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Verse Exodus 18:21. _ABLE MEN_] Persons of wisdom, discernment,
judgment, prudence, and fortitude; for who can be a _ruler_ without
these qualifications?
_SUCH AS FEAR GOD_] Who are truly religious,...
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ABLE MEN - The qualifications are remarkably complete, ability, piety,
truthfulness, and unselfishness. From Deuteronomy 1:13, it appears
that Moses left the selection of the persons to the people, an...
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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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MEN. Hebrew, plural _of 'ish, or_. _'enosh._ App-14. to be. Supply
"as" for _Ellipsis_ (App-6).
RULERS. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, and
Syriac, read "and rulers"....
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MOREOVER THOU SHALT PROVIDE, &C.— Jethro, advising Moses to retain
his high office of mediator between God and the people, and to
preserve to himself the supreme legislative power under God, (see
Exod...
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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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HATING COVETOUSNESS] A judge must be above bribery. Bribery was, and
still is, a common Oriental vice, and is frequently referred to in
Scripture: cp. Exodus 23:8; 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Samuel 12:3;...
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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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PROVIDE OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE ABLE MEN. — This was the gist of
Jethro’s advice. It seems somewhat surprising that it should have
been needed. In Egypt, as in all other settled governments, while the
k...
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וְ אַתָּ֣ה תֶחֱזֶ֣ה מִ כָּל ־הָ֠ עָם
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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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Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people (i) able men, such
as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over
them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds,...
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_Avarice. That they may not be bribed against their better knowledge.
The wise, rich, and disinterested, must be appointed magistrates; such
as may not be under any undue influence. Aristotle blames t...
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2 Samuel 23:3....
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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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21._Moreover, thou shalt _(199) _provide out of all the people
_Literally so, “thou shalt provide;” meaning, thou shalt choose
out, and take the most worthy, so that such an office be not entrusted
ra...
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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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MOREOVER, THOU SHALT PROVIDE OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE,.... Or look out t
from among them; see Acts 6:3,
ABLE MEN; or "men of power" u; meaning not so much men of strong and
robust constitutions, who, as...
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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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JETHRO'S ADVICE TO MOSES...
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Moreover, thou shalt provide, look for, select, OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE
ABLE MEN, men of strength of body and men of energy, SUCH AS FEAR GOD,
MEN OF TRUTH, HATING COVETOUSNESS, distinguished for their...
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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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ABLE MEN, Heb. _men of might_, not for strength of body, but for
greatness, resolution, courage, and constancy of mind, which is the
best preservative against partiality and corruption in judgment, to...
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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 18:21 select H2372 (H8799) people H5971 able H2428 men H582
fear H3373 God H430 men H582 truth...
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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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FEAR
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
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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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_Thou wilt surely wear away._
UNDUE APPLICATION TO LABORIOUS DUTIES
Various lessons may be gathered from the fact that Moses was wearing
himself away by undue application to the duties of his office...
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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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moreover Deuteronomy 1:13 Acts 6:3 able men Exodus 18:25 Deuteronomy
16:18...
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GIVING THE GLORY TO GOD
Exodus 18:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
How fittingly does our chapter open: "When Jethro, the priest of
Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for
Moses, and f...