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Jochebed: A Quite, But Influential Mother (Exodus 2) While there is not much we know about this mother, still there |
Jochebed – A Quiet, But Influential Mother (Exodus 2)
This is a mother of whom we know little, but it seems she had a giant impact on the life of an important Old Testament figure. Her name is Jochebed (Ex. 6:20), and she teaches us about:
- Love
- a. Her actions show a love for life and for her son.
- b. So many murder their children through abortions or destroy them though neglect, but she sought to save the life of her son – surely recognizing he was a special gift from God (Ps. 127:3; 139:14-16).
- Faith
- Heb. 11:23 says Moses’ parents hid him in faith; the He-brews knew what was right and God was showing favor to them in sparing their sons lives (Ex. 1:17, 20-21).
- So they feared God rather than man! (Acts 5:29).
- We must be willing to be different from society and rear our children in the fear of God, not society, teaching them what is right even when not popular (cf. Matt. 19:4-6; Prov. 23:13; 29:15; Heb. 12:9; Eph. 6:4; 2 Tim. 1:5; 3:15)
- Influence
- Moses was trained in worldly knowledge (Acts 7:22), but also learned about God (Acts 7:23, 25; Heb. 11:24-25).
- b. While just supposition, it seems reasonable that Jochebed was part of that influence.
- c. We need to be an influence in our children’s life teaching them about God and having unimaginable influence on many (Deut. 6:6-9; Eph. 6:4; 2 Tim. 2:2; Titus 2:3-5).
