The Hebrew Midwives: Exodus 1
As is often the way in the Bible, our attention is drawn to insignificant people who find themselves at the centre of God’s purposes for the world. This is the first and the last that we hear of the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah.
The Sign in the Flesh: Genesis 17:13
The sign of the Abrahamic Covenant, the sign of circumcision, was “in your flesh” (Gen. 17:13), where it simultaneously marked God’s extraordinary promise and Abraham’s complete impotency.
“Blessed is the one … whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in season.”
— Psalm 1:1-3