Shiphrah & Puah

Do you know who these Biblical women were?

They were my kinda women!

Their story is in Exodus chapter 1.

Shiphrah and Puah were midwives to Hebrew women.

They were women who feared God more than the king.

They were women knew that God was the giver of life.

They were women who chose to do the right thing.

Even when the right thing could mean their own lives were put in jeopardy.

These midwives were told by the king of Egypt to kill all the baby boys as they were born, to the Hebrew women, and let the girl babies live.  I don't think it took them any time at all to decide that they were NOT going to do this.  (Hmmmm this reminds me of Daniel and can you think of others?)  Verse 17 says, "but the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live."  

Wow, they really took a stand for right and honored their God as they did this. I think I would have been very much afraid to stand up to the king of Egypt.  But they knew their God was with them.  They also knew that as they honored and pleased Him, He would protect and honor them.  When questioned by the king, what did they say?  They said,  "... the Hebrew women are NOT like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them."  Go Hebrew women!!  Go Shiphrah and Puah!! 

The verses that REALLY encourage me are these......

20-21  "So God dealt well with the midwives. 

And the people multiplied and grew very strong. 

And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families."  

Again we see God working in His sovereignity to:

                          build the 70 people who fled to Egypt into His Chosen Nation

                          make them a strong people under the most adverse of circumstances

                          bless those women who CHOSE to honor Him in their decisions

One of these women was probably the midwife who attended the birth Jochebed when she gave birth to Moses.  The LORD used Moses in a mighty way to lead HIS PEOPLE out of bondage and into the Holy Land!

What choices will you make today?  

What choices will you make in the future?  

Choose to honor Him in your choices.

It will bring great joy to your heart and much glory to your LORD!