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Verse Exodus 18:23. _IF THOU SHALT DO THIS THING, AND GOD COMMAND
THEE_] Though the measure was obviously of the utmost importance, and
plainly recommended itself by its expediency and necessity; yet...
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TO THEIR PLACE - i. e. to Canaan, which is thus recognized by Jethro
as the appointed and true home of Israel. Compare Numbers 10:29....
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CHAPTER 18 MOSES AND JETHRO
_ 1. The coming of Jethro (Exodus 18:1)_
2. Moses' and Jethro's communion (Exodus 18:6)
3. Jethro's advice (Exodus 18:13)
4. Moses' action ...
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MOSES AS JUDGES EXODUS 18:13 (should begin a new paragraph) J, Exodus
18:14 a E, Exodus 18:14 b J, Exodus 18:15 E,...
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IF THOU SHALT DO THIS THING, AND GOD COMMAND THEE, &C.— The humility
of Jethro is as apparent as his wisdom. He was not so vain as to think
that Moses should follow his counsel without the immediate a...
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THE TEXT OF EXODUS
TRANSLATION
18 Now Je-thro, the priest of Mid-i-an, Mo-ses-' father-in-law, heard
of all that God had done for Mo-ses, and for Is-ra-el his people, how
that Je-ho-vah had brought Is...
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_AND IT CAME TO PASS ON THE MORROW, THAT MOSES SAT TO JUDGE THE
PEOPLE: AND THE PEOPLE STOOD BY MOSES FROM THE MORNING UNTO THE
EVENING._
On the morrow ... Moses ... We are here presented with a spec...
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THE VISIT OF JETHRO
1. On the name JETHRO, see Exodus 2:16, and on MIDIAN, Exodus 2:15....
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IF. GOD COMMAND THEE _SO_] Jethro does not presume to dictate to
Moses. The matter must be referred to God for sanction: cp.
Deuteronomy 1:9. TO THEIR PLACE] Each one to his tent, satisfied with
the e...
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EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION
THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT
EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 18
JETHRO’S VISIT – VERSES 1-12
V1 Jethro was the father of Moses’ w...
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IF THOU SHALT DO THIS THING, AND GOD COMMAND THEE SO. — A reference
of the entire matter to God, before any final decision was made, is
plainly indicated. Moses must have already had some mode of cons...
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אִ֣ם אֶת ־הַ דָּבָ֤ר הַ זֶּה֙
תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
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MOSES APPOINTS RULERS TO JUDGE ISRAEL
Exodus 18:13
Jethro's frank acknowledgment of God's supremacy and lovingkindness
was extremely beautiful. Oh, for more wisdom to discern, and humble
reverence to...
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Here we have an interesting interruption of the main narrative. Jethro
arrests our attention and compels recognition of certain facts which
we are liable to forget, as also were the Israelites of old....
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_Thou shalt. Hebrew, "and God shall order thee." Jethro does not wish
his advice should be followed, till God had been consulted. (Calmet)
--- By his plan, he thought Moses would have time to confer m...
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Acts 6:3....
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There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more
decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows
it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
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23._If thou shalt do this thing. _What immediately follows, “and God
command thee so,” may be taken in connection with the beginning of
the verse, as if, in self-correction, Jethro made the limitation...
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Up to this all was grace, though there were dependence and conflict.
The murmurs of the people had only served to shew the riches of the
grace of God, who displayed His sovereignty in giving them all...
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IF THOU SHALL DO THIS THING,.... Hearken to the advice given, and put
it in execution, by choosing out of the people, and placing over them,
judges qualified, as directed: and God command thee so; for...
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If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee [so], then thou
shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their
place in peace.
Ver. 23. _To their place._] To the Promised Land,...
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_Be thou for them to God-ward_ That was an honour in which it was not
fit any other should share with him. Also whatever concerned the whole
congregation must pass through his hand, Exodus 18:20. But...
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1 Iethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sonnes.
7 Moses entertaineth him.
13 Iethros counsell is accepted.
27 Iethro departeth.
1 WHEN [NOTE: Leviticus 2:16.] Iethro the Priest of Midian, Mose...
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FIFTH SECTION
The journey through the wilderness to Sinai. Want of water. Marah.
Elim. The Wilderness of Sin. Quails. Manna. Rephidim (Massah and
Meribah). The Amalekites. Jethro and his advice, a hu...
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MOSES RECEIVING JETHRO
(vs.1-12)
Apparently Moses took his wife Zipporah and Gershom, his son, to Egypt
when he returned there at God's call (ch.4:24-26). Likely his second
son Eliezer, was born in E...
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13-27 Here is the great zeal and the toil of Moses as a magistrate.
Having been employed to redeem Israel out of the house of bondage, he
is a further type of Christ, that he is employed as a lawgive...
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If God approve of the course which I suggest, to whose wisdom I submit
my opinion. For Jethro might well think that Moses neither would nor
might make so great an alteration in the government without...
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We here arrive at the close of a very marked division of the book of
Exodus. We have seen God, in the exercise of His perfect grace,
visiting and redeeming His people; bringing them forth out of the l...
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Exodus 18:23 do H6213 (H8799) thing H1697 God H430 commands H6680
(H8765) able H3201 (H8804) endure...
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JETHRO ADVISES MOSES ON HOW TO JUDGE THE PEOPLE AND MOSES ACTS ON HIS
ADVICE (EXODUS 18:13).
a On the next day Moses acts as judge for Israel and the people stand
around him from morning until evenin...
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CONTENTS: Moses joined by his wife and children. Judges selected to
solve the problems of the people.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Jethro, Zipporah, Gershom, Eliezer.
CONCLUSION: Telling of God's...
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Exodus 18:5. _Jethro came to Moses at the mount of God._ Horeb and
Sinai, where God resided in glory, wrought miracles, and published his
law. It would seem that Jethro stayed with Moses till the law...
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 18:1 JETHRO, THE PRIEST OF MIDIAN, MOSES’
FATHER-IN-LAW (see Exodus 3:1;...
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EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 18:13 Jethro upholds Moses’ role as the one
through whom Israel would KNOW THE STATUTES OF GOD AND HIS LAWS (v.
Exodus 18:16). He helps Moses f
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Exodus 18:27. Moses let his father-in-law depart.] The departure of
Jethro may or may not have taken place prior to the law-giving from
Sinai. It is quite possible, as Kalisch suggest...
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EXPOSITION
JETHRO'S ADVICE TO MOSES, AND ITS ADOPTION. The office of ruler in
ancient times, whether exercised by a king, a prince, or a mere
chieftain, was always understood to include within it the...
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Now when Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law (Exodus
18:1),
But the same Hebrew word could be translated "brother-in-law", for we
remember earlier, he was called "Reuel"; the father-in-...
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God Exodus 18:18 Genesis 21:10 1 Samuel 8:6 1 Samuel 8:7 1 Samuel 8:22