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

Jethro Ex 2:16,21 3:1 4:18 Nu 10:29 Jud 4:11

heard Ps 34:2 44:1 77:14,15 78:4 105:5,43 106:2,8 Jer 33:9 Zec 8:23 Ga 1:23,24

God Ac 7:35,36 14:27 15:12 21:19,20 Ro 15:18

done Ex 7:1 8:1 9:1 10:1 11:1 12:1 13:1 14:1 15:1 Jos 2:10 9:9 Ne 9:10,11 Ps 77:14,15 78:50-53 105:36-41 106:8-11 136:10-16 Isa 63:11-13

2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Zipporah Ex 2:21 4:25,26

3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

two sons Ac 7:29

Gershom. i.e. A stranger there Ex 2:22 Ps 39:12 Heb 11:13 1Pe 2:11

4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

Eliezer. i.e. my God is an help Ps 46:1 Isa 50:7-9 Heb 13:6

delivered Ex 2:15 Ps 18:1 48:1 34:4 Da 6:22 Ac 12:11 2Co 1:8-10 2Ti 4:17

5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:

Ex 3:1,12 19:11,20 24:16,17 1Ki 19:8

6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

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7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

went Ge 14:17 46:29 Nu 22:36 Jud 11:34 1Ki 2:19 Ac 28:15

did obeisance Ge 18:2 19:1 33:3-7

kissed Ge 29:13 31:28 33:4 45:15 Ps 2:12 Lu 7:45 Ac 20:37

welfare. Heb. peace Ge 43:27 2Sa 11:7

8 And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

told Ex 18:1 Ne 9:9-15 Ps 66:16 71:17-20 105:1,2 145:4-12

and all the Ex 15:22-24 16:3

come upon them.Heb found them Ge 44:34 Nu 20:14 Ne 9:32

how the Lord Ps 78:42,43 81:7 106:10 107:2

9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Isa 44:23 66:10 Ro 12:10,15 1Co 12:26

10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

Ge 14:20 2Sa 18:28 1Ki 8:15 Ps 41:13 106:47,48 Lu 1:68 Eph 1:3 1Th 3:9 1Pe 1:3 Re 5:11-13 19:1-6

11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

now I Ex 9:16 1Ki 17:24 2Ki 5:15

the Lord Ex 15:11 1Ch 16:25 2Ch 2:5 Ps 95:3 97:9 135:5

in the thing Ex 1:10,16,22 5:2,7 14:8,18

proudly Ex 9:17 10:3 1Sa 2:3 Ne 9:10,16,29 Job 40:11,12 Ps 31:23 119:21 Da 4:37 Lu 1:51 Jas 4:6 1Pe 5:5

12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.

took Ex 24:5 Ge 4:4 8:20 12:7 26:25 31:54 Job 1:5 42:8

Aaron Ex 24:11 Le 7:11-17 De 12:7 27:7 1Ch 29:21,22 2Ch 30:22 1Co 10:18,21,31

eat bread Ex 2:20 Ge 43:25 2Sa 9:7 Job 42:11 Da 10:3 Lu 14:1,15

13 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.

Jud 5:10 Job 29:7 Isa 16:5 Joe 3:12 Mt 23:2 Ro 12:8 13:6

14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?

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15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

to enquire Ex 18:19,20 Le 24:12-14 Nu 15:34 27:5

16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

a matter Ex 23:7 24:14 De 17:8-12 2Sa 15:3 Job 31:13 Ac 18:14,15 1Co 6:1

one and another. Heb. a man and his fellow Ex 2:13

make Le 24:15 Nu 15:35 27:6 36:6-9 De 4:5 5:1 6:1 1Sa 12:23 Mt 28:20 1Th 4:1,2

17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

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18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

thou wilt surely wear away. Heb. fading thou wilt fade 2Co 12:15 Php 2:30 1Th 2:8,9

thou art Nu 11:14-17 De 1:9-12 Ac 6:1-4

19 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:

hearken Ex 18:24 Pr 9:9

God shall Ex 3:12 4:12 Ge 39:2 De 20:1 Jos 1:9 2Sa 14:17 Mt 28:20

be thou Ex 18:15 4:16 20:19 De 5:5

bring Nu 27:5

20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

teach Ex 18:16 De 4:1,5 5:1 6:1,2 7:11 Ne 9:13,14

the way 1Sa 12:23 Ps 32:8 143:8 Isa 30:21 Jer 6:16 42:3 Mic 4:2 1Th 4:1

work De 1:18 Eze 3:17 Mt 28:20 Mr 13:34 2Th 3:6-12

21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people 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, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

moreover De 1:13-17 Ac 6:3

able men Ex 18:25 De 16:18 1Ki 3:9-12 Pr 28:2

such as Ex 23:2-9 Ge 22:12 42:18 2Sa 23:3 1Ki 18:3,12 2Ch 19:5-10 Ne 5:9 7:2 Ec 12:13 Lu 18:2,4

men Job 29:16 31:13 Isa 16:5 59:4,14,15 Jer 5:1 Eze 18:8 Zec 7:9 8:16

hating Ex 23:8 De 16:18,19 1Sa 8:3 12:3,4 Ps 26:9,10 Isa 33:15 Eze 22:12 Ac 20:33 1Ti 3:3 6:9-11 2Pe 2:14,15

rulers of thousands. 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. Nu 10:4 De 1:15 Jos 22:14 1Sa 8:12

22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

at all seasons Ex 18:26 Ro 13:6

great Le 24:11 Nu 15:33 27:2 36:1 De 1:17 17:8,9

they shall Ex 18:18 Nu 11:17

23 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.

God Ex 18:18 Ge 21:10-12 1Sa 8:6,7,22 Ac 15:2 Ga 2:2

and all this Ex 16:29 Ge 18:33 30:25 2Sa 18:3 19:39 21:17 Php 1:24,25

24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

Ex 18:2-5,19 Ezr 10:2,5 Pr 1:5 1Co 12:21

25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Ex 18:21 De 1:15 Ac 6:5

26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

at all Ex 18:14,22

the hard causes Ex 18:15,22 De 17:8 1Ki 3:16-28 10:1 Job 29:16

27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

Ge 24:59 31:55 Nu 10:29,30 Jud 19:9