Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 18

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Exodus 18 . 1 , Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses; Exodus 18 . 7 , Moses entertains him , and relates the goodness of the Lord; Exodus 18 . 9 , Jethro rejoices , blesses God , and offers sacrifice; Exodus 18 . 13 , He gives good counsel , which is accepted; Exodus 18 . 27 , Jethro departs.

Exodus 18:1

Now Moses' father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

Exodus 18:1 · BSB

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Exodus 18:2

After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,

Exodus 18:2 · BSB

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Exodus 18:3

along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land."

Exodus 18:3 · BSB

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i.e. A stranger there

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Exodus 18:4

The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, "The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."

Exodus 18:4 · BSB

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i.e. my God is an help

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Exodus 18:5

Moses' father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses' wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.

Exodus 18:5 · BSB

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Exodus 18:6

He sent word to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons."

Exodus 18:6 · BSB

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i.e. by means of messengers sent beforehand

Exodus 18:7

So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

Exodus 18:7 · BSB

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Heb. peace

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Exodus 18:8

Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

Exodus 18:8 · BSB

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come upon them3 parallels

Heb. found them

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Exodus 18:9

And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.

Exodus 18:9 · BSB

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Exodus 18:10

Jethro declared, "Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.

Exodus 18:10 · BSB

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Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance."

Exodus 18:11 · BSB

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Exodus 18:12

Then Moses' father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law in the presence of God.

Exodus 18:12 · BSB

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Exodus 18:13

The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

Exodus 18:13 · BSB

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Exodus 18:14

When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, "What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?"

Exodus 18:14 · BSB

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Exodus 18:15

"Because the people come to me to inquire of God," Moses replied.

Exodus 18:15 · BSB

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Exodus 18:16

"Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God."

Exodus 18:16 · BSB

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one and another1 parallel

Heb. a man and his fellow

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Exodus 18:17

But Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good.

Exodus 18:17 · BSB

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Exodus 18:18

Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

Exodus 18:18 · BSB

Thou wilt surely wear away4 parallels

Heb. Fading thou wilt fade

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Exodus 18:19

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

Exodus 18:19 · BSB

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Exodus 18:20

Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.

Exodus 18:20 · BSB

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Exodus 18:21

Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 18:21 · BSB

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rulers of thousands4 parallels

Whatever matter the decarch , or ruler over ten , could not decide , went to the pentecontarch , or ruler of fifty , and thence by degrees to the hecatontarch , or ruler over a hundred , to the chiliarch , or ruler over a thousand , to Moses , and at length to God himself. Each magistrate had the care or inspection of only ten men; the decarch superintended ten private characters; the hecatontarch ten decarchs; and the chiliarch , ten hecatontarchs

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Exodus 18:22

Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.

Exodus 18:22 · BSB

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Exodus 18:23

If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace."

Exodus 18:23 · BSB

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Exodus 18:24

Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.

Exodus 18:24 · BSB

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Exodus 18:25

So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 18:25 · BSB

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Exodus 18:26

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

Exodus 18:26 · BSB

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Exodus 18:27

Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.

Exodus 18:27 · BSB

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In the wider web4 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Deuteronomy 1:9 → Exodus 18:13, Deuteronomy 1:9-18 → Exodus 18:13-27
Echoes Acts 12:11 → Exodus 18:4
Chiasms
Shaped Exodus 18:7–12
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