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Verse Exodus 18:19. _I WILL GIVE THEE COUNSEL, AND GOD SHALL BE WITH
THEE_] Jethro seems to have been a man of great _understanding_ and
prudence. His advice to Moses was most appropriate and excellen...
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COUNSEL - Jethro draws the distinction between the functions of the
legislator and the judge.
TO GOD-WARD - Literally, “before God,” standing between them and
God, both as His minister or representat...
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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 (Exodus 18:24)
This chapter c...
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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, Exodus 18:16 a
(neighbour) J, Exodus 18:16 bf. E, Exodus 18:18 a J, Exodus 18:18 b -...
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_EXODUS 18:19_.— _Be thou for the people to God-ward_] i.e. "Do thou
continue still as the mediator between God and the people, going
between them: bringing the causes of the people, or their affairs...
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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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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’ wi...
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GOD SHALL BE WITH THEE. — Rather, _may Go be with thee._ May He give
thee wisdom to direct the course aright.
BE THOU FOR THE PEOPLE TO GOD-WARD. — Be the person, _i.e.,_ to
bring before God whatever...
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עַתָּ֞ה שְׁמַ֤ע בְּ קֹלִי֙
אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔ וִ יהִ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים
עִמָּ֑ךְ הֱיֵ֧ה אַתָּ֣ה לָ † עָ֗ם...
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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 t...
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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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Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be
with thee: Be thou for the people to (h) God-ward, that thou mayest
bring the causes unto God:
(h) You judge in difficult cases,...
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Deuteronomy 1:9....
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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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19._I will give thee counsel. _Jethro dares, indeed, to promise
success, if Moses will obey his counsel; yet does he not proudly boast
that this will be the fruit of his own prudence, but ascribes it...
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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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HEARKEN NOW UNTO MY VOICE, I WILL GIVE THEE COUNSEL,.... Jethro being
the elder man, and of some character and figure, being either a priest
or prince of Midian, or both, might, without incurring a ce...
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_Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be
with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring
the causes unto God:_
Ver. 19. _I will give thee counsel._...
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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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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...
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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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GOD SHALL BE WITH THEE, i.e. I doubt not God will assist and bless
thee, as well in the course which I propose to thee, as in that which
thou now dost use, because God is a God of order, and loves ord...
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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 18:19 Listen H8085 (H8798) voice H6963 counsel H3289 (H8799)
God H430 be H1961 (H8798) God H430 H4136 people H5971 bring H935
(H8689) difficulties H1697 God H430
Hearken - Exodus 18:24;...
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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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HEARKEN NOW UNTO MY VOICE
(Cf) (Numbers 11:14). Jehovah entirely ignored this worldly-wise
organization, substituting His own order....
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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; Exodus 4:18). These verses repeat and
emphasize several times Jethro’s relationship to Moses.
⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var...
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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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hearken Exodus 18:24 Proverbs 9:9 God shall Exodus 3:12 Exodus 4:12
Genesis 39:2 Deuteronomy 20:1 Joshua 1:9 2 Samuel 14:17 Matthew 28:20
be thou Exod
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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...
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Be thou for them to God — ward — That was an honour which it was
not fit any other should share with him in. Also whatever concerned
the whole congregation must pass through his hand, Exodus 18:20. Bu...