Two Hebrew midwives stand in Pharaoh's throne room. The most powerful man in the ancient world just asked them a question: Why are Hebrew baby boys still alive?

And Shiphrah and Puah look him in the eye and lie.

In this episode of You've Heard It Said, we explore Egypt's rigid class system—and the quiet resistance that came from the bottom. Because Egypt's power wasn't just built on monuments and gods. It was built on hierarchy. Everything in its place. Pharaoh at the top. Priests and scribes below. Farmers, artisans, slaves at the bottom. Men over women. Egyptians over foreigners.

But what happens when the people at the bottom refuse to stay there?

In this episode, we explore:

• Egypt's class structure and why pharaohs trained as priests
• What "slavery" actually meant in ancient Egypt
• Why Hebrews were useful but expendable—shepherds in a culture that despised them
• How Egyptian women had more legal rights than Hebrew women (but still lived under patriarchy)
• Hagar's story: the Egyptian slave woman God saw and honored
• The women who saved Moses—Shiphrah, Puah, Jochebed, and Miriam—and their quiet defiance

This isn't just about ancient power structures. It's about what happens when God works through the people empires decide don't matter.

You've Heard It Said: where faith meets history, and the stories we thought we knew come alive.

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