Torah Pearls #13 – Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1)

Now, in year 6023 FC [2024 CE] we have the published studies of Ron Wyatt in Egypt in the book [Mary Nell Wyatt, Royal Hill Press] who found much more detail that the Egyptians recorded in stone Thutmose is a title received with the throne. Pharoah’s daughter that adopted Mosheh was called Hatshepsut, Referred, and Maatkare. Mosheh was also called Senenmut, and had 90 different titles. The Egyptians also gave different names for Mosheh’s mother and father. They made a tomb to honor the natural parents of Mosheh. They named Yokheved: Hatnofer and Amram: Ramose.

I know that gen 4:24-26 is so mysterious, but after i heard this story like ten times all this hit me, its just my own speculation: God mustve told moses to circumcise his son before he went and moses mustve told his wife who refused to let him do it to her son, which is why she was so pissed at moses and why she knew exactly why God was coming to kill him and exactly what she had to do to fix it. This is how it plays out in my head every time im here, any thoughts?

Talking about made up traditional stories… in this parsha is the one that when Pharoah said to kill all Israelite baby boys, Miryam’s parents divorced so they wouldn’t have to chance another child. But Miryam pursuaded them to marry again, saying pharaoh is killing all our boys, but you are dooming all our posterity… And she knew the baby boy to be would be a great one, that’s why she is called a prophetess… lol…

Interestingly, one of the midwives mentioned in Exodus 1:15, Shiphrah, is also included in the List of Slaves in the Brooklyn Papyrus, Plate 9, no. 21. [Tim P. Mahoney, Patterns of Evidence: Exodus, (Minneapolis, MN: Thinking Man Media, 2015) p. 163]

Re: Circumcision – another possibility:
1. The Israelites (or at least Amram and Jochebed) had continued to circumcise their children as per God’s covenant with Abraham since circumcision was a “sign of the covenant between Me and you (Gen 17:9-14)” (as evidenced by: it was the circumcision of the CHILD, not Moses, that resolved God’s anger).
2. Moses must have explained the need, purpose of (a sign of the covenant), and consequences (being cut off) of not circumcising, (as evidenced by: Zipporah (Moses’ wife) immediately KNOWING what was required).
3. Circumcision must not have been a cultural norm with Midianites, so she must have rejected/ prevented Moses from performing the “bloody deed,” circumcising “her child,” (as evidenced by her comment: “You are a bridegroom of BLOOD to me”).
4. Moses, as God’s representative, needed to be a good example and follow all God’s commands, including circumcising all his son’s, hence God’s threat to “CUT HIM OFF” per the covenant agreement Gen 17:14).

Good Point. Significant also that the British people’s health improved on war rations 1939-1945.

New Revised Version for Exodus 4:23
Let my son go that he might worship me, but you refused to let him go: now I will kill your firstborn son.

Love you guys. I’ve listened to all the Gospel pearls and pearls plus and now going through the Torah pearls. I feel like I have come to know you as personal friends. Just love the dynamics between you all. Thanks for all you are doing. Oh and just have to add Nehemia you are … the ORIGINAL X-Men. ????????

I think he was circumcised. Otherwise the angel of God would want to kill Mose’s father!
That’s a covenant!

Thank you for all your eye opening comments and insights.

Speaking about the plagues and if the Israelites went through some of them or not, I would like to comment what I heard of my Torah teacher. She mentioned this:

What was the condition of the heart of the Israelites while in Egypt?

“and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “On the day when I chose Israel and swore to the descendants of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I swore to them, saying, I am the LORD your God, on that day I swore to them, to bring them out from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands. I said to them, ‘Cast away, each of you, the detestable things of his eyes, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt; I am the LORD your God.’ But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not cast away the detestable things of their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. T hen I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.”
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭20:5-8‬ ‭NASB‬‬

So, it is possible…

Many thanks to Nehemia for revealing Moshe under the name Menashe! This alerts parents guiding their children to observe the Torah..
As for the sons of Moshe, Baby A was named Gershom (Ex 2:22), probably in the eigth day of circumcision, and his father projected into his name his own feelings – being a foreigner in the country of Midian (Ex 4:22 says that he was RETURNING to Egypt suggesting he took Mizrajim as his father/mother/homeland). His second son, Baby B was unnamed by the time of Moshe´s return to Egypt. We only guess why – was it because Zipporah disliked that her husband felt as a stranger in her homeland and opposed to naming of her second son similarly, and also prevented his circumcision as the occasion when names have been given? But Moshe was responsible for not keeping the covenant, and the death penalty was for him (Gn 17:14). As Ziporah knew that it was she who stood behind this decision, she made the circumcision herself and thus saved the life of her husband. So, here, Moshe was taught that it was he, not his wife, who was responsible for his small family, and this enabled him to lead the large family of Jehovah. Baby B was then called Eliezer (1 Chro 23:15) – God is help.

In 4:20 doesn’t it say sons (plural). I always heard that his second son was 8 days old at this time and he forgot about the rite because of the mission. But his wife remembered.

A possible reason why when the Hebrews were afflicted they became stronger could relate to what we now know as resistance training (heavy workload) and an improved diet. It doesn’t say whether the Hebrews were eating an Egyptian style diet – but when you look at what happened to Daniel Mishael, Hananiah and Azariah when they went on their strict diet rather than the Babylonian diet they grew stronger – it seems reasonable that the Hebrews health improved. In a more modern example when the people of Britain went on war rations in 1939-1945 their physical health also improved.

I always understood the midwives to be Hebrew. They obviously feared the God of Israel. I surmised that they were very good at their job. Well trained professionals who were also in demand by Egyptian mothers to be. That’s why they were familiar with Egyptian women’s birth patterns. And even if they weren’t they certainly could have lied to pharaoh about their experience with Egyptian women (which they obviously did anyway)! I’m not sure Egyptian midwives would have lied to a Devine king like Pharaoh in order to illegally protect Hebrew babies, too.

The image/meaning of a shoe implies a “covering”. Taking off one’s shoe(s) is conveying we must remove our self will before we come to “I AM” (will of “I AM”). We are only to be covered in the will of “I AM”

I think when Farahon refuses to meet Joseph, it’s the same thing a president wants to deny the real obvious saying “fake News “

Is it possible that Moses wife refused to allow Moses to circumcised his son?

the word God/god essentially means “will” in this case Moses would speak the will of I AM. when lucifer said we shall be as gods, essentially it means we shall have our own will.

Humble and Faithful. What a beautiful description for a follower of Yehovah. May it be true of all of us.

On that last verse, it is interesting to me that Yehovah has (a) form. What that means in the spirit realm, I do not know ….

Ok, now that’s intriguing

Exodus 2:23-25 are very interesting verses that were skipped over. Verse 23 has three first use words, sighed / ‘anach (S584), cried / za’aq (S2199), and cry for help / shav’ah (S7775) used to describe the sons of Israel’s call to Yehovah for help. Then Yehovah heard (shama S8085), remembered/visited (zakar S2142), saw (ra’ah S7200), and took notice (yada’ S3045). Comments, interpretation, history, context, or language insights are appreciated.
Thanks! Shalom!

Why did God choose Moses? I read this and it seemed to answer the question:

Numbers 12
3 Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth….
6 He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, Yehovah, shall make Myself known to him in a vision. I shall speak with him in a dream.
7 “Not so, with My servant Moses, he is faithful in all My household;
8 “With him I speak mouth to mouth, even openly, and not in dark sayings, and he beholds the form of Yehovah…”

Isn’t the reason YHVH would kill Moses is that Moses did not already circumcise his own son…..as the covenantal sign that YHVH commanded? It was certainly the responsibility of the parent and isn’t that why Zipporah associated the anger of YHVH with the lack of obedience to circumcision?

Is it possible that Moses’ mother hid him in plain view? As long as he was able to be passed off as a girl baby he could have stayed in the family home, but at some point he would have been exposed as a boy.
We don’t know his Hebrew name. No one would have used it or else they would have exposed him.
We’re not sure if he was ever circumcised.

Yah be with you, Nehemiah. I imagine I must be one of your biggest fans. I love thus program. To me, you are a “Moreh Gadol”.
I hope you can help me with something. It seems odd to me that Hayah, Hoveh, Yiyeh, read from right to left, does not produce the name Yahoveh.
How can we explain this? I’m sure the answer is obvious to you, but my understanding of Hebrew is very limited.
Toda in advance.
Shalom.

I am so grateful for your wall. I am becoming increasingly alienated from my rabbinic environment and it is so wonderful to hear teachings that resonate with me and exalt the name

With much gratitude and love, ishie

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Nehemia, thanks and much love to you, my dear brother.

Where did I mention that? Giving someone your shoe signifies a transaction.

Nehemia, what do you think about Moses taking of his shoes at the burning bush? You have mentioned in the past, and I have seen in Ruth, that removing the shoe is symbolic in taking an oath. Do you think this is what was happening here and in Joshua, or was it simply an act of respect?

I am glad you share in the expounding. Please I am hearing impaired so speak slower and less interrupting. I am studying at home and also Praise El for His opening many eyes and ears today! Prophecy is definitely alive as was, and will be…
YHWH Bless you all