Shiphrah & Puah
What did Shiphrah & Puah do for a living?
They were midwives.
Which book and chapter of the Bible is the story of Shiphrah and Puah found?
Exodus chapter 1.
False. She hid him in a basket (Ex. 2:3)
Who went to the river to bathe and saw the baby in the basket?
Pharoah's daughter (Ex 2. 5)
What did Pharaoh order Shiphrah & Puah to do?
He ordered them to kill all of the baby Hebrew boys.
What did the Lord do for Shiphrah & Puah?
He was kind to them and gave them families of their own. (1:20-21)
What was the title given to kings of Egypt?
Pharoah
Who asked Pharoah's daughter if she should go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby
The baby's (Moses') sister. Ex. 2:7
Shiphrah & Puah ______ God, so they did not do what Pharaoh commanded.
Feared (1:17)
What was the purpose of the assignment given in the story read in the book of Exodus chapter 1.
To prevent a genocide (killing of Hebrew children)
The story of Jochebed and Miriam took place in which country?
Egypt.
This person was paid to nurse baby Moses.
His mother (Ex. 2:8)
What did Shiphrah & Puah say when Pharaoh asked why they disobeyed him?
They said that the Hebrew women are very lively, and they give birth before they get a chance to deliver the babies.
True of false, the midwives were summoned by the Queen of Egypt and asked "why did you let the boys live?"
False. They were summoned by the king. Ex. 1:18
In your own words state the assignment given in the story of Jochebed and Miriam (Exodus 2).
She named him Moses, saying, "I ____him out of the ___."
Drew/took, water (Exodus 2:10).
What book, chapter, and verse is it stated that Joseph died in the Bible?
Exodus 1:6
“_______women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive."
Hebrew. (Exodus 1:19)
How many months after his birth was Moses hidden by his mother?
3 Months
(Ex. 2:2)
What was the Modus Operendi in the Jochebed & Miriam story found in Exodus 2
To hide the baby for 3 months using a water basket, to stir potential adoption mom towards the real mom and keep mother-sister relationship a secret.