Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“But the midwives feared God; they did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but they let the boys live. So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and said to them, ‘Why have you done this, and allowed the boys to live?’ The midwives said to Pharaoh, ‘Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.’”
NL Daily Devotion for Monday, September 28, 2020
by Dr. Kimberly Leetch, Clergy Stuff
Shiphrah and Puah, two women rarely mentioned, but so very critical to God’s plan! These are the midwives who risked everything to save the Hebrew boys. Not only did they assist in the births, but they also lied to Pharaoh – “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
These were not Hebrew women, but they played an important role in God’s plan for the Israelites. If not for these women, it is possible Moses might never have been allowed to live. Without Moses, God’s plan would have been vastly different. As it turned out, the combination of the threat of death, combined with the reality of the assistance of the midwives, made it possible for Moses to be born an Israelite, and raised an Egyptian – both of which helped position Moses perfectly for helping deliver the Israelites to freedom.
While God’s blessings were for the Israelites to bless the world, it seems the world was also poised to bless the Israelites. God was able to use non-Hebrew women to deliver the Israelites. Is it possible that today God can use non-Christians to co-create God’s kingdom on earth?
Well, what do you think? I’m thinking yes.
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