Hey y’all! I’m so excited you’re visiting with us. For our first blog, I wanted to share a little about the reason behind our name—Tar & Pitch is rooted in Exodus, but it also draws deep parallels to the New Testament.
You are probably familiar with the story in Exodus. Just as a quick reminder, here’s a recap: the book of Exodus opens with the Pharaoh mad that God’s people are blessed and growing. (Exodus 1:8) He starts enforcing harsh laws on them, and one of those laws—to kill the baby boys! (Exodus 1:22) Jochebed was a woman of God, and she knew her baby was a blessing that needed protection. She quickly hid the infant in a basket, covered it in tar and pitch. After she covered it tar and pitch to seal it, she sent it down the river. The basket eventually made it to Pharaoh’s place, and the baby was drawn out of the river, coining the baby's name Moses. Jochebed was eventually called to nurse the infant, meaning she got to spend quality time with her own child! (Exodus 2:1-10)
The entire bible is a love story to us from God--it's his plan of redemption, sending his Son to die for us, and to adopt us as his heirs. Maybe you're a mom, maybe you're grieving, maybe you're in the waiting, maybe you just know someone that has a baby--wherever you are, God wants all to know Him and to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) Proverbs 22:6 tells us to train up a child in the way of the Lord and he will not depart from Him--The imagery of Jochebed is strong! As women of faith, it is important that we cover, not only ourselves in Christ, but also ensure our Children are covered in Him. At TAR & PITCH, we pray we can support you as you train up your children. We pray this message can reach others, but most importantly we pray that God's light will be seen by those that do not know Him.
Follow along as we post bible studies and encouragement!🤍
In him, Kelsey