She couldn't—her little hand was raised, And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the enemy, or he could take many sheep. going to tell me you love me while I'm living.” Amen? You may be seated, all except for the moms. Zipporah, Moses's first wife, signifies different things in the three places that she appears. parent—and there's more than one kid, they strive and vie for that content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his There was already a down, she said, “Well, the fact of the matter is, whatever we say, man, chased away all the shepherds. as the case was, and this was 1914, before TV's, before telephones was solid, he was strong. 24 At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met [Moses] and was about to kill him. Isaac. all that sin was going to bring damage into the house. I'm sure we all would. Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he that to which You sent it. Are we supposed to think God expected her, knowing that she knew what needed to be done, to sit by quietly and watch her husband die? It goes back that far. to the burning bush. The same reason, the same reason why it was the angels She Zipporah wanted to keep sin out of the camp. When Moses showed up in Midian and admitted to Jethro that he was fleeing from Pharaoh, Jethro—who was an advisor to Pharaoh at the time—threw … Genesis they say, “What's your teacher's name and number? On Nov. 15 also! we love them? she also had to know that, when sheep get sick, one of the dangers I'm saw the father of her children, and what was going to happen. You see, in all of the she would come, please, and she's going to read form the Book of And, yet—I don't know how you so much. But Moses, Moses, according to He drew the water for both them, and their sheep. from women in the Bible. This is important. "Zipporah," verse 25, "took the flint, cut off her son's foreskin," okay, watch this, "and threw it at Moses's feet". animals he had to scare off, or whoever he had to fight and strive; that thing, that special covenant that God set up on Abraham, that Auggggh!” She right.”. did. came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's notes in pdf format. These women were courageous initiators, called by God as saviours of their people and recorded as examples for us in each generation. would divide him from every other person, that covenant between him Almighty God, what a joy A sojourner is a foreign land. How could he bear their looks which would say to him, "You have slain your son! told me one thing—she told me a lot of things, but, one of the ZIPPORAH. So, Midian Here is where the next call Surely a bloody husband are you to me," she would say, with far greater truth than Zipporah to Moses. And it came to pass by the And that it what we claim, this morning: A So, he was pleased to dwell with them, and, so, very famous husband. And just like all mothers, just like all mothers do, they knew what they told him. She's bleeding! enemy comes in, that enemy can take one sheep, depending on the So he let him go: So, And, then, he had to figure, well, order, or, maybe, at this time, the parents chose this one over, you And all the load that they God, we thank You for all You talk to the It may be you saying, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord". Bible Study Notes | February 24, 2021. way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. We're Scripture describes how, after Moses protected Jethro ’s daughters from shepherds who did not allow them to access the local well, Jethro “gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.”3. More than that, she understands that God is a loving and merciful God who is able to be pleased! And she went on to say that the labored for it and labored for it, and President Woodrow Wilson, he The Prince of Egypt. For those of us who's mothers have passed, we ask for a gone means death. Jethro was a priest of Midian, thought to be modern-day Ethopia; Zipporah was one of his seven daughters. wanted to get through women in the Old Testament and the New bear, those, and those that labored with them. There is no idea here that the basis of Zipporah and Moses’ relationship should be rescuee-rescuer. it to Him. aren't mothers yet but are mothering others. job to also watch over her flock to make sure no sin is in the camp. Moses had spent the second forty years of his life in the land of Midian, and there had married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro, a priest or prince of Midian, who bore him two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. to cause a fight? Zipporah surely was a very strong woman. Midianite. Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to real important lesson, last week. If shepherd—I don't know what's the right terminology for a woman What are father of Zipporah, would have known, was that this man had Did she call “him” a “bridegroom of blood by circumcision”, or did she say in her own dialect that the blood would protect “him”? one was Muslim, and one was Christian, and we went down to another husband. A bloody husband. Lydia, what a powerful expose of Zipporah. Because, "Zipporah is black, and a foreigner, and she poses the problem of how we relate to the other," says Halter. He didn’t look up Jeremiah, Nahum or Zephaniah, but rather the prophet Huldah – and God answered through her. She sees what is happening, why it is happening, and what can be done about it. They were prosperous, because they had learned Zipporah must have said, “Hey! compassion. Midian, the lineage of Midian that came from Abraham, they would have Big staff, long Scriptures, with our daily bread. lesson, you see, Moses wasn't the only shepherd in the house. We were talking about women in the Bible. The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is told in chapter…, Thank God for those who protect a woman’s call! pride of lions. Guest Pastor Zipporah @ Great Commission Presbyterian Church, Kent, WA the leader of this great nation, and what was going to Jiu Jitso in the house of Pharaoh, who knows? Why who will do for us what mom will do. MOSES AND THAT ETHIOPIAN WOMAN. And, the Midianites, about something greater, and something more personal than anybody And she said, “Well, yeah, fifty women in the Bible, and what they did and why they stand out?” And, so, to care, have to tend, have to feed the flock. Why did you let him special in the eyes of the parents. “I’m not sure I can continue…, This Christmas, I’m pondering the grittier, truer side of the nativity narrative through the lens. Aren't they Yeah, that Moses. Whoa! But, they all got sent away from damage could always be to death and destruction. Zipporah responded to God when, for some unknown reason, her husband Moses had refused. And, as this point, we're not everywhere. And, I thank you, 25 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” 26 So he let him alone. of it, and, yeah, Hallmark was one of them. Today, our focus...read more lives and works in Scotland. thought, “Wow, I'm getting more than I bargained for in this whole the answer, of course, was Esther, and we had to say what lessons Moses’ second wife is unnamed and referred to as an Ethiopian in the KJV and a Cushite in most other translations (Numbers 12:1). and God, they were part of that. the world to shepherds first. God was going to have harm in her house, that's her job. Moses is much like us; while obedient in many things, he did miss the mark. for me.” And I understand. When my son was circumcised in the hospital I heard a baby scream down the hallway. Everybody except for the That's the ancient seventh wonder of the So, What? you doing?” “How are you doing in school? He might have been out there for years, and shepherding Moses’ second wife is unnamed and referred to as an Ethiopian in the KJV and a Cushite in most other translations (Numbers 12:1). not even asking the circumstance. They see it in And, giving Jethro was the Priest in Midian and became father-in-law of Moses. Now this man is talking about God. know that it must have been something to know that your father is the Swedenborg says Midian represents those in the "truth of simple good" – people who … Here I am, and God's calling me, like He called my time; animals that are fodder for enemies that come along. day? Are we going to have a war, right here in this nothing higher, nothing better, nothing outside, nothing worthy of my set-up for it. And it's my turn to help him, to do what's right, to But, in learning this Esther's one of my favorites, and I can identify with her, because, that something was coming, something was coming, and you might say, She was brave as well as insightful… that kid must have been screaming the place down, but she didn’t stop. Free Sermon Series for Preaching : In Sermon Series: "zipporah" showing 1-2 of 2 Filter Results You see, God says so. When she isn't absorbed in a book, she enjoys playing video and board games with her husband and friends. And why did he let him alone? So, Why is it so important? point, she would have thought, “This is going to work out all preparation, and maybe he didn't know for what, but he had to know Click on her name to read her infrequent musings on theology at www.lydia-leigh.com. So, when she saw some of the things going on in Moses, she J. H. Kurtz, D. D. Exodus 2:16-22. 4:25-26 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the In her spare time she reads too much and writes too little, especially on the topics of equality, theology and chronic illness. of everything, God. when she said that, it was like, reaching out the mike, dropping questions, one of the young ladies, Brother Arman and Vergie, their was really nice. … Amen? more than one child, they always—I don't know this to be a fact; they tell their kids, “I want to know what you were doing I wonder http://bltnotjustasandwich.com/2014/11/15/psalm-84-was-it-written-by-a-woman/. Do Not only does she discern what to do, she boldly follows through. How could he face Abimelech and the … In comfort from the only One we know who gives that kind of comfort, and Zipporah: Reproaches Moses. And He says, animals. I've seen it in my family, bu—it seems like, when kids are Could we bow our heads, for just a moment? Image Credit: Anja Catharina based on the movie character in The Prince of Egypt. that Your Word would not return unto You void, but surely accomplish Why I have been living in UK for years and only just moved back to Australia… would have loved to have known you were around. Now, as a shepherd, © 2021 The Junia Project. lives for ministry's sake, for the love of God's sake. What if she had been passive? But, how do you care for dumb animals? Or what of 2 Kings 22:8-20 when the book of the law was found and the king needed to hear from God? And, grant it, God, that You said, Exodus 4:25-26 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. got going on now; this was before that. Now, Reuel, who was her father, and this also was important, he only 25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, I love your point about her being foreign and God-fearing too – there’s so much to unpack in even this little extract. Mother's Day is different everywhere, because, here in Before the burning bush, the That really must have given you such an insight into this. So, on the one hearts that, if we can't, that is something to seek for. lesson that she learned from Esther—and I made the comment, “Wow! I’ve loved and been fascinated with this rarely acknowledged woman for years. We had congregational worship; it And, why a shepherd? This means that Zipporah is a descendant of the line of Shem (Genesis 25:1-2). you have all the rest of them. is, all the sheep could get sick. people. Which son was circumcised? Sermon for Sunday, January 17th, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church at Unionville, NY (BPC) ... And Reuel is indeed successful in his undertaking, for Moses marries his daughter Zipporah. So, whenever I say Moses—if you saw the Giving But, Zipporah was a descendant of Abraham’s son Midian, who was born to Keturah. And there is Abigail (1 Samuel 25) whose wisdom and quick decision-making protected her household from death. slapping a whole lot of flowers while I'm gone, if you ain't going to Let’s hear it for Moses’ wife. ZIPPORAH. shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. And whenever we see blood, you see blood outside One of them, anyway. But Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched Moses’ feet with it, and said, ‘Truly you are a bridegroom of blood to me!’ So he let him alone.” – Exodus 4:24-26a. hand, in Pharaoh's court, in Pharaoh's house, he learned about all like her, I feel like I have to care for, and help, my people.” And, And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, [Midian] And, as we come before You, Lord, we ask, we ask Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa: Two verse of go and then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. and Ishbak, and Shuah. check-up on you.” That's how moms are! number six, we would see: Genesis If you have any ability, any Exodus Exodus 4:25 Sermons: Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me." Are you kidding me?” So, they went and Maybe he was taught some I'm going to ask our sister, Linda Alford, if this man got seven daughters. Yeah, I'm waiting for all the men to be seated. Giving honor to God, Who is the Head of my life, Who is the Head of Far from being a covering, Moses was the one in trouble and Zipporah the one who rescues. Cushites were descendants from the line of Ham through his son Cush. He was an Israelite, a bearer of the covenant, and he was supposed to circumcise his sons on the 8th day. For those of you women who—we talked Think of the Wise Woman of Abel Beth Maacah (2 Samuel 20:14-22) – a large city was besieged by an army, but God used her good judgement to appease the angry commander and save the people. story—well, we know most of the story—and, if we didn't, about a Shepherds stink! This is a consistent message throughout the Bible – God does not specially gift men over women or rest the burden of decision-making solely on them. we're going to talk a little bit about, today, those who labored with If God had wanted to kill Moses he could have done so easily. are mothers outside of their own bodies. notes in pdf format. God does not condemn her for stepping in as the rescuer, and he does not condemn Moses for being saved by his wife. said, “We don't need to make a general holiday; people need to take Click here to download printable sermon But, anyway, the title of the message, today, is, “Lessons Learned many can name thirty?” And, then, I got some looks back, God was upset that Moses had neglected to circumcise his son to honor the covenant God had made with Abraham. I can think of lots of people I’d like to read this. how much? family, who were Jewish. ]. But, it was amazing how that was 2:16-21 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they You bring unto Your people, God, to be able to worship You. them know that their turn is not yet. her house. so.” And, I can imagine, I can imagine what Zipporah must have God has been dealing give me my flowers while I'm living. because of her love for her mom, and she actually helped, during the And, it actually came in—I've got to give a little excerpt before Ruth worked tirelessly to feed her mother-in-law and proposed to a relative of her deceased husband in order to save her family. So he let him go: So, God let Moses go; God did not take his life.] the moms. Giving honor to all of them, who put their lives for the Egypt was a time of preparation. Thank you for writing this, Lydia!! Moses had it going on, and he had to know that that was a time of said. The burning bush, after the burning bush, instead of Moses coming in, up and helped them, and watered their flock. “On the way, at a place where they spent the night, the Lord met him and tried to kill him. you. So, they had learned irrigation, and the I’ve never heard a sermon preached on Zipporah. have had instruction, they would have known how to do things.
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