Written by Uyoyou Christiana
Charles-Iyoha
The brave, beautiful and courageous mother
of Moses, Jechobed also falls into this category of women. For three months,
she successfully hid her son Moses from not only Pharaoh and his children
murdering army but also her neighbors. She kept sealed lips and even when she
strategized on dropping Moses off at the river, she kept sealed lips. Only
Miriam, also schooled in keeping secrets was privy to what she was doing which
explain why Jechobed took Miriam with her to the river. Jechobed’s discreet use
of her tongue also helped to keep her son safe.
Esther the queen was wise and strong
enough to obey her older cousin Mordecai not to disclose her race to anyone
until the appointed time even when she did not understand why she had to keep
sealed lips. As events unfolded, she realized the wisdom in keeping sealed
lips.
Beloved, it is not every information
about you or family members, institution, community or nation that should be in
the public domain. Some information should be kept secret until when God is
ready for the information to be made public. If Esther had disclosed her race,
Haman would have probably embarked on a campaign of calumny against her and
strategized on dethroning her. If Jechobed had announced that she was hiding
her son for safety purpose, one or two angry women who lost theirs to Pharaoh’s
murderous army would have snitched to the authorities and Moses would have been
killed. But because she brought Moses out at the right time in God’s plans and
purposes for the young man, God arranged for the Princess to have compassion on
him and adopt him. That was also the case with Jehosheba and Joram. When it was
God’s time to rid Athaliah and her evil reign of terror from the land, God used
Jehoiada, the Priests and Levites to crown Joram as King in Jerusalem. This was
of course after the young man, as well as the Priests and Levites led by
Jehoiada covenanted themselves to God; to honor and serve God. The coronation
was successful, Athaliah was killed and everyone and the city had peace.
