As a little girl, she protected her baby brother from those who wanted to drown him (Exodus 1:6-22; Exodus 2:1-8).
As a woman in her 80's, she danced with joyous abandon when the Lord delivered His people from Egyptian slavery by parting the Red Sea (Exodus 15:20-21).
But her final recorded act is a petty, jealous attack on humble Moses, the baby brother she'd once protected (Numbers 12:1-15).
Miriam's story warns us not to rest on our past faithfulness but to keep growing and pressing on to take hold of everything God has for us (Philippians 3:10-16).
The true stories in the Old Testament offer good and bad examples and many strong warnings to stand firm (1 Corinthians 10:1-13).
Miriam's life is one of those warnings to keep on fighting the good fight (1 Timothy 6:12-14).
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Note: Miriam was Moses' older sister, and Moses was 80 years old when God called him at the burning bush. Therefore, Miriam was probably in her late 80's or early 90's when they crossed the Red Sea.
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where is miriam jealousy quoted in the holy scriptures?
ReplyDeleteNumbers 12:1-15 linked in this devotion above.
DeleteBut she was brought back and why didn't Aaronn get lepracy too?
ReplyDeleteShe was healed and forgiven.
DeleteWe aren't sure why Aaron didn't get leprosy. Scripture doesn't tell us. Perhaps Miriam was the instigator or perhaps Aaron would have been punished in some other way if he had not so quickly repented.
Actually, the passage says nothing about Miriam repenting, and perhaps she didn't fully repent until she had spent 7 days outside of the camp.
The thing we know is that God knows exactly what Miriam and Aaron were thinking. He knew their hearts. So whatever He did, it was the best thing for them.
Aaron was anointed.
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DeleteI love reading this Bible notes, they empower me spiritually.
ReplyDeleteI love reading my bible cos it guide me on the right path and empower me spiritually
ReplyDeleteMoses’s first wife was a middianite, and second wife a Cainanite/Hittite/Ethiopian woman. I always wondered why Mosesdidnt marry within his tribe?
ReplyDeleteMiriam was prejudiced. Miriam, along with Aaron, murmured, or gossiped/spoke negatively about Moses because he married an Ethiopian woman. How prejudice still exists today, even in the church, is astounding. For one human being to think themselves superior over another human being simply because of the color of their skin or region of the world they were born in, or some other differing physical feature.....is a sin. God only created one man. All of us, whether dark brown or pale white, whether round eyed or slanted, whether wide-nosed or narrow......come from Adam. We are not to have any respect of persons. None. That is a commandment from God.
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