Miriam's heart raced as the princess directed an assistant to retrieve the little ark and brought the baby boy to her. She moved on past her mistake. We need to remember our zeal and use our skills, but we need to remember the check that was put upon her for thinking and speaking out of her place. In Numbers 12:1-2 it says, “Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); and they said, ‘Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? The Feast of the Annunciation was once so important in Christendom that the date of the year changed then, in the middle of March, for time could no longer be the same once the Holy Spirit wrapped her glory around the Virgin of Nazareth and quickened life in her womb. We must be careful not to heed the lies of Satan that say otherwise.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, said the Lord. What does God want to teach you through their successes and failures? Lessons from the Life of Miriam. And they both went forward" (Numbers 12:1-5 Numbers 12:1-5 [1] And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. In our lesson, Miriam has something to say about the state of Moses’ household.
You wouldn't expect the five book of Moses to promote women's leadership but a patriarchal society led by elders. As we mentioned earlier, Miriam was a prophetess. The laws of health, hygiene and quarantine God had instituted for the well-being of the people directed that lepers live outside the camp (Leviticus 13:46 Leviticus 13:46All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.American King James Version×).
Moses prays to the Lord, “O God, heal her, I pray!”. God is amazed because Aaron and Miriam KNEW this and yet they still spoke against Moses! God's anger was swift but not capricious. Miriam was searching for greater credibility; instead, she received the curse of leprosy. Miriam, the prophet-woman, messed up, stepped up, sat down, got up and then she moved on. Not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. There are nine months until Christmas. Miriam’s legacy to her people – and to those who were not even her own people – is more than her mistakes. And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh. By Sara Tzafona.
(Numbers 12:9-10 Numbers 12:9-10 [9] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. Miriam and Aaron (who was also older than Moses; Exodus 7:7 Exodus 7:7And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh.American King James Version×) apparently chafed at Moses' preeminent calling and position. We can know that Miriam took the lead in this confrontation because of two things: 1.) We do know that at some point in her life she becomes recognized as a woman of God, not Moses’ prophet like Aaron, but a prophet of God in her own right. She sat down, exiled, banished. As I was taking a closer look at what the Bible tells us about her, I learned some new things. However, God in His Word records not only the strengths of His faithful servants, but their flaws, including their errors in judgment. Although her exact position isn't known, she was clearly held in high regard by Moses, Aaron and her people. Their hope was to save the infant, for the leader of mighty Egypt had just decreed that all Israelite baby boys be thrown in the river to drown. Part of HuffPost Religion. .
In Exodus 15:20-21 we read, “Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing.
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My response to those in authority over me has not always been what it should have been. And then there is a great space in her story. Scripture gives no indication that Miriam ever lost her attitude of loyalty and faithfulness. American King James Version×). His estranged son Joseph had become chief assistant to the Pharaoh of that time. She lived in Egypt as an Israelite, so it stands to reason that the difficulties of the people affected her as well (Ex.
This shows us as parents that well-trained children are a blessing (Prov. The princess could easily have rejected Miriam's offer of Moses' own mother to nurse the infant. Presently, we have a Sunday morning service at 10:00 AM and a Wednesday Evening service at 7:00 PM. [8] With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? Yes Miriam messed up.
Moses was God’s chosen prophet (Ex. Myriam spoke up to them: Sing to G-d for He overcame the arrogant, the horse with its rider, He hurled them into the sea.". She saved her baby brother Moses so that he could save their people. And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings, and sets up kings: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: Therefore thus said the LORD; Behold, I will cast you from off the face of the earth: this year you shall die, because you have taught rebellion against the LORD.
The three leaders mentioned who helped in this great deliverance included Miriam. Yeshua HaMeshiach, Jesus the Messiah, the Son of Woman, came to seek out and save the lost and to give his life as a ransom for many. ©2020 Verizon Media. If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? When God called her name, calling her on the carpet, calling her to account, she didn’t shuck and jive, she didn’t duck and dodge, she stepped up. In all this Miriam showed faithfulness, loyalty and poise. As I was listening to a radio broadcast about Miriam's attitude towards Moses, I was reminded of a couple of specific instances in my past where I had been very critical of some leaders who weren't doing things exactly how I felt they should have been done. Miriam shows that God uses women to teach His people. As a young midwife, Miriam later led the opposition against Pharaoh himself when she refused his order to kill Hebrews' newborn sons. And she stepped up again. Get up. American King James Version×). Today, the Good News is that God became incarnate in the Virgin’s womb. But Numbers 12:15 says that the people would not get up and go without their prophet. Living a lie is bad enough. Exodus 15:20 Exodus 15:20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.American King James Version×refers to her as "Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron." It is our place, as Christians to support godly leadership, even when we don't agree with the decision that is being made, as long as it is not sinful. Now, here's what I learned. When she was accepted back into the camp, they picked up and moved on toward Hazeroth.
3:16-17; Jude 3). (Merrill Unger, Unger's Bible Dictionary, Moody Press, Chicago, 1988, p. 886), then Miriam was born around 1527. [])). Miriam. Aaron begs forgiveness from Moses for their foolishness and asks that he do something for her. So let us women and men pray over the theme “If You Mess Up, Then You’d Better Step Up”: My prayer is Miriam’s prayer, Mother Mary’s prayer – Let it be. 12:1-2). And when Miriam led her people to the other side of the sea she was at least ninety years old. Filed Under: Diligent SPIRITUAL LIFE, 31 Days of Women from Scripture. She courageously defied the Egyptian ruler by placing Moses among the reeds by the river's edge (Exodus 2:3 Exodus 2:3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.American King James Version×). We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site. Her godly characteristics were much in evidence at the moment of Israel's triumph, on the other shore of the Red Sea. How did she serve God and her people? She didn’t know how long she would be afflicted. 3:28; Col. 3:11) does not mean everyone is given to do the same jobs (Eph. But she didn’t sit alone. All self-importance and presumption quickly vanished when they saw where their unwise actions had led them. Names in your New Testaments have been translated from Hebrew to Greek to Latin, and to German in some cases, and then into English, rendering many familiar and beloved names distantly related to their original forms.
Moses, on the other hand, God speaks to him DIRECTLY (Num. Aaron immediately cried out for Moses to help Miriam, begging him to ask God for forgiveness and the healing of their sister. God has heard the pleas of Moses and He is sending some relief. The scripture says that the problem is Moses’ Cushite (Ethiopian) wife, but what they voice is an accusation of Moses thinking himself better than Miriam and Aaron. Click here - Build a Diligent Prayer Life ecourse, “Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt and ransomed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.” Micah 6:4. She made a mistake. God, speaking through the prophet Micah, reasoned with and chastised a backsliding Israel, reminding them how He had delivered them from Egyptian slavery. They also added dances to the drums, augmenting Miriam's example. Aaron has a problem with being a follower – he easily allowed the people to sway him to build an idol (Ex. The account does not say Moses took “another” wife, as though the Cushite woman were in addition to Zipporah. In that case, as with Miriam, God acted decisively against attempts to rebel against Him. I want to challenge you to study the men and women of the Bible.