Moses' New Life in Midian

A New Life in Midian Exhausted and alone, Moses rested by a well. There he saw the

seven daughters of Jethro (also called Reuel), the priest of Midian, being harassed by

shepherds while trying to draw water. Moses defended them and helped water their flocks.

Grateful, Jethro welcomed him into his home. In time, Moses married one

of the daughters, Zipporah, and they had a son named Gershom, meaning “I have

become a stranger in a foreign land. For forty years, Moses lived in Midian as a shepherd a

life of silence, humility, and preparation. The prince who once ruled in Pharaoh’s

palace now tended sheep in the wilderness. But God was shaping his heart for a divine calling.