Download this bible character card and learn about zipporah, the wife of moses. This guy came all the way from egypt, and he chased awayhes as strong as an army, yeah. 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. At that time she said bridegroom of blood, referring to circumcision. She appears to have returned with her children to her fathers house. 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. Our last influential woman, named zipporah, has a lot of mystery surrounding her story. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook listen instantly. Zipporah appears infrequently in the biblical narrative see exodus 2. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered is the title given to an article by beth brophy in the jan. 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. 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. Zipporah, the wife of moses, was one of the seven daughters of reuel, a midianite priest, who was also called jethro exodus 3. Aug, 2017 moses wife, met moses while tending her fathers sheep.
In the time of the pharaoh, a tiny infant is rescued from the banks of the red sea. Moses was a powerful prophet, but he faced the same family challenges we face today. 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. Both zipporah and moses became consciencestricken over the profanation of gods covenant, and zipporah yields. A novel audiobook, by marek halter extended sample. This has always been a controversial passage and difficult for exegetes. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter penguin random. 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, by marek halter. Later, zipporah had another son named eliezer exodus 18. Gershoms name was a reminder that moses was a foreigner and living among foreigners.
They also claim there were two lands named cush in the time of moses. Thanks to her, he would forget his fears and hear the message of god, bequeathing to mankind laws that, even today, protect the weak against the strong. 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. For instance, moses married zipporah, a midianite, but. When moses returned to egypt, zipporah and her sons accompanied him. In time, reuel gave moses his daughter zipporah to be his wife. Zipporah, moses s first wife, signifies different things in the three places that she appears. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Mentioned sparsely in the bible, she was nevertheless revered. A grateful jethro gives moses his daughter zipporah in marriage, despite their religious differences. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In midian, the pride of high priest jethro is his lovely and wise adopted daughter, zipporah, a cushite, yet he cant find a husband for her because she is black. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter in chm, doc, txt download ebook. Moses two sons are black and work among the levi priestly. Moses siblings, miriam and aaron confront their brother hes married a cushite woman, an african, and. On top of that, we read that god was about to kill moses and the actions of his quickthinking wife saved his life. The name of the one was gershom for he said, i have been a sojourner in a foreign land, and the name of the other, eliezer for he said, the god of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of pharaoh. Rather he withdraws the attack, showing that he is satisfied with the response. King saul when saul began ruling as the first king of israel, he was humble. Part of a fresco of zipporah and sons in sistine chapel in the vatican. Jul 06, 2010 a passionate lover and a generous wife, zipporah the black, the stranger, the nonjew, was to share moses destiny. Zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest.
Bible study online god tries to kill moses reality. She got angry at moses for risking his life by not circumcising their son exodus 4. Zipporah zipporah was the daughter of a midianite priest who was moses wife. Zipporah, the daughter of jethro and wife of moses, is only mentioned in three passages of scripture. Examples include the films the ten commandments 1956, the prince of egypt 1998 and exodus. Moses accepted the invitation, and he settled there with him. The next time we hear of zipporah is when the torah tells us that jethro came to join the people of israel. In a spectacular feat of imagination, halter has breathed new life into this littleknown, though influential, old testament figure.
Zipporah s quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses. Zipporah is a midianite woman who becomes the wife of moses. Sep 23, 2015 zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter in chm, doc, txt download ebook. Later in the book of exodus, there is a strange passage involving zipporah. 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. Sometimes in scripture we run across strange events that have no explanation as to what led up to them happening. Zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and sage of the mi. Publication date 2005 topics large type books publisher waterville, me. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered the woman who stood up to god by beth brophy january 25, 2008 bizarre is typical of how biblical scholars describe the tale of zipporah and her husband, moses, especially the section in which god attacks moses, and zipporah uses a blood ritual to successfully defend her husband and son. However, most christians today know more about miriam, the sister of moses, than they do about zipporah, his wife. Editions of zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter. The untold story of zipporah, wife of moses what do you. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered politics. Her father jethro was the priest of midian, and it was he that gave zipporah to moses to marry.
Her father was a priest unknown religion, his name was jethro priest of midian. The last time they saw their husband and father, he was an unknown and private man. Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter zipporah to moses in marriage. This account of zipporah circumcising her son, touching moses feet with the foreskin, and then calling moses a bridegroom of blood seems very odd. Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me, she said. A passionate lover and a generous wife, zipporah the black, the stranger, the nonjew, was to share moses destiny. The lord intervened, and as a sign of divine displeasure, moses is stricken with a mortal disease.
Spiritual sense of zipporah new christian bible study. Zipporah, wife of moses zipporah, wife of moses audiobook, by marek halter. Moses is certainly a wellknown old testament figure. Without zipporah, moses would never have lived to lead the people of god out of egyptian bondage. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel. Now jethro, moses fatherinlaw, had taken zipporah, moses wife, after he had sent her home, along with her two sons. Zipporah, one of the seven daughters of jethro exodus 3. Midian was a son of abraham and his 3rd wife keturah genesis 25. On his return to egypt, moses was accompanied by his wife, who saved him from great danger during their journey ib. But in numbers 12 we encounter an uncomfortable story. Click here for the audio of this presentation when you post, you agree to the terms and conditions of our comments policy. As moses is on his way to egypt to deliver gods people, he forgets the key of understanding which is needed to open the gates of deliverance.
What we can say for certain here, i believe, is that whatever else one wants to read into zipporahs actions, she was upset with moses and only performed the circumcision on her sons under the duress of the moment. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, howard curtis. Oh zipporah, you are my love and the words that save me. Jun 10, 2017 zipporah was the wife that gave birth to the two sons of moses. Gods thoughts and ways part xii zipporah, wife of moses. 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. The name of the one was gershom for he said, i have been an alien in a foreign land, and the name of the other, eliezer for he said, the god of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of pharaoh. Reuels daughter, who became the wife of moses exodus 2. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook abridged listen instantly. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the.
To keep the peace, moses compromised with his unbelieving wife and withheld circumcision, the sign of gods covenant, from eliezer. Fanciful version of the fatal encounter between african princess zipporah and young moses, in a breathy, atmospheric translation. Mosess wife, zipporah, saved moses life by circumcising one of her sons to turn gods wrath from moses. Jethro was a priest of midian, thought to be modernday ethopia. The mention of moses wife zipporah in the bible is actually so few i think it can be counted on one hand. God does not condemn her for stepping in as the rescuer, and he does not condemn moses for being saved by his wife. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside. She was a woman of a violent temper, and had little sympathy with her husbands religious convictions. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter, howard curtis on. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses.
The circumcision of one or both of moses sons is one of those events. So zipporah immediately circumcised their son and saved moses life exodus 4. But others point out that moses married zipporah, the daughter of a priest of midian named reuel, also called jethro exodus 2. 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. Without her, the hebrews would never have left egypt and settled in canaan. Read zipporah, wife of moses a novel by marek halter available from rakuten kobo.
So, he was pleased to dwell with them, and, so, its important, its important to know that he chose one of them to be the wife of moses, and zipporah must have thought, yeah. B25c4 zipporah wife of moses the canaantrilogy band 2. Jan 02, 2020 gershoms name was a reminder that moses was a foreigner and living among foreigners. So instead of forcing the issue, moses backed off and compromised his position with god and allowed zipporah to have her way. See more ideas about blacks in the bible, wife of moses and bible. Zipporah, mosess first wife, signifies different things in the three places that she appears. After she got angry moses sent her and their two sons back to her midianite father. And jethro, moses fatherinlaw, took zipporah, moses wife, after he had sent her away, the bishops bible 1568 therefore he toke sephora moyses wyfe, after he had sent her backe, contemporary english version in the meantime, moses had sent his wife zipporah and her two sons to stay with jethro, and he had welcomed them. When she said, bridegroom of blood, she was referring to the circumcision. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered. The relationships of zipporah, her father jethro also known as reuel and her husband moses are interesting and complex. Bible study online god tries to kill moses reality check. Then jethro, moses father in law, took zipporah, moses wife, after he had sent her back. Download or print this bible card to learn more about moses wife, zipporah.
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 southzipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and sage of the midianites. Far from being a covering, moses was the one in trouble and zipporah the one who rescues. She is the main character in marek halters novel zipporah, wife of moses 2005. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zipporah, wife of moses. Her sons became capable administrators in davids kingdom. After the exodus, zipporah reunited with moses in the wilderness exodus 18.
She is repulsed by obeying the ordinance of god and only does so in order to save her husbands life. This is one of the formulas for you to be successful. While she is introduced early in exodus, very little is said about her. Zipporahs quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook free zipporah, wife of moses audio book. At the well with her lightskinned stepsisters, zipporah is intrigued by the. And judging by her actions, zipporah didnt believe that it was necessary to do all that moses was asking. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes. She refuses to marry him until he returns to egypt to free his people. In his enjoyable but uneven second installment in the canaan trilogy sarah, halter takes his cue from the biblical story of moses to imagine the life of moses s littleknown wife. After moses had sent away his wife zipporah, his fatherinlaw jethro took her back, along with her two sons. On the way yahweh rebuked moses, either because he had not been circumcised before his. Moses and his wife are traveling to egypt because god had told moses to bring the israelites out of bondage exodus 3.
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