Exodus 18 Esv (2024)

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What does Exodus 18 teach us? ›

This Verse Highlights the Plurality of Leadership

And that's exactly what's happening here in Exodus 18. God is telling Moses through Jethro, “You can't do this on your own. You need many other leaders around you who are trustworthy, who will be able to judge with wisdom and discernment.”

Jethro counselled Moses to “select capable men from all the people – men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain – and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds fifties and tens” (Exod 18:21).

Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other 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. The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.

It describes the commissioning of Moses and Aaron as God's representatives on earth to accomplish God's deliverance of His people from slavery in Egypt and lead them to the Promised Land (the land of Canaan).

Exodus 18:21–23 Prays for the Peace of God

Good according to your word and your character and your wisdom, not according to our foolishness, according to what is right in our own eyes. God, we pray for leaders like this, and for justice and peace that flows from leadership like this. We ask for this in our country.

In gratitude, Reuel (called Jethro or Hobab in other biblical passages) offers Moses hospitality, then gives him his daughter Zipporah in marriage (Exod 2:21–22).

Jethro, Moses' non-Hebrew father-in-law, is a central figure, particularly in the rites and pilgrimages, of the Druze religion. He is called Shuayb and viewed as the most important prophet for the Druze. Nabi Shuʿayb is the site recognized by Druze as the tomb of Shuʿayb.

Jethro, in the Old Testament, priest of Midian of the Kenite clan, with whom Moses took refuge after he killed an Egyptian and whose daughter Moses married (Exodus 3:1). After the Exodus, Jethro visited the Hebrews encamped at the “mountain of God” and brought with him Moses' wife and sons.

Tharbis (alternatively Adoniah), according to Josephus, was a Cush*te princess of the Kingdom of Kush, who married Moses prior to his marriage to Zipporah as told in the Book of Exodus.

Traditional Jewish chronology places Deborah's 40 years of judging Israel (Judges 5:31) from 1107 BC until her death in 1067 BC. The Dictionary of World Biography: The Ancient World claims that she might have lived in the period between 1200 BC to 1124 BC.

Who was the sister of Moses? ›

Miriam was the daughter of Amram and Jochebed and the sister of Aaron and Moses, the leader of the Israelites in ancient Egypt. The narrative of Moses's infancy in the Torah describes an unnamed sister of Moses observing him being placed in the Nile (Exodus 2:4); she is traditionally identified as Miriam.

You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God. His goal was for God to be with Moses and bless Moses. He wanted to see God's will done, not Moses' will done. Whenever you give advice, give advice not for what the person wants or would like to hear, but what you know God wants to happen.

What's the big idea? The overall theme of Exodus is redemption—how God delivered the Israelites and made them His special people. After He rescued them from slavery, God provided the Law, which gave instructions on how the people could be consecrated or made holy.

God's unique name announced in Exodus 3:14 is Ehyeh. Ehyeh is the name God uses to reveal Himself when Moses asks who he should say sent him to the Israelites before the Exodus. God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: 'Ehyeh has sent me to you.

As students study this book they will learn about the Lord's power to deliver them from sin. They will also learn that commandments, ordinances, and covenants can help them prepare to receive the blessings of eternal life.

In conclusion, Exodus 18:19 captures Jethro's counsel to Moses, urging him to delegate the responsibility of judging disputes and bringing cases before God to capable individuals. This verse highlights the importance of shared responsibility, seeking God's guidance, and seeking wise counsel in leadership.

Verses 1 – 4 reintroduces Jethro, a Midianite priest and Moses' father-in-law. It recalls the fact that Moses sent his wife and children back home to Jethro. It also provides added information about Moses' two sons. The chapter begins referring to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law.

Exodus 18:20 in Other Translations

Show them how to conduct their lives. 20 Your job is to teach them the rules and instructions, to show them how to live, what to do. 20 Instruct them about the statutes and laws, and teach them the way to live and what they must do.