OT Characters: Miriam

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ot16-miriammp3/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Hebrew words:</strong></p><ul><li><i>Miryam </i>(Mir-yam), Miriam, appears 13x in the Bible.</li><li>The name was very popular, and several women in the NT are named after the Miriam of the OT. The form of the name usually appears as <i>Maria, </i>though also occasionally as <i>Mariam. </i>In particular, Luke calls the mother of Jesus <i>Mariam.</i></li></ul><p><strong>Further study:</strong></p><ul><li>Passages the podcast covered or referred to:<ul><li>Exodus 15:1-21</li><li>Numbers 12:1-16</li><li>Numbers 20:1, Deuteronomy 24:8f, Micah 6:4</li><li>Further study: Compare the three lepers of Numbers 12, 2 Kings 5, and 2 Chronicles 26.</li></ul></li><li>Advanced<ul><li>As various Bibles mention in foot notes, "leprosy" may not necessarily be leprosy (Hansen's Disease). "Snow" may refer to the <i>color </i>of the skin, or perhaps to the <i>texture -- </i>the scaliness of various dermatological conditions. For more on this, click <a href="http://www.webspawner.com/users/LEPBIBLE/" target="_blank">here</a>.</li><li>The Qur'an is hopelessly confused about Miriam. In surah (chapter) 19 of the Muslim scriptures, Maryam is confused with Mary (the mother of Jesus). And yet they lived at least 1300 years apart!</li></ul></li><li>Listen to the podcast <a href="http://www.douglasjacoby.com/?p=13788"><i><strong>The Leprosy of Miriam</strong></i></a> in the <a href="http://www.douglasjacoby.com/clean-podcast-0/">CLEAN</a> series.</li></ul><p><strong>Some things we learn about God:</strong></p><ul><li>God encourages us to <i>rejoice </i>in spiritual victories. Miriam led the women of Israel in song. Such expressiveness is not only natural, but healthy. That's because we relate to God not only intellectually, but on the emotional level.</li><li>Back in the days of inspiration, the Lord spoke through men and women alike. (Miriam isn't the only prophetess in the OT or NT.) Anyone can speak fo