This is a work of passion; borne out of time spent pondering ideas of liberation drawn from the Hebrew enslavement in Egypt.
The author found a sole mate in Miriam which echoed with her own appreciation of Mary, the mother of Jesus and her expression of faith and God’s will as declared in the Magnificat.
Over time the wider role of the women in the Exodus story leading to the crossing of the Red Sea became her focus. The author argues the value of women in each step of the role of Moses in leading the exodus.
No only we’re their stories often brief but the spiritual value of their intervention is often ignored.
Encourage to turn these thoughts and earlier sermons Kelley was led to write those ideas into this book.
The result is a theological masterpiece placing the response and contribution of the women to the fore. Although based on the scriptures the imagination of the author reflected in her own life, experiences, biblical and spiritual journey allows her interpretation to be inspirational and motivational to all readers, especially women to realise their essential work in bringing social justice and freedom to our communities. Furthermore, although the role is best seen in co-operation with other sisters a woman compliments and endorses the ministry of men.
This is taking the conservative positions of tradition women in church work behind the scenes and refuting such passive occupations to enlist a female cohort into a movement of liberation.

As a bloke you would feel I might find this writing unsettling and not intended to my ears. I believe we are all saved in Christ and renewed into a body that needs all its parts functioning. I therefore believe the work is shared and Kelley outlines some strong agreements over gender roles beyond motherhood where women are key. She points out repeatedly how Moses’ life was saved by actions only women could take. I therefore enjoyed seeing this event with a fresh perspective and it brought a rich blessing.

I love the honesty and integrity of this piece. The strength and support the author drew from friends and her partner. I found her book, easy to read with clear and re-enforced arguments. She draws from her own experiences, personal history and recent historical events. She champions the place of women in these news worthy events that perhaps fail to share the fuller truth. From NASA to Black lives matter. From Israel to Burundi and the inequalities in North America displaying social injustice, displaced peoples and inequality based on sex, race etc.

I also liked that although this is an intelligent book with strong ideas and political ideals the writing is grounded in faith and motivated by scripture. At the end there are notes with 4-6 questions on each chapter. This is good for groups to work through and see need and opportunities within their own sphere of influence. It does show an openness not to just dictate but bring prayerful study to the original account in Exodus. In this way each reader will find consensus within a shared mission or personal calling to acknowledge privilege and see where God is leading one to pray and serve the Kingdom.