Because Moses had chosen to side with the oppressed (the Hebrew slaves) rather than the oppressors (the ruling Egyptians). They have everything to do with each other — and with us. Moses had neglected circumcising his son, Gershom from his birth yet this was a covenant sign He had given to Abraham. I don’t think you’ll forget her.“Zipporah May be Obscure, but the Wife of Moses Mattered” is the title given to an article by Beth Brophy in the Jan. 25, 2008 edition of US News and World Report magazine.1I couldn’t have said it better. Sometime later, Moses was married to Zipporah, the daughter of Reuel, the priest of Midian (Exodus 2:16–22).

Zipporah or Tzipora (/ ˈ z ɪ p ər ə, z ɪ ˈ p ɔːr ə /; Hebrew: צִפֹּרָה, Tsippōrāh, "bird") is mentioned in the Book of Exodus as the wife of Moses, and the daughter of Reuel/Jethro, the priest and prince of Midian.
What we can say for certain here, I believe, is that whatever else one wants to read into Zipporah's actions, she was upset with Moses and only performed the circumcision on her sons under the duress of the moment. Rather he withdraws the attack, showing that he is satisfied with the response.

Zipporah was one of seven Midianite sisters that mistook Moses for an Egyptian after he saved them from the men at the well (Exodus 2:16-19). Zipporah is a Midianite woman who becomes the wife of Moses.

I couldn’t have said it better. When we research the lineage of Zipporah Moses wife we see that it goes back to the Midianites.

Worse than that, Pharaoh decreed that he, like all Hebrew baby boys, was to be drown in the Nile river. Download or print this Bible card to learn more about Moses’ wife, Zipporah. David is the greatest king. Moses had neglected circumcising his son, Gershom from his birth yet this was a covenant sign He had given to Abraham.
This assuaged God's wrath and spared Moses…

The Midrash provides a fascinating backstory of how this union came to be. Zipporah's father was a priest of Midian as well as a shepherd.

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Introduction: Moses is the greatest character in the Old Testament.

Are you ready for our last woman of influence? Zipporah gave birth to a son. Joseph is the greatest personal type of Jesus in the Bible.

In the Book of Chronicles, two of her grandsons are mentioned: Shebuel, son of Gershom, and Rehabiah, son of Eliezer. Moses was a statesman, lawgiver, poet, songwriter, deliverer and a type of Christ. In the Book of Chronicles, two of her grandsons are mentioned: Shebuel, son of Gershom, and Rehabiah, son of Eliezer (1 Chronicles 23:16-17). Her father Jethro was the priest of Midian, and it was he that gave Zipporah to Moses to marry. 12:1): “because of the Cushite woman he had married”—he married her because she was a Cushite woman (Sifrei Zuta 12:1).

Moses saw Zipporah's act of self-mutilation as a remnant of his wife's idolatrous upbringing, and a demonstration that God's displeasure at her presence was indeed well-founded. While she … Moses rejects the notion utterly.

Moses took with him his wife and his sons-for a second son was now born into the family-and Moses was now eighty years of age. Philo allegorizes her as an eye’s perfect focus, reflecting Moses’ direct perception of God. In later chapters Reuel is called Jethro. Apparently Zipporah returned to visit her parents, for, following the Exodus, Zipporah and her two sons accompanied Jethro back to Moses at the wilderness camp. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Our last influential woman, named Zipporah, has a lot of mystery surrounding her story. It is evident that circumcision was a great stumbling‐block to Zipporah.

Our last influential woman, named Zipporah, has a lot of mystery surrounding her … So Moses let Yitro return (Exod 18:27) evidently taking Zipporah with him, for it appears based on the textual evidence that she wanted nothing to do with Moses’ mission.

This assuaged God's wrath and spared Moses's life. Their second son was Eliezer, named in remembrance of God helping Moses to escape from Egypt after he had committed murder (Exodus 18:2–4). Zipporah’s uniqueness is the subject of … 1. He soon travels to Egypt with his wife and sons.

24 At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met [Moses] and was about to kill him. Moses was content to stay there in Midian (Exodus 2:21).

It is then that Zipporah, his wife, did something seemingly odd. Moses and Zipporah: Relating With Relations (Exodus 2, 4 & 18) Print this lesson | Bookmark/Share: Introduction: You know the background story for Moses: he was born in Egypt as a Hebrew slave. Exodus 2:15. The Bible states that while Moses was in Midian God told him to go back to Egypt (Exodus 4:19). Moses saw Zipporah's act of self-mutilation as a remnant of his wife's idolatrous upbringing, and a demonstration that God's displeasure at her presence was indeed well-founded.