Shiphrah and Puah Hebrew midwives who defied Pharaohs order to kill Hebrew male infants and preserved life by fearing God. Their courageous civil disobedience highlights moral courage and the protection of vulnerable life in the face of state violence.
Exodus 1:15 to 21
“The midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded”
the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah who defied Pharaohs order to kill male infants and preserved life through courage and fear of God illustrating civil disobedience and moral courage.
Exodus 1:15 to 21
“The midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded”
Jael woman who killed Sisera by driving a tent peg through his head after offering him hospitality and whose act brought deliverance to Israel and is celebrated in Deborahs song as an unexpected instrument of victory.
Judges 4:17 to 22
“Jael went out to meet Sisera and drove a tent peg into his temple”
