On their way, at a night encampment, the lord met him moses and tried to kill him exod 4. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, paperback barnes. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel. Shebuel, son of gershom, and rehabiah, son of eliezer. Far from being a covering, moses was the one in trouble and zipporah the one who rescues. So instead of forcing the issue, moses backed off and compromised his position with god and allowed zipporah to have her way. After god commanded moses to return to egypt to free the israelites, moses took his wife and sons and. Without her, the hebrews would never have left egypt and settled in canaan. Zipporah article about zipporah by the free dictionary. Zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest. This time is necessary for searching and sorting links.
Zipporah was the wife that gave birth to the two sons of moses. Black woman in scripture zipporrah wife of the writer of the first five books of the bible and miriam and aaron spake against moses because of the ethiopian woman he had married. 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. The lord intervened, and as a sign of divine displeasure, moses is stricken with a mortal disease. And judging by her actions, zipporah didnt believe that it was necessary to do all that moses was asking. In the book of chronicles, two of her descendants are mentioned.
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. Zipporah and her sons gershom and eliezer later returned to jethro exod 18. 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. Moses was aware of zipporahs qualities and therefore took her for a wife. 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. In a spectacular feat of imagination, halter has breathed new life into this littleknown, though influential, old testament figure. Bible study online god tries to kill moses reality check. Simply rightclick the image, save to your computer and print. One button 15 links for downloading the book zipporah, wife of moses in all ebook formats. Zipporah, wife of moses ebook by marek halter rakuten kobo. Zipporah, the wife of moses, was one of the seven daughters of reuel, a midianite priest, who was also called jethro exodus 3.
On their way, at a night encampment, the lord met him moses and tried to. Both zipporah and moses became consciencestricken over the profanation of gods covenant, and zipporah yields. 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. On his return to egypt, moses was accompanied by his wife, who saved him from great danger during their journey ib. Moses was a powerful prophet, but he faced the same family challenges we face today. Didnt i tell you to get your tail up out of that bed and get ready to go to church. Moses two sons are black and work among the levi priestly order. Also, it encompasses the well of moses, where it is said to be the place he met his future wife, zipporah. Zipporah, wife of moses is bestselling novelist marek halters latest portrait of a noteworthy woman of the bible. Zipporah, wife of moses audiobook listen instantly. She appears to have returned with her children to her fathers house. Zipporah or tzipora is mentioned in the book of exodus as the wife of moses, and the daughter.
From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside moses. 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. Oh zipporah, you are my love and the words that save me. Our last influential woman, named zipporah, has a lot of mystery surrounding her story.
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. 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. 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. Sometimes in scripture we run across strange events that have no explanation as to what led up to them happening. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered. Of course, the you are my garden, my myrrh and honey, my nightly tonic, my black dove. To ask other readers questions about zipporah, wife of moses, please sign up. Later, zipporah had another son named eliezer exodus 18. Nicola vaccaro moses defending the daugthers of jethro. Moses and his wife are traveling to egypt because god had told moses to bring the israelites out of bondage exodus 3. 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. Moses, a fugitive who has run away from egypt only to return to help free the.
Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered is the title given to an article by beth brophy in the jan. Saint catherine monastery, mount sinai october 9, 2009 wikimediaovedc saint catherine monastery, mount sinai october 9, 2009 wikimediaovedc. The bible tells us that after moses fled from egypt, he fled into midian, a kingdom of ethiopia. Jan 02, 2020 gershoms name was a reminder that moses was a foreigner and living among foreigners. Reuels daughter, who became the wife of moses exodus 2. In the time of the pharaoh, a tiny infant is rescued from the banks of the red sea. Zipporah, was a shepherdess and priestess, as all priests were shepherds. God does not condemn her for stepping in as the rescuer, and he does not condemn moses for being saved by his wife. Zipporah reluctantly obeyed her husband by circumcising her son, and then apparently touched moses with the bloody foreskin and declared, surely you are a bridegroom of blood exod 4.
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. Moses two sons are black and work among the levi priestly. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Books image by abrenzi du wife of moses, books, zipporah. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter, howard curtis on. Press button get download links and wait 20 seconds. Zipporah is the heroine of a bizarre incident that takes place as moses heads back to egypt with his wife and sons exod 4.
Moses, fleeing from egypt, arrived in midian and sat down by a well. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The mention of moses wife zipporah in the bible is actually so few i think it can be counted on one hand. Jun 10, 2017 zipporah was the wife that gave birth to the two sons of moses. After moses had sent away his wife zipporah, his fatherinlaw jethro took her back, along with her two sons. Fanciful version of the fatal encounter between african princess zipporah and young moses, in a breathy, atmospheric translation. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. 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. Zipporah, moses ethiopian wife offered to begin a black skin tribe of jews. Gershoms name was a reminder that moses was a foreigner and living among foreigners. Moses siblings, miriam and aaron confront their brother hes married a cushite woman, an african, and.
You cant lay there and sleep all day you gotta go to church. Later in the book of exodus, there is a strange passage involving zipporah. But in numbers 12 we encounter an uncomfortable story. Nov 15, 2015 the bible tells us that after moses fled from egypt, he fled into midian, a kingdom of ethiopia.
The second volume of french novelist halters canaan trilogy sarah, 2004 shows zipporah, the daughter of midian high priest jethro, meeting the. She refuses to marry him until he returns to egypt to free his people. 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. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered politics.