Why did God Use So Many Women in Exodus 1 & 2?

     Exodus is a book of pictures.  And in the first picture we see the children of Israel working as slaves to build Pharaoh’s treasure cities.  What happened between with that?  By looking at the end of Genesis, we learn that when a terrible famine hit that part of the earth, and Jacob had to send his sons to Egypt to get food.  There they met their long lost brother Joseph that they had sold as a slave.  But they didn't know right away that this ruler was their brother Joseph, and that his dreams were being fulfilled. 

   But after Joseph's death, the new pharaoh felt threatened by large population of Israelites in Egypt.  Not only were the Israelites working under harsh conditions, but Exodus opens with Pharaoh releasing a edict to kill all their baby boys!  

    Early in chapter 2 of the Life-Study of Exodus Witness Lee explains that Pharaoh represents Satan, the ruler of the world.  He states that Satan’s intention was to terminate the nation of Israel so God’s purpose would not be fulfilled through them.  In  fact, Pharaoh had charged all the midwives to kill only their boy babies.   It’s a bit surprising that the midwives refused to follow Pharaoh’s orders, but God honored them for that. 
 
    It's incredible that God used four females to help preserve Moses.  In chapter 4 of the Life-Study of Exodus he underscores that all believers should exhibit the "female" life which is one that's always dependent on the Lord.  On pages 40, 42-43 he explains this:

"Just as man represents God, woman represents man in his relation to God.  In this sense, woman, typifying man, signifies the dependent life….Man should not be a male, but a "female," one who lives a life of dependence on God.  Only such a "female" life is useful to God.  In Exodus, a book of pictures, this female life is portrayed by the midwives in chapter one and by all the females in chapter two--Moses' mother and sister, the female slave, and Pharaoh's daughter, and the daughters of the priest of Midian….In order to be "females" we need to depend upon the Lord"This indicates that Moses was living a female life, a life of dependence on God (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Exodus.  Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1979, Print). 

    This chapter closes with a passage  from the Word to show that the Lord and the apostles considered all the believers as  "females." First off, in Matthew 25:1 in the parable of the 10 virgins, the Lord is pointing out that His followers are "females."  And  in 2 Corinthians 11:2  the Apostle Paul tells the believers that they have been espoused to one husband.  And finally in Revelation 19:7 the Apostle John tells us that all the believers are considered the wife of the Lamb.  

My grandkids checking out the flowers

   And what does that look like for us today?  This helped me when he said it means that we don't initiate anything on our own.  It means we spend time on the mountain like Moses did to hear God speak to us and receive revelation from God.  And he said that this will produce in us a living that is completely dependent on God. 

Blog Update 11-10-17:  Another song I recently heard on Youtube put out by New York City Young People's CD called Choose to be a Living Overcomer.
 

You can listen to excerpts of this life training and some outstanding commentary by listening to Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee on Exodus.

Other Posts on the Life-Study of Exodus:

Why Did God Use So Many Women in Exodus 1 & 2?
Taking a Closer Look at the Conflict Between God and Pharaoh in Exodus 5
What Does the Name Jehovah Mean in Exodus 6:2?
Why Did God Really Send the Manna in Exodus 6?
What is the Meaning of the Bitter Waters at Marah in Exodus 15:23?
How are the 10 Commandments Like God's Engagement Covenant in Exodus 20?
How Can You Keep the 10 Commandments?
Why Did the Israelites Build a Tabernacle in Exodus 25:8?
Taking Another Look at the Priesthood of the Believers in Exodus 19:6
Seeing God's Spiritual Building in Exodus 26 - Part 1 of 1
Seeing God's Spiritual Building in Exodus 26 - Part 2 of 2
Taking a Closer Look at the Tabernacle in Exodus 25 - The Ark
Taking a Closer Look at the Tabernacle in Exodus 25 - The Showbread Table & the Lampstand