Miriam was a woman of note in the Holy Bible, who had her strengths and weaknesses like any one of us. We offer some facts on who Miriam was, along with brief comments. Miriam, sister of Aaron, was:
The caring sister of Moses (Exodus 2:4).
A proactive woman. She quickly offered to assist Pharaoh’s daughter to get someone to find a nurse for the child who the Princess later called Moses, “because I draw him out of the water” (Exodus 2:7-10).
A clever woman. After she received the go ahead to find a nurse for the child found inside a basket by the riverside, Miriam fetched “the child’s mother” (2:8).
The daughter of Amram and Jochebed (Exodus 6:20). “The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and to Amram she bore Aaron and Moses and their sister Miriam” (Numbers 26:59).
A Prophetess (Exodus 15:20).
A woman leader of the Jews (Exodus 15:20c).
A singer. She sang along with other women to praise the Lord for what God did for Israel.
Not an ingrate. She appreciated God in sweet melody to His glorious name for the victory He won over Pharaoh and his strong soldiers in the Red Sea for the Jews.
A rebel. She and Aaron rebelled against Moses, regarding an Ethiopian woman he married (Number 12:1-9).
A leper. “Miriam became leprous, white as snow” for opposing Moses (Numbers 12:10).
A disgrace for her sin. She was shut out of the camp for 7 days for being a leper. Miriam was admitted again upon being healed (Numbers 12:15-16).
Miriam died at Kadesh (Numbers 20:1). Both males and females have their weaknesses and strengths. Kudos to Miriam for leading the women to appreciate God in praises to His great and glorious name. Never be rebellious in the church against church leaders because of the unsavory result (1 Timothy 5:1-2). Let all grievances be channeled to the leaders in the spirit of meekness and with a view to finding a solution, not to disrupt things.
The church will do well to promptly attend to all problems that are brought before her as the apostles did in Acts 6:1-7. “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil” (Ecclesiastes 8:11).
