman had, but also what courage. Hebrews 11:23 BY FAITH they hid MosesThey saw life through the eyes of faith. By letting go and trusting God, an even greater dream was fulfilled. The smaller lad began to cry even more, because he thought his brother was trying to sink the boat. We are thinking of faith in this lesson, not as saving faith, but as sustaining faith. She took leave of her baby with a heavy heart, and tried with all her might to protect him and ensure that he remain alive. First, some background. Can you imagine what it would be like to give away your 3-month-old baby, not knowing what would happen to him? She breathed air just like you and I do. Resources Lockyer's All the Women of the Bible Chapter 2. In 2014 film Exodus: Gods and Kings, she was portrayed by British Actress Anna Savva. Has He brought something to your mind that youve been holding on to and need to let go? Act out Pharaoh's daughter finding Moses. Jochebed, shes the one, who took him to the Royal Palace. There was the risk of him being discovered, or washed away in an errant wave. [Amram lived 137 years]. Help us elevate the voices of Jewish women. She loved all of her children dearly and proved this when she risked her life to save her youngest child, Moses, from Pharaoh Seti I's soldiers. Perhaps God might use him to fulfill the Promise. The latest date that Jochebed could have been born was 2385 AM (1620 BC), the year her father died. When he saw that Pharaoh had decreed that all the boys be cast into the Nile, he proclaimed: Are we laboring in vain? (we give birth to sons who will eventually be killed), and so he divorced his wife. By faith, Jochebed and her husband Amram hid their son Moses even against the king of Egypt's edict that all Hebrew boys should be put to death at birth. When Moses, her youngest child, was born, Jochebed hid him for three months until she could hide him no longer. For others, health deteriorates, death takes a loved one, and plans for the future are shattered. Bravely, she asked Pharaoh's daughter if she should get a Hebrew woman to nurse the child. Jochebed is most known as the mother of Moses. Pharaohs daughter, although a heathen princess, had a womans (a mothers) instinct, and one thing that touches a womans heart is a crying baby. With tears running down his cheek, he appealed to an older brother for help, and the brother picked up big stones and threw them out toward the boat. The Pharaoh's daughter agreed and so Miriam called her mother, who was appointed to take care of him. An additional midrashic explanation of her name is that she smoothed over (shiprah) her daughter Puahs words. It is interesting to consider that, in Leviticus 18:12, such marriages were forbidden, but this was before that injunction. There was something supernatural and marvelous taking place here. Verbs tell us that she herself opened it and saw Moses and at that very moment he cried. And her influence is felt to this day by the followers of the God of the Bible as we read about the great things that her son did for the people of God of his time. Exodus 1:14 concludes by saying, All their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour. But even this severe treatment did not serve to decrease the number of the Children of Israel, and so in desperation, the Egyptian king decreed that every male child born to the Hebrews should be cast into the river. 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. Beginning at verse 4 in Exodus 2, we see how God, in response to the faith of this mother who dared to trust in His Wordsets in motion a whole chain of wonderful events to accomplish His purposes and to honor her faith. Two lessons emerge from her story. The Jews had been in Egypt for 400 years. Meet Miriam: Moses' Sister and Prophetess During the Exodus. The explanation you suggest is certainly a possibility. According to one midrashic view, Shiphrah and Puah were mother and daughter Jochebed and Miriam, while another states that they were daughter-in-law and mother-in-lawJochebed and Elisheba daughter of Amminadab. His sister stationed herself at a distance to find out what would happen to him. Summary of the story of Jochebed in the Bible Generations after Joseph died, the reigning Pharaoh became paranoid. The midrash describes in detail how she prepared the ark for Moses. Maurice is a Messianic Jew who frequently channels God. Rather, this verse teaches that Jochebeds pregnancy was without suffering, just as she gave birth without pain. Since Jochebed was the daughter of Levi, and Moses was her son (as shown above), then to complete the 430 years, Jochebed had to be 48 years or older when she gave birth to Moses. The mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. Job had some low points in his experience, but repeatedly he expressed his confidence in Gods faithfulness. Pharaoh of ancient Egypt saw that the Hebrews were multiplying greatly and feared that they would consider a revolt. The Pharaoh in the opening of the book of Exodus was afraid of the Jews because there were so many of them. When hiding him was no longer possible, she placed him in a waterproof basket and set him adrift among the reeds, hoping he would be saved from Pharaoh's death squads. According to the masoretic text, Jochebed's family tree is as follows: According to the Septuagint however, Jochebed would be a cousin of Amram or Kohath: Along with the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush and the Ten Commandments: The Quran relates the story of Moses with some added details and slight differences. Those must have been precious years. According to another interpretation, Jochebed named her son Tov or Tobiah, which was what his parents called him until Pharaohs daughter renamed him Moses (BT Sotah 12a). Trials and difficulties and obstacles come to all of us, but for the moment, we want to look at the example found in the life of Jochebed. Just rememberthis is a trial of your faith planned to bring honor in the day when Jesus reveals himself. The answer: It was based on the promises of Gods Word. For others, a family member rebels against the Gospel plan of salvation. She named him Moses. Several rabbinic commentaries attest to this and comment that maidenhood was restored to Jochebed at the time of her marriage to Amram. It seems that God impressed upon their hearts the conviction that their very child, Moses, should be the one whom God would use to bring about the promised deliverance. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Sustaining faith, in simple language, is the assurance that the thing which God has said in His Word is true, and that God will act according to what He has said. Why did Terah died in Haran? 1:17 relates that the midwives, fearing God, let the boys live; their reward for fearing God, according to the midrash, is Torah: because Jochebed feared the Lord, she gave birth to Moses, through whom the Torah was given (Ex. She was born at the very moment when Jacob and his entire household, Levi and his wife among them, had just entered the gates of Egypt. Another proof that "bare" in Numbers 26:59 cannot indicate an immediate father-son or father-daughter relationship is found by considering that this verse states Jochebed was a daughter of Levi. "Jochebed: Midrash and Aggadah." " That decree applied only to the men and not to the women. We indeed must marvel at Jobs faith. The story of his birth ( Exodus 2:1-10) is followed by an account of his killing of an Egyptian and the flight to Midian ( Exodus 2:11-16 ). She was Levi 's daughter, and Kehot, Amram's father, was Levi 's son. It took faith to place the child in the river. [7] In making this identification, the rabbis interpret the houses, with which the Book of Exodus describes God as having compensated the midwives,[8] as having been those of priesthood and of royalty; these houses are interpreted by the Talmudic rabbis as allegorical references to Jochebed's sons Moses and Aaron respectively.[9]. Instead of letting him be murdered, she took a basket and coated the bottom with tar, to make it waterproof. She is noted among the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. Thus Jochebed nursed her son until he was old enough and brought him to the Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son. And rides upon the storm. Leah and Rachel: The Mothers Who Had to Share. 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. Exodus 6: 20 For unknown reasons, Terah never made it to their destination but stopped and settled in Harran instead. They had faith that God had made promises to them through Abraham that they would be a nation, a people with land, their land. Moses was a fortunate and blessed man. The princess adopted Moses eventually but never knew that Jochebed was the little boy's biological mother. In Thy service pain is pleasure, Yocheved was the daughter of Levi, Jacob 's son. 2:1 portrays their remarriage. Answer (1 of 15): Yes, it was forbidden in Lev. Shiphrah placated him, saying: Do you pay attention to such a one as her? She was curious, what could be in it? Jochebed bore Amram three righteous offspring. Answering:, "Jochebed couldn't have gone to the Holy land because God killed off the entire generation that left Egypt except for Caleb and Joshua as punishment. Answer Moses' mother, Jochebed, was a Hebrew woman living in slavery in Egypt before the exodus. 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 . I believe she recognized that the deliverance of God was at hand. So she made a little miniature Nile boat for her baby.2) She put the child in the basket among the reeds near the bank of the river. I had to learn over and over and over again to. In Ex., ii, 10, a derivation from the Hebrew Mashah (to draw) is implied. Clearly Jochebed and Amram married before the prohibition was given, but it is a bit of a shocker that for all those Israelites who knew the law looking back on it with hindsight. When the child was born, the baby was a boy, and we learn in Exodus 2:10 that he was later named Moses.. 78). She and her husband, Amram lived around 1571BC to 1613BC or 2,433 years after Creation. The sun has not stopped shining just because the traveler in the tunnel doesnt see it. Moses's mother, a Levite, later identified as Jochebed (Numbers 26:59), had married a Levite and given birth to a son. How do we know? One of the most stimulating accounts in the Bible, pointing to great faith during trial, is that of Job. Would he forget our family? No details are given concerning her life. What would she do if he was snatched out of her arms and taken to certain death? As she raised her children, she implanted the seeds of hope in their hearts. By faith, Jochebed placed her son, Moses, in a papyrus basket and placed it in the Nile River where the Pharaohs daughter found the basket and child. United States of America, (Click + to show other publications in this category), (A Study of Acts 18:1-26 and Romans 16:3-5), (Click + to show other publications that have this tag). According to another interpretation, Jochebed named her son "Tov" or "Tobiah," which was what his parents called him until Pharaoh's daughter renamed him "Moses" (BT Sotah 12a). Im curious, how many here are either adopted, have adopted children or someone in your family has been adopted? She had to walk away. Jochebed was the daughter of a Levi man and born in Egypt. Print copies of this booklet may be obtained from: BIBLE HELPS That day began a new life for my son and for our entire family and me. He said, for example, I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth (Job 19:25). Surely the words of Hebrews 11:6, Without faith it is impossible to please God, include the concept of sustaining faith. This brings us to the influence one mother had on history - not only the history of her family, but the entire history of the children of Israel. Amram and Jochebed still enjoyed a forbidden sexual relationship which produced three famous children, Aaron, Miriam and Moses, Exodus 6:20, 15:20. She was the only surviving child of Thutmose I . Would he forget me? 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. Joshua 24:14 throw away gods your forefathers worshipped beyond the river and in Egypt. Jochebed succeeded in concealing Moses for three months (Ex. Likewise, we have nothing to fear when we learn to rely on God. I would have wondered if he would be safe? Jesus says to us, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free (John 8:31-32). What some call fate or luck or it just happened is really Gods providential care. She was so scared of losing her son that she placed him in a basket in one of the most dangerous places imaginable. (Genesis 1:7-10) Pharaoh gave the midwives an order to kill any boy that was born of the Hebrew women . 18. Waiting for Breakthrough - Elizabeth's story. To protect Moses from Pharaohs command that every male Hebrew child be killed, she placed him in an ark of bulrushes on the river. But that was not the case. The choice to hid the baby put the whole family at risk. Moses was tov, beautiful, fine, good, and not ordinary. All Israel saw this, and they, too, remarried their wives (Mekhilta de-Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai [ed. 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. Every genuine believer in Christ has already demonstrated saving faith, but sustaining faith speaks of the simple trust in God that one needs to exercise daily, in order to live a victorious Christian life and to serve God acceptably. Just so, when we get beyond our depths, and when we get in deep water, we cry out to God for help. Hebrews 11:23 and Exodus 2:1-2 and 6:20. It was at this time that Moses was born to Amram and Jochebed. Some, its likely all of us, know the pain of giving up, letting go of someone, or something precious to you: A relationship, a job, a dream. The Apostle Peter says, That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:7). Thats how God does things. As the years passed, and after Joseph had died, a new king arose in Egypta king who had not known Joseph. 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