Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Lesson of the Egyptian Midwives

"Living with integrity is to do what one knows is right, 
----whether in public or in private. 
 
A prime example of this from Scripture is the Egyptian midwives in
Exodus. The nation of Israel was growing strong in numbers, despite the oppression they were receiving from the Egyptians. To combat the growth of the Israelites, the king of Egypt commanded all of the Hebrew midwives to kill any newborn males.

However, as Moses writes in Exodus, “But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live” (Ex. 1:17). 

Even though they received pressure from the king to kill the sons, they feared God more than they feared the king. Despite the risk, they decided to let the Hebrew boys live, and God blessed them for it. One of the Hebrew boys who was allowed to live was named Moses." Crosswalk