The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher,
the son of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of
Manasseh, belonged to the clans of Manasseh
son of Joseph. The names of the daughters
were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and
Tirzah. They came forward and stood before
Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders and the
whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of
meeting and said, “Our father died in the wil-
derness. He was not among Korah’s followers,
who banded together against the Lord, but
he died for his own sin and left no sons. Why
should our father’s name disappear from his
clan because he had no son? Give us property
F
ive women, Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah,
Milcah, and Tirzah, also known as
the daughters of Zelophehad had
a challenge. Their father was dead,
and he had no son. His inheritance would
be passed to his brethren, but these women
rose up and said to Moses, “Give unto us
a possession among the brethren of our
father.” Interestingly, God supported their
request and ordered that going forward, if a
man died without having a son, his inheri-
tance be given to his daughter.
The lesson here is this; leaders never
settle for the status quo, rather they chal-
lenge it. These five women could have
accepted the loss of their inheritance
among our father’s relatives.”
So Moses brought their case before the Lord,
and the Lord said to him, “What Zelophe-
had’s daughters are saying is right. You must
certainly give them property as an inheri-
tance among their father’s relatives and give
their father’s inheritance to them.
“Say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and
leaves no son, give his inheritance to his
daughter.
Numbers 27:1-8 (NIV)
because they were women but they refused.
They demanded a change from the norm,
and they got it, not only for themselves but
for other women. Leaders always challenge
the status quo because leaders see possibil-
ities where others see impossibilities and
because leaders are change agents.
Prayer: Father, give me the grace to
rise up and challenge that which needs to
change.
Eturuvie (AKA Gabriella) Erebor is a writer,
public speaker, trainer, coach and the Founder
of DOZ Network.
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