1 Mother

2 Kill all the male childrenThe Conflict Kill all the male children

3 Exodus 1:22 (NKJV) 22 So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.” What was the punishment for not doing so? death

4 Mother = a REbel Moses’ natural mother and father protected Moses under punishment of death.

5 Exodus 2:1–2 (NKJV) And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. 2 So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.

6 Mother = A “Daughter of Levi”A daughter of MY HEART A daughter of the Heart of God

7 Exodus 2:1 (NKJV) And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.

8 Mother = Jehovah GlorifiedMoses’ natural mother’s name is “Jehovah glorified” or “whose glory is Jehovah”

9 Understanding what is writtenיוֹכֶבֶד (“whose glory is Jehovah”], [Jochebed], pr.n. of the mother of Moses, whose husband was Amram, Ex. 6:20; Nu. 26:59. Gesenius, W., & Tregelles, S. P. (2003). Gesenius Hebrew and Chaldee lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures (p. 340). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software. יוֹכֶבֶד Yôwkebed, yo-keh´-bed; Jehovah-gloried; Jokebed Strong, J. (2009). A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible (Vol. 2, p. 48). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software. Sister of Kohath (Ex 6:20) Jochebed, Daughter of Levi (יוֹכֶבֶד, yokheved). Sister of Kohath, wife of Amram, and mother of Moses and Aaron (Exod 6:20; Num 26:59). Major Contributors and Editors. (2016). Jochebed, Daughter of Levi. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press. Exodus 6:20 (NKJV) 20 Now Amram took for himself Jochebed, his father’s sister, as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven. Numbers 26:59 (NKJV) 59 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.

10 Mother = Faithful Parent’s act of rebellion against Pharaoh was an act of faith recorded in the Faith Hall of Fame…Hebrews 11

11 Hebrews 11:23 (NKJV) 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.

12 Psalm 55:22 (NKJV) 22 Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

13 Psalm 126:5–6 (NKJV) 5 Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. 6 He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him. Ecc 11:1 Is 32:20 Ecclesiastes 11:1 (NKJV) Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days. Isaiah 32:20 (NKJV) 20 Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey.

14 Galatians 4:21–28 (NKJV) but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband.” 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. Galatians 4:21–28 (NKJV) Two Covenants 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar—25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband.” 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

15 She disobeyed her father’s law under the same punishment of death.Step Mother = a rebel She disobeyed her father’s law under the same punishment of death.

16 Moses’ step mother Acts 7:21 (NKJV) 21 But when he was set out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and brought him up as her own son. See also ex 2:5-6 Her first act of REBELLION or “Civil Disobedience”

17 Exodus 2:5–6 (NKJV) 5 Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. 6 And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

18 Step mother = ? Impacted by rebellionWas Moses’ act of disobedience to Pharaoh and obedience to the LORD a turning point for Moses’ step mother?

19 Hebrews 11:24–29 (NKJV) 24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. Was this act of rebellion what led to the salvation of his step-mother Nowhere in scripture are we told the story of Moses’ step mother. But we know he openly REBELLED against his step mother by Heb 11:24. Is this the act of Godly REBELLION from Egypt that led his step mother to marry Rebellion (Mered- her husband from the tribe of Judah)

20 Step Mother = Married a rebelMered is her husband and his name is literally rebellion

21 1 Chronicles 4:17–18 (NKJV) 17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 (His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh married Mered, whose name is rebellion. מֶרֶד m.—(1) rebellion, defection, Gesenius, W., & Tregelles, S. P. (2003). Gesenius Hebrew and Chaldee lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures (p. 507). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.

22 Step mother = a daughter of yhwhNo longer accepting the highest pleasures of Egypt with her father the Pharaoh; she refuses to be called his daughter and becomes the daughter of YHWH; wed to the lineage of Christ in the tribe of Judah

23 Bithiah the daughter of Pharaohבַּת־פַּרְעֹה. …Daughter of Pharoah בִּתְיָה…Daughter of YHWH Was her name changed like so many revered patriarchs of the faith? …Who was she, this gentle-hearted Egyptian whose influence was thus to shape the first forty years of Moses’ life. Josephus gives her name as Thermuthis; another author calls her Merrhis… - Horne, Charles. The Bible and its Story Volume 2

24 Galatians 4:21–28 (NKJV) but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband.” 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise. Galatians 4:21–28 (NKJV) Two Covenants 21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? 22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. 23 But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he of the freewoman through promise, 24 which things are symbolic. For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar—25 for this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children—26 but the Jerusalem above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written: “Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband.” 28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

25 Galatians 6:9 (NKJV) 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Was this act of rebellion what led to the salvation of his step-mother Nowhere in scripture are we told the story of Moses’ step mother. But we know he openly REBELLED against his step mother by Heb 11:24. Is this the act of Godly REBELLION from Egypt that led his step mother to marry Rebellion (Mered- her husband from the tribe of Judah)

26 Hebrews 11:24–29 (NKJV) 24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, 26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.