Read the recommended Bible passages and the thought-provoking blurb below. Send your partner a letter or notecard answering the questions at the end of this post. Don't forget to pray and invite the Lord into your study time.

Bible passages to read and reflect on this week:

Exodus 1 (The Key Passage is Exodus 1:17)

Shiphrah and Puah. They are not names mentioned at the average family's dinner table! Have you heard of them? As we read Exodus Chapter 1, we find these two midwives are the heroines of the story! They are told to kill the Israelites' baby boys as soon as they were born. They feared God more than they feared the possibility of being caught disobeying the law of the land. They knew that God created and valued the life of each baby--Egyptian or Israelite. They had a holy reverence for life. After all, their job was to help women deliver their babies. God does not want us to disobey the leaders of our government; however, there are times when this is the right choice. Pray that you would be as wise as Shiphrah and Puah to know the difference between times when you should submit to authority and times when you should not. As a believer, if something goes against God, you are not to do it even if your leader calls you to.

When is it right to disobey civil leaders?

What did God do for the two midwives of Exodus 1 because they feared Him?

Did you have any other thoughts or questions from your study this week? Share your thoughts!