Exodus, Numbers
Boldness · Worship · Leadership · Protection
“And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.”
— Exodus 15:20
Moses' sister who watched over him as a baby, then grew to become a prophetess who led Israel in worship after crossing the Red Sea.
Her Story
Miriam first appears as a young girl, bravely watching over her baby brother Moses as he floated in a basket on the Nile. When Pharaoh's daughter found the baby, Miriam boldly stepped forward and offered to find a Hebrew nurse — bringing Moses' own mother to care for him. Years later, after God parted the Red Sea and delivered Israel from Egypt, Miriam took a tambourine and led all the women in a song of triumph: 'Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously.' She is one of only a few women in Scripture called a prophetess. Her story shows how God uses boldness and creativity — from a child's quick thinking to a woman's joyful worship — to accomplish His purposes.
Scripture References
Themes
BoldnessWorshipLeadershipProtection