When Joseph and all of his brothers died in Egypt, their descendants, the Israelites, were many because God had richly blessed them. In fact, the land of Egypt became filled with God's people and they became extremely powerful.
In time a new king came to power in Egypt, who did not know anything about Joseph or the good he had accomplished for Egypt. As a result, this king feared the Israelites because they now outnumbered the Egyptians and were stronger than them. The king then decided to make the Israelites their slaves. The Egyptian taskmasters were brutal and merciless, but God continued to strengthen and multiply His people.
The king now terrified of God's people, ordered his Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah to kill every Hebrew male newborn they help deliver. But because these midwives feared God more than man, they refused to obey the king's orders and allowed the boys to live. As a result, God was good to them.
"But because the midwives feared God,
they refused to obey the king's orders.:
Exodus 1:17 (NLT)
May we all be like Shiphrah and Puah.. These two women may not be well-known for their heroic actions, but they are true Bible heroines. Many Hebrew males were saved because of their courage and faith to fear God more than man.
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