Thanks to her, he would forget his fears and hear the message of god, bequeathing to mankind laws that, even today, protect the weak against the strong. Without her, the hebrews would never have left egypt and settled in canaan. Zipporahs quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses. Then zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his moses feet. 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. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of this remarkable novel. Simply rightclick the image, save to your computer and print. Later in the book of exodus, there is a strange passage involving zipporah.
She and moses lived under the authority of her father, a priest of god amongst the midianites though she at first had gone with moses after he was called by god. 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. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered. Goodreads members who liked zipporah, wife of moses. Zipporah met moses at a well, when she and her six sisters were watering their fathers flocks. Zipporah, wife of moses greater phoenix digital library. She is the main character in marek halters novel zipporah, wife of moses 2005.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A novel canaan trilogy marek halter, howard curtis on. I felt challenged to think of the dry bible of my understanding in new ways, and to feel the sacrifice made by each of the players of the time who gave their lives to. One button 15 links for downloading the book zipporah, wife of moses in all e book formats. One button 15 links for downloading the book zipporah, wife of moses in all ebook formats. The mention of moses wife zipporah in the bible is actually so few i think it can be. As moses was fleeing egypt at around the age of forty, he met zipporah and her six sisters in the land of midian. Books image by abrenzi du wife of moses, books, zipporah. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with. On his return to egypt, moses was accompanied by his wife, who saved him from great danger during their journey ib. Zipporah, wife of moses ebook by marek halter rakuten kobo. Orphaned shortly after birth, the infant zippoarch is taken in by jethro, high priest and sage of the midianites, a tribe of the arabian peninsula. Far from being a covering, moses was the one in trouble and zipporah the one who rescues. Jan 02, 2020 gershoms name was a reminder that moses was a foreigner and living among foreigners.
Part of a fresco of zipporah and sons in sistine chapel in the vatican. Editions of zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter. Jun 10, 2017 zipporah was the wife that gave birth to the two sons of moses. In the book of exodus, moses escapes from egypt, and begins working for jethro as a shepherd. Moses two sons are black and work among the levi priestly order. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Dec 11, 2017 recreation of a biblical story, putting flesh on the bones of time, is how i see this lovely book. God does not condemn her for stepping in as the rescuer, and he does not condemn moses for being saved by his wife. Zipporah bore for him two sons, gershom and eliezer. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of the remarkable woman who walked beside. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter books on tape. I was interested in the human quality of the characters, as well as their messy, uncertain, confused pact with an unknown god. This is a hardcover book and includes the dust jacket.
Our last influential woman, named zipporah, has a lot of mystery surrounding her story. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, howard curtis. The midianite wife of moses, daughter of jethro, also called hobab, and probably granddaughter of reuel, a priest of midian at the time moses fled from egypt, later succeeded at his death by jethro, or hobab ex 2. In the book of chronicles, two of her grandsons are mentioned. Read zipporah, wife of moses a novel by marek halter available from rakuten kobo. Miriam and aaron criticized moses because of his cushite wife. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zipporah, wife of moses. This time is necessary for searching and sorting links. Moses was aware of zipporah s qualities and therefore took her for a wife.
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. Oh zipporah, you are my love and the words that save me. The circumcision of one or both of moses sons is one of those events. Fun for kids to print and learn more about moses, zipporah, jethro, and the land of midian. And moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of egypt. Zipporah may be obscure, but the wife of moses mattered is the title given to an article by beth brophy in the jan. Zipporah s quick thinking and awareness of gods presence saved the life of moses. But the color of zipporah s skin sets her apart, making her an outsider to the men of her.
Jethro adores his adopted daughter and she becomes an honored member of his family, but zipporah is a cushitean africanand her blackness marks her blackness marks her as an outsider. Shebuel, son of gershom, and rehabiah, son of eliezer 1 chronicles 23. After moses kills an egyptian, he flees from the pharaoh and settles among the midianites, an arab people who occupied desert areas in southern transjordan, northern arabia, and the sinai. The aviator s wife also available in format docx and mobi. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the narrative of this remarkable novel. On the down side, the racial representations seemed too modern. The biblical narrative clearly says that moses, zipporah, and their two sons set out for egypt.
Zipporah obedience that matters the christian post. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading zipporah, wife of moses. Later, zipporah had another son named eliezer exodus 18. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. T hen moses married zipporah he represented himself as a. Of course, the you are my garden, my myrrh and honey, my nightly tonic, my black dove. Zipporah was the wife that gave birth to the two sons of moses. Good books books to read my books wife of moses women of faith world of books historical fiction bestselling author book lovers. The second volume of french novelist halters canaan trilogy sarah. The mention of moses wife zipporah in the bible is actually so few i think it can be counted on one hand. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, paperback. From the internationally bestselling author of sarah comes the riveting story of.
A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Examples include the films the ten commandments 1956, the prince of egypt 1998 and exodus. A novel i applaud marek halter with his courage to delve into the unknown. Fanciful version of the fatal encounter between african princess zipporah and young moses, in a breathy, atmospheric translation. I enjoy reading historicalromance fiction when it gives the reader modern terms. The original very important distinction was lost when two different hebrew. Moses and his wife are traveling to egypt because god had told moses to bring the israelites out of bondage exodus 3. Zipporah is a midianite woman who becomes the wife of moses. She refuses to marry him until he returns to egypt to free his people. Although she is a cushite by birthone of the people of the lands to the south zipporah grew up as the beloved daughter of jethro, high priest and. 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. 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, wife of moses by marek halter overdrive rakuten. Zipporah, wife of moses in the bible, a determined woman. The epic story of his rebellion in the court of egypt moses and hatshepsut. Sometimes in scripture we run across strange events that have no explanation as to what led up to them happening. 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. After moses had sent away his wife zipporah, his fatherinlaw jethro took her back, along with her two sons. Zipporah was rejoined with moses early on the exodus see exodus 2. When miriam shows her scarred body to zipporah, it changes radically the way zipporah feels about her own place in the world. A woman ahead of her time, zipporah leaps from the pages of. Moses, fleeing from egypt, arrived in midian and sat down by a well.
An outcast like herself, his name was moses and he was a fugitive from egypt. Celebrating the africanamerican spiritual moses volume 2 sing the bible. However, it is clear that moses knew he would never return to the life of a shepherd in midian. While he was resting, reuels daughters came to water their fathers flocks. Rather he withdraws the attack, showing that he is satisfied with the response. Zipporah, wife of moses by marek halter, paperback barnes. Zipporah, wife of moses is bestselling novelist marek halters latest portrait of a noteworthy woman of the bible. Download the aviator s wife ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Thus reads the conclusion of moses s life in midian. Her sons became capable administrators in davids kingdom. Zipporah, the wife of moses, was one of the seven daughters of reuel, a midianite priest, who was also called jethro exodus 3. And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the lord met him moses, and sought to kill him. Zipporah by marek halter overdrive rakuten overdrive. Whether or not zipporah was the cushite woman is a muchmooted question.
When god reveals himself to moses in a burning bush, his words echo zipporah s, and moses returns to egypt with his passionate and generous wife by his side. She appears to have returned with her children to her fathers house. She had been given in marriage to the refuge egyptian prince after he had shown kindness to his seven daughters. Zipporah, daughter of jethro reuel of midian, was the wife of moses. Does the same hold true for the wives of todays leaders. A passionate lover and a generous wife, zipporah the black, the stranger, the nonjew, was to share moses destiny. On page 229, zipporah says, the moses they the hebrews need must belong to them more than he belongs to his wife. Pdf this essay examines the story in which miriam and aaron complain against. Scholars question whether or not the cushite woman identified in numbers 12 was zipporah or another woman that moses married. In a spectacular feat of imagination, halter has breathed new life into this littleknown, though influential, old testament figure.
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