Zipporah in the bible was the wife of moses and the daughter of jethro, the priest of midian. The next time we hear of zipporah is when the torah tells us that jethro came to join the people of israel. The cushite wife appears some years later in moses story, during the wandering in the desert you can read about the dispute between miriam, aaron and the cushite wife at miriams story. In the book of exodus, we are introduced to zipporah, the daughter of jethro, wife of moses and mother of their two sons, gershom and eliezer. Her father jethro was the priest of midian, and it was he that gave zipporah to moses to marry. After moses kills an egyptian, he flees from the pharaoh and settles among the midianites, an arab people who occupied desert areas in southern transjordan, northern arabia, and the sinai. Moses, a fugitive who has run away from egypt only to return to help free the. The last time they saw their husband and father, he was an unknown and private man. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zipporah, wife of moses. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook listen instantly. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the southzipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and sage of the midianites.
But in numbers 12 we encounter an uncomfortable story. When god reveals himself to moses in a burning bush, his words echo zipporah s, and moses returns to egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side. Fanciful version of the fatal encounter between african princess zipporah and young moses, in a breathy, atmospheric translation. Zipporah was one of seven midianite sisters that mistook moses for an egyptian after he saved them from the men at the well exodus 2. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the. Didnt i tell you to get your tail up out of that bed and get ready to go to church. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter, howard curtis on. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmasters page for free fun content. Moses was aware of zipporahs qualities and therefore took her for a wife. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks kindle unlimited. But others point out that moses married zipporah, the daughter of a priest of midian named reuel, also called jethro exodus 2. Moses, fleeing from egypt, arrived in midian and sat down by a well. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the south zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and sage of the midianites. In the time of the pharaoh, a tiny infant is rescued from the banks of the red sea.
The lord intervened, and as a sign of divine displeasure, moses is stricken with a mortal disease. They also claim there were two lands named cush in the time of moses. Jan 25, 2008 a new novel, zipporah, wife of moses, by marek halter, puts a fictionalized spin on zipporah by making her the cushite or ethiopian wife of moses. To keep the peace, moses compromised with his unbelieving wife and withheld circumcision, the sign of gods covenant, from eliezer. After moses had sent away his wife zipporah, his fatherinlaw jethro took her back, along with her two sons. Zipporah, was a shepherdess and priestess, as all priests were shepherds.
After god commanded moses to return to egypt to free the israelites, moses took his wife. Far from being a covering, moses was the one in trouble and zipporah the one who rescues. The bible tells us that after moses fled from egypt, he fled into midian, a kingdom of ethiopia. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter 1400052807 9781400052806 from the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. While he was resting, reuels daughters came to water their fathers flocks. It said in the book that she at first refused to marry moses until he agreed to go back to egypt and rescue. The untold story of zipporah, wife of moses what do you.
Her mother died and jethro raised her as his daughter. Jethro, the priest of midian, moses fatherinlaw, heard of all that god had done for moses and for his people israel, how the lord had brought israel out of egypt. Nov 15, 2015 the bible tells us that after moses fled from egypt, he fled into midian, a kingdom of ethiopia. Zipporah may still be alive at this time, since it was common for highstatus hebrew men to have more than wife.
At the well with her lightskinned stepsisters, zipporah is intrigued by the. I realize that the author has taken liberties of filling in the gaps in the story of moses from the bible. A few years later, after god speaks to moses through a burning bush, moses sets out with his family to return to egypt to free his people from. Bible study online god tries to kill moses reality check. Rather he withdraws the attack, showing that he is satisfied with the response. I just finished reading a novel, zipporah, wife of moses.
Zipporah is a midianite woman who becomes the wife of moses. Zipporah or tzipora is mentioned in the book of exodus as the wife of moses, and the daughter. To ask other readers questions about zipporah, wife of moses, please sign up. Zipporah, wife of moses not as good as sarah, but very interesting. God does not condemn her for stepping in as the rescuer, and he does not condemn moses for being saved by his wife. The untold story of zipporah, wife of moses what do you think.
A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the black people of the lands to the southshe is taken in by jethro, high priest and sage of the. Our last influential woman, named zipporah, has a lot of mystery surrounding her story. If you read the bible, you will know that very little is known about zipporah, the wife of moses, but i have no doubt that she played a major role in his life. Moses siblings, miriam and aaron confront their brother hes married a cushite woman, an african, and. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered is the title given to an article by beth brophy in the jan. Zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, howard curtis. Both zipporah and moses became consciencestricken over the profanation of gods covenant, and zipporah yields. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter penguin random house.
There he sought the family of jethro, the ethiopian priest of midian, in whose sight, after a short residence, he found favor, and married his daughter zipporah. Simply rightclick the image, save to your computer and print. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The rabbis explain that moses never wanted to part from zipporah and sent her to her fathers house in midian only for fear that the egyptian. Zipporah quickly circumcised her son with a sharp stone and touched moses feet with the foreskin, saying surely you are a husband of blood to me. Jul 19, 2017 the daughter of a priest of midian, zipporah became moses wife during his fortyyear exile from egypt, eventually accompanying him and the rest of israel into the wilderness. 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. For instance, moses married zipporah, a midianite, but. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She touched his legs with the skin she had cut off and said, my dear son, this blood will protect you. Bible study online god tries to kill moses reality. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zipporah, wife of moses.
In the story moses rescues the daughters of jethro at the well and one, zipporah was adopted by jethro when her boat floated on the sea of reeds with zipporah and her mother. Possibly, moses was embarrassed that his wife was not an israelite. Editions of zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter. Fun for kids to print and learn more about moses, zipporah, jethro, and the land of midian. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered politics. After god commanded moses to return to egypt to free the israelites, moses took his wife and sons and started his journey.
Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook, by marek halter. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. While she is introduced early in exodus, very little is said about her. Sometimes in scripture we run across strange events that have no explanation as to what led up to them happening. On the road, they stayed in an inn, where god came to kill moses. According to the bible,moses met the daughters of jethro when they were being driven away from a well by shepherds. Sep 23, 2015 from the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. She refuses to marry him until he returns to egypt to free his people. Bible study online god judges moses for his compromising and tries to kill him this divine event is a reality check for both moses and zipporah for now they know that god is to be taken.
When moses fled from egypt to the land of midian, he met jethros seven daughters, who were having some. When god reveals himself to moses in a burning bush, his words echo zipporahs, and moses returns to egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook free zipporah, wife of moses audio book streaming in the time of. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the southzipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and sage of. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the black people of the lands to the southshe is taken. Midian was a son of abraham and his 3rd wife keturah genesis 25. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the southzipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest.
The daughter of a priest of midian, zipporah became moses wife during his fortyyear exile from egypt, eventually accompanying him and the rest of israel into the wilderness. Alternatively, he may have been careful to keep his personal life out of the story of gods interactions with the israelites. In the book of chronicles, two of her descendants are mentioned. You cant lay there and sleep all day you gotta go to church. Generally, moses called them zipporah and her two sons as if distancing himself from their presence in his life. The circumcision of one or both of moses sons is one of those events. The second volume of french novelist halters canaan trilogy sarah, 2004 shows zipporah, the daughter of midian high priest jethro, meeting the fugitive moses on his flight out of egypt. Shebuel, son of gershom, and rehabiah, son of eliezer. A new novel, zipporah, wife of moses, by marek halter, puts a fictionalized spin on zipporah by making her the cushite or ethiopian wife of moses. Zipporah article about zipporah by the free dictionary. Jun 10, 2017 zipporah was the wife that gave birth to the two sons of moses. Zipporah, the wife of moses, was one of the seven daughters of reuel, a midianite priest, who was also called jethro exodus 3. The mention of moses wife zipporah in the bible is actually so few i think it can be counted on one hand. This is a biblical, historical novel that brings to life the story of zipporah, a black skinned cushite woman who became the wife of moses, the israelite.
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