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Risk Takers

by PamFord Davis  
7/13/2016 / Devotionals

Grandma Ford was a home nurse. I wish I had more knowledge of her nursing experiences; I have heard that her duties included those of a midwife. In her era, most babies were delivered at home. In recent years, there has been a renewal of interest in birthing at home. Certified midwives provide compassionate care before, during and following delivery.

Long ago and far away

"Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah; and he said, 'When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.' But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, 'Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?'

And the midwives said to Pharaoh, 'Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them.'

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty. And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.

So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, 'Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive (Exodus 1:15-22 NKJV)."

We are indebted to the risk taking midwives. Their compassion spared the lives of Moses and countless other Hebrew males.

Published articles in Mature Living Magazine, Devotions for the Deaf, The Secret Place, Coosa Journal, Mary Hollingsworth's The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter, Jo Krueger's Every Day in God's Word. http://www.pamforddavis.com
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