The redemption of Israel from Egypt, the Exodus, starts with two women who feared God more than man. Shiphrah and Puah refused to obey the government when it passed laws contrary to what God said, and in doing so preserved the life of Moses, who God had chosen to lead His people out of Egypt. We know their names forever because of their courage and faithfulness.
Exodus 1:15-17, 20-21 ESV
[15] Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, [16] “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” [17] But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.
[20] So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. [21] And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
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