Jochebed had such a deep abiding faith in the trustworthiness of Gods Word that it drove her to act. 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. When the child was born, the baby was a boy, and we learn in Exodus 2:10 that he was later named Moses.. The cry of the little child aroused the maternal instinct of Pharaohs daughter, and the baby Moses was spared. Family tree. The Rabbis resolve this abbreviated chronology by stating that Jochebed and Amram divorced, and Ex. The conditions described in the first two chapters of Exodus indicate that indeed those were dark days for the Children of Israel. The basket fell in the hands of the Pharaoh's daughter who was bathing in the river. 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. The explanation you suggest is certainly a possibility. The story is familiar to many, but so that we have it clearly in mind, we summarize it here. Another midrash has Jochebed building a little canopy for Moses inside the ark, for she said to herself: Perhaps I will not see him under his wedding canopy (BT Sotah 12ab). Hebrew: MSH Mosheh (M. T.), Greek: Mouses, Moses. Joseph, Jacob's son, was a ruler in Egypt at that time and the children of Jacob (Israel) were treated kindly. Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Her hometown was probably Goshen, in the land of Egypt. As she raised her children, she implanted the seeds of hope in their hearts. 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). As we journey through life, all of uslike the parents of Moseswill have our faith tried. Although she is mentioned only twice in the Bible, Jochebed has a lasting place as one of the immortal mothers of Israel. According to the Bible, Jochebed (/jkbd/; Biblical Hebrew: , romanized:Yee, lit. Then verse 18 shows that Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. One of the most stimulating accounts in the Bible, pointing to great faith during trial, is that of Job. = Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Jochebed just happened to be available and able to nurse? At the time when the account opens in Exodus 2, the condition of the Children of Israel was very pitiful. Rabbah 1:25; for the identification of Jochebed with Shiphrah, see above). Rabbah 1:13). After Pharaohs daughter discovered the baby, Jochebed became his nurse. The midrash describes in detail how she prepared the ark for Moses. Genuine faith also has rewards. PO Box 391 According to Jewish legend, she is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs, in Tiberias. Like Jochebed, we won't always foresee God's purpose in letting go, but we can trust that his plan is even better. The choice to hid the baby put the whole family at risk. 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. (NET), Hebrews 11:23 By faith, when Moses was born, his parents hid him for three months, because they saw the child was beautiful and they were not afraid of the kings edict. Jochebed made a decision, and she made a plan. This couple had great faith. Jochebed was a human being just as all of us are today. After you had given birth, held that baby, nursed, rocked and stayed up all night trying to ease his crying and then to give him up? The child, found by the pharaoh's daughter while bathing, was reared in the Egyptian court. All three point to Christ. When Moses, her youngest child, was born, Jochebed hid him for three months until she could hide him no longer. Jochebed was thrilled to be able to raise her son. Her appearance is short and we are not told much about her, but one trait stands out: trust in God. I believe she recognized that the deliverance of God was at hand. Miriam, the baby's sister, watched to see what would happen. Exodus 2:1-2 A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi. She was the only surviving child of Thutmose I . That was in the year 2238 after Creation. Her thoughtful nature was consistent throughout the Bible story of Moses in the basket. [27], Stories of unusual events during the pregnancy of Aminah, mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad,[28] are compared with the similar experiences of Jochebed when she was carrying Moses. Exodus 1; 2. ), wife of Amram and mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam (Num. 3:31) (Seder Eliyahu Rabbah 29). There are several data points we have to nail down in order to properly defend the Bible 's assertion that 600,000 men left Egypt with Moses in the Exodus. The basket fell in the hands of the Pharaoh's daughter who was bathing in the river. In all three explanations, Jochebed immediately comprehended that her son was meant for greatness and she discerned that he possessed unique spiritual qualities. Would he forget our family? I have stayed my heart on Thee. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. (Viewed on March 1, 2023) . When the plan to have the midwives kill all the male newborns failed, Pharaoh gave the order to throw all baby boys into the Nile, drown them. Women of Influence choose to: Truth: Let it go and trust God. Whatever it is, we must remember that God is still on the thronethat He is behind the scenes working out all things for our ultimate good. 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). In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. The parents of Moses believed the simple promise of Gods Word, and the revelation that after 400 years Israel would be delivered, and that their son was a proper childand so, instead of casting baby Moses into the river, they hid him for three months, and then turned him over to God. Moses, in the wilderness, instructed them to put away pagan gods. When a womans heart and a babys tears meet, something happens. Ex. But soon he noticed that the stones were going beyond the boat and forming huge circular waves in the waterand those waves were bringing his boat toward the shore. The life of Jochebed is an amazing demonstration of the walk by faith. She felt a firm unity with her Creator and was exhilarated by this bond. After Moses was born, Yocheved hid him at home for three months. In all three explanations, Jochebed immediately comprehended that her son was meant for greatness and she discerned that he possessed unique spiritual qualities. The question of Jochebeds kinship to Amram arises from the statement in Ex. 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. Just rememberthis is a trial of your faith planned to bring honor in the day when Jesus reveals himself. 4 Dr. Thomas Constable, Constables Notes, Lumina, www.bible.org. (NET), Exodus 6:20 Amram married his fathers sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And she bore to him Aaron and Moses. Those must have been precious years. All her choices were difficult. Born shortly after the decree to throw Hebrew newborn boys in the Nile, Moses escaped death through adoption by pharaoh's daughter. Also not to the tribe of Levi. His older sister, Miriam (15 years his senior), and his brother 3-year old Aaron were safe from Pharaoh's edict since they were born before it was enacted. Jochebed bore Amram three righteous offspring. Jochebed did not say, Im going to throw the child into the river; if hes Gods man, God will somehow save him. That is not faith; that is fanaticism. Exodus 2, which describes the birth of Moses, does not name her, or, for that matter, the father or sister of Moses. The story of Jochebed is thought to be described in the Book of Exodus (2:110) although she is not explicitly named here. JOCHEBED. Amram was the Levite man who was Moses father. Jochebed's story is one of trust, courage, and faith. That Jochebed could still be bearing children at the age of forty-eight might seem unlikely by modern standards. While he was still in Egypt, Moses killed an Egyptian guard who was assaulting a Hebrew slave, and he hid the body. Perhaps God might use him to fulfill the Promise. Jochebed, wife of Amram and mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, is mentioned by name only in Exod 6:20 and Num 26:59, both genealogical listings. 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. The Apostle Paul exhorts in Ephesians 6 that the Christian should have on the belt of truth and the coat of righteousness; our feet should be shod with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 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. 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 . Did Amram marry his aunt? That Jochebed could still be bearing children at the age of forty-eight might seem unlikely by modern standards. As Moses grew up Jochebed educated Moses in the religion and history of Israel, ensuring that Moses did not lose his Hebrew identity. God, who is the great Architect of our destinies, allows nothing to come into our lives except that which is for our ultimate good and blessing (Romans 8:28). There was something supernatural and marvelous taking place here. 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. All Israel saw this, and in consequence they also divorced their wives. 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. No details are given concerning her life. When Moses was born, Jochebed saw (Ex. 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). This was God responding to the faith of a mother who dared to trust in Him. 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. He had a string tied to the boat and was holding the string in his handbut the string slipped from his fingers, and a breeze carried the boat beyond his reach. When not specified, "Talmud" refers to the Babylonian Talmud.Talmud discusses this relationship in the context of the incest prohibitions in Lev. Two lessons emerge from her story. That same day God swore that the Ark and the Torah would be entrusted to the arms of his descendants (the Kohathites are the only ones who bore the Ark during the journeying in the wilderness, as is attested in Num. One of her maidservants saw the basket and brought it to her. The Scripture says, And, behold, the babe wept (Exodus 2:6). At that same time, Pharaoh's daughter was bathing in the river. 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. Maybe the princess once had a baby of her own who had died, and the sight of baby Moses may have torn the wound open and made it bleed afresh. Her name in Hebrew means "bitterness." Miriam was the first woman in the Bible to be given the title prophetess. Lieberman], pp. 26:59). 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. [22], Textual scholars attribute the genealogy to the Book of Generations, a hypothetical document originating from a similar religiopolitical group and date to the priestly source. Jochebed knew also that God had foretold the bondage in Egypt which they were now experiencing. The afflictions of life are like driving through a tunnel. Gods providence was seeing to it that Jochebed was being paid from royal funds to look after her own child. Resources Lockyer's All the Women of the Bible Chapter 2. Keep him quiet? She was curious, what could be in it? D. J. Wiseman (Downers Grove, Illinois: Intervarsity Press, 1973) 57. We are thinking of faith in this lesson, not as saving faith, but as sustaining faith. Pharaoh of ancient Egypt saw that the Hebrews were multiplying greatly and feared that they would consider a revolt. In thanks, Jethro--known as the Priest of Midian--invited him to stay in his camp, and gave him Zipporah to marry. Jochebed is most known as the mother of Moses. 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. Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and released him in the flow of River Nile. Who was the mother of kohath? But in the midst of this trial, she had confidence and hope. The only woman who judges, Deborah "used to sit under the palm treeand the sons of Israel came up to her . 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. Not only was Moses spared, but his older sister (later identified as Miriam in Exodus 15:20), who was standing somewhere within sight, offered the Egyptian princess her services. Several rabbinic commentaries attest to this and comment that maidenhood was restored to Jochebed at the time of her marriage to Amram. Thus Jochebed nursed her son until he was old enough and brought him to the Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son. She didnt just let him go, she was a woman of faith, and she let him go and trusted her God. 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. Ex. Thus Jochebed nursed her son until he was old enough and brought him to the Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her son. She is praised for her faith in the Epistle to the Hebrews. I have called Thee Abba Father; JOCHEBED (Heb. Can you see the Providence of God in this story? Have you ever been there? 2 R. Alan Cole, Exodus, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, ed. Print copies of this booklet may be obtained from: BIBLE HELPS 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). They had faith that God had made promises to them through Abraham that they would be a nation, a people with land, their land. What to do? Jochebed knew as long as she trusted Jehovah, she had nothing to fear. Why did she do this? 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. Would he be treated differently because he was Hebrew? Yet another tradition explains that she shiprah her actions before God (i.e., performed good deeds that were pleasing to the Lord). Jochebed was married to Amram. 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. Jochebed was surrounded by grieving mothers. 2:2). Have you ever worked in the baby bed nursery at church? 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 . But that was not the case. Hold on to things and people with open hands, like Jochebed they know when to release and. Moses just happened to cry at the right time? Epstein-Melamed], p. 6; BT Sotah 12a; Pesikta Rabbati 43). But there came a day when he grew older When Jochebed had to let him go AGAINto let him go and trust God again. 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. By letting go and trusting God, an even greater dream was fulfilled. Further study: But there came a day when she knew she couldnt hide him any longer, had to let him go, Exodus 2:3-4 But when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him and sealed it with bitumen and pitch. She is identified as Shiphrah, one of the Hebrew midwives who saved the newborn baby boys from Pharaoh. Can you imagine trying to hide a newborn baby? Jochebed, more commonly referred to as the mom of Moses, is an important biblical character when studying mothers in the Bible. 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). This portrayal emphasizes the painstaking attention that Jochebed paid to every detail in the ark. [29] The significance of this comparison is understood to spring from the affinity of Arabic folklore for Hebrew traditions.[29]. Life comes with the pain of losses, of giving up and letting go and we are rarely ready to let go. [19], According to traditional rabbinic biblical chronology, Moses was 80 years old when the Exodus occurred, the Israelites had been in Egypt for 210 years in total, and thus in combination with the rabbinical claim that Jochebed was born on the border of Egypt, as her parents had entered it, this would require Jochebed to have been 130 years old when she gave birth to Moses;[20] Rabbinical literature regards this to have been alluded to be the biblical description of the dedication of the Israelite altar, at which 130 shekel weight of silver was offered. Of never-failing skill, She hid Moses for a period of time, but as the childs lungs developed it became impossible to hide him. Marriages with aunts and nieces have been common in many countries, and are not forbidden by any natural instinct. Yet the Bible reveals that Levi and his son and grandson all had very long life spans. Even today, I cant tell you how hard it is at times not to want somehow control his diabetes: to make sure hes eating good food, exercising, taking care of himself, but he has a wife and two daughtersI really have to Let it go and trust Godand I do Trust and pray . They took the urine sample and when the doctor came back he coldly said I think your son has diabetes and I want you to go immediately to the Juvenile Diabetes clinic, Ive already called them to tell them youre on your way. (Isaiah 18:2 writes that the Egyptians made their boats, skiffs out of this material. The latest date that Jochebed could have been born was 2385 AM (1620 BC), the year her father died. He said: Master of the Universe! Jochebed, shes the one, who took him to the Royal Palace. Although the Torah asserts that Jacobs household who came to Egypt numbered seventy souls, the Rabbis noted that only sixty-nine individuals are listed in Gen. 46. 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V. 1 begins with the marriage of Jochebed and Amram, and then the reader is immediately told of Mosess birth, concealment and rescue. Jochebed showed great trust in God's faithfulness. By faith, Jochebed and her husband Amram hid their son Moses even against the king of Egypts edict that all Hebrew boys should be put to death at birth. Has anything just happened to you recently that you know really was God working for you? "Jochebed: Mother of Moses." According to Jewish legend, Jochebed is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs, in Tiberias. The Haggadah extends this miraculous nature to Moses' conception by marking as 120 the age of Jochebed at conception. Deborah, the only female judge in the Bible, excelled in multiple areas. We don't know but we hope that she too was alive to see the Exodus. The prophecy of 400 years of bondage (Gen 15:13) was coming to a close. The mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. She is described as the daughter of Levi, born to him in Egypt (Num. She did not sit down and brood about the current situation in Egypt, and say, If this child is to be Israels deliverer, God will somehow spare him and deliver him; theres nothing we can do; so well throw him in the river, and if God wants him, He can save him. She knew that God expects us to do our part, and that He will not do for us what we are able to do for ourselves. 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). And the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty seven years. Jochebed had faith in God's protection of her baby. It is our Christian duty to walk by faith in this world, until we come to live by sight in the eternal world. This sequence omits a lengthy period of time, for Jochebed and Amram already had two other children (Aaron and Miriam) when Moses was born. What does it mean that they had faith? According to the Bible, Jochebed (/ j k b d /; Biblical Hebrew: , romanized: Yee, lit. Lesson two Handout (Click Here). She also gave birth to Aaron, a high priest of Israel. The wording she placed it among the reeds (ibid.) Learn Religions, Sep. 4, 2021, learnreligions.com/jochebed-mother-of-moses-701165. 18:1214 (BT Sanhedrin 58b). Pursuing her life passion to teach the Word of God, train leaders and connect people in community, Dianne Miller has dedicated years as a teaching leader in Bible Study Fellowship as well as directing Womens Ministries at the Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, Georgia and Northwest Bible Church, More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. Growing up, we wanted him to have all the normal experiences of childhood, sleepovers, soccer, basketball, baseball, and football, field trips, then dates, eventually college and marriage: without me. We will notice several aspects of Jochebeds faith-walk. In 2014 film Exodus: Gods and Kings, she was portrayed by British Actress Anna Savva. 2:12 state that he married a Levite woman. 'YHWH is glory') was a daughter of Levi and mother of Miriam, Aaron and Moses.She was the wife of Amram, as well as his aunt. The Rabbis deduced from this that righteous women are not subject to the decree passed on Eve (that is, the curse of in pain shall you bear children [Gen. 3:16] does not apply to them) (BT Sotah 12a). Why did Terah died in Haran? She did . Moses was tov, beautiful, fine, good, and not ordinary. Retrieved from https://www.learnreligions.com/jochebed-mother-of-moses-701165. She put the child in it and set it among the reeds along the edge of the Nile. In 1571 BC, Pharaoh Ramesses I ordered the extermination of all of the Israelites ' newborn babies to avert a prophecy that one of them would lead the Israelites out of slavery. But this couple worshipped Jehovah God. Soon, Moses got word that Pharaoh knew what he had done and was going to kill him, so he fled from Egypt to the land of Midian to avoid prosecution. A careful reader of the Bible account can almost picture Miriam (the older sister of Moses) running to her mother and telling her what had happened. On what was this confidence and hope based? Exodus 6: 20 The Bible; the Pentateuch; Tanakh (the Pentateuch, Prophets and Hagiographia)Torah also designates Jochebed as the daughter of Levi (Num. So we know some of the Jews had compromised. (NET). Joshua 24:14 throw away gods your forefathers worshipped beyond the river and in Egypt. 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. Some of you have lost children to divorce, some have run-away, and some have even died. And after Jochebed did all that she could, she went back homeundoubtedly with a great sense of trust that God would work things out according to His plan. 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. Instead of letting him be murdered, she took a basket and coated the bottom with tar, to make it waterproof. Answer: According to tradition, Yocheved lived long enough to enter the Holy Land with the Israelites.. We learn that secret by reading Hebrews 11:23, which says, By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a proper child, and they were not afraid of the kings commandment. Moses was hid in his home for three months, and then in the reeds by the river, not because Jochebed could not bear to see her child perish, or because she loved him too much to cast him into the river. 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. 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. She named him Moses, saying, Because I drew him from the water.. She looks like and is voiced by the late Ofra Haza. The sun has not stopped shining just because the traveler in the tunnel doesnt see it. When Jochebed gave birth to a son, she saw that he was a healthy baby. Her appearance is short and we are not told much about her, but one trait stands out: trust in God. Exodus 2:1-2. and Pharaohs daughter, although a heathen princess, had a womans (a mothers) instinct, and one thing that touches a womans heart is a crying baby. I would have wondered if he would be safe? 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). What some call fate or luck or it just happened is really Gods providential care. However, when Amram married his aunt, this was before the Torah had been goven on Mount Sinai, soits laws didn't apply yet. Here there would be less danger from crocodiles than if she just put him down on the beach. In the midrashic account, the daughter of Pharaoh saw that Moses was hungry when she drew him from the river. Whats the Definition of faith? Under her influence and teaching, she . Text says she went to bathe in the Nile. In the Rabbinic exegesis, Jochebed was already pregnant with Moses before Amram divorced her, and the fetus in her womb was three months old when he remarried her. She lived in Egypt, where the descendants of Israel were being oppressed. 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