![]() “The daughters of Zelophehad are right.” (v.6) He took this matter straight to God Almighty, the creator of the universe! WOW! Moses listened and had compassion on these women. Then they made it clear, there were no sons to inherit the father’s land and asked if they could have their father’s inheritance. He was not among the company of those who gathered themselves together against the Lord in the company of Korah.” (v.3) I am sure they had butterflies in their stomachs and a tinge of fear, but these women were very wise.įirst, they cleared their fathers’s name by declaring he was not a rebel. Once the leaders and congregation were listening, they made their plea. The five daughters wisely made their plea to Moses. ![]() So this took great faith for the five daughters to approach Moses before all of the congregation of Israel! Within this list you will find all the names of the males who were the heads of the tribes, clans and families. ![]() If you look back at Numbers chapter 26, you will see that God called Moses to take a census of the new generation of Israel, who were about to enter the Promised Land. ![]() This was unheard of in this day in age! Women going before the male leadership to question the law of inheritance – just did not happen. The five daughters of Zelophehad boldly approached Moses, Eleazar the priest, the chiefs and all the congregation at the Tent of Meeting. Imagine this scene from Numbers chapter 27 with me. The name Zelophehad (which is almost impossible to pronounce Lol!) means “ protection against fear.“ Today we are going to examine the lives of 5 brave women – the daughters of Zelophehad.
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