Who is Moses's father? You have to read the Bible very carefully and pay attention to the names to figure that question out. His father's name is Amran, if you're curious. More attention is given to Moses's father-in-law Jethro. Amran gets next to nothing.
And the Bible loves fathers. Abraham, father of Isaac. Isaac, father of Jacob and Esau. Etc.
But not Amran. Why?
I think the story is that he gave up.
When Pharaoh ordered the boys be thrown into the Nile (Pharaoh was the Bill Gates of his time doing his own brand of population control) Amran gave up. He left his wife. He said: "Why bring a child into a world like this?"
And Amran had status, so other men left their wives when he did.
Amran's wife visited him in the field. She fed him some fish and they looked at their reflection in the pot. And she said to him: "See how much more beautiful I am than you?"
Her point was not physical attractiveness. Her point was he gave up and she didn't.
Amran finally got back together with her and conceived Moses.
But because he gave up, he has been given next to no honor, even though his son was arguably the most important person in the history of Israel.
Moses was a blessing for faith returned and faith not given up? Interesting. Only God deserves credit for that action. Seems fitting to me the father wouldn’t get credit beyond that you remember his tale. Thanks for the information. I’ve never heard this before.
Yes. And when I run into Feminists who say Women have no prominence in the Bible, mention that three women are honored without whom Moses would not have been: Moses's mother, Moses's sister (Miriam) and Pharaoh's daughter who plucked him out of the water.
Who is Moses's father? You have to read the Bible very carefully and pay attention to the names to figure that question out. His father's name is Amran, if you're curious. More attention is given to Moses's father-in-law Jethro. Amran gets next to nothing.
And the Bible loves fathers. Abraham, father of Isaac. Isaac, father of Jacob and Esau. Etc.
But not Amran. Why?
I think the story is that he gave up.
When Pharaoh ordered the boys be thrown into the Nile (Pharaoh was the Bill Gates of his time doing his own brand of population control) Amran gave up. He left his wife. He said: "Why bring a child into a world like this?"
And Amran had status, so other men left their wives when he did.
Amran's wife visited him in the field. She fed him some fish and they looked at their reflection in the pot. And she said to him: "See how much more beautiful I am than you?"
Her point was not physical attractiveness. Her point was he gave up and she didn't.
Amran finally got back together with her and conceived Moses.
But because he gave up, he has been given next to no honor, even though his son was arguably the most important person in the history of Israel.
Moses was a blessing for faith returned and faith not given up? Interesting. Only God deserves credit for that action. Seems fitting to me the father wouldn’t get credit beyond that you remember his tale. Thanks for the information. I’ve never heard this before.
Yes. And when I run into Feminists who say Women have no prominence in the Bible, mention that three women are honored without whom Moses would not have been: Moses's mother, Moses's sister (Miriam) and Pharaoh's daughter who plucked him out of the water.
His father is lucky to be a footnote.
Hahahaha what an ignorant statement those people make. Esther got her own book?! Does that count for nothing?
I do agree. God has blessed us with some strong courageous women.
Yeah, when I talked about the equal status of Abraham and Sarah, I got: "Well who paid the bills?"
(Trying to imagine a nomadic shepherd who traveled the countryside with camels and tents thinking about bills.).