Chapter 18:
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Exodus 18
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Jethro brings to Moses his wife and two sons. (1-6)
Moses entertains Jethro. (7-12) Jethro's counsel to Moses. (13-27)
Verses 1-6 Jethro
came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and
children to him. Moses must have his family with him, that while he ruled the
church of God,
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Verses 7-12
Conversation concerning God's wondrous works is good, and edifies. Jethro not
only rejoiced in the honour done to his son-in-law, but in all the goodness done
to Israel. Standers-by were more affected with the favours God had showed to
Israel, than many were who received them. Jethro gave the glory to Israel's God.
Whatever we have the joy of, God must have the praise. They joined in a
sacrifice of thanksgiving. Mutual friendship is sanctified by joint worship. It
is very good for relations and friends to join in the spiritual sacrifice of
prayer and praise, as those that meet in Christ. This was a temperate feast;
they did eat bread, manna. Jethro must see and taste that bread from heaven, and
though a gentile, is welcome: the gentiles are welcomed to Christ the Bread of
life.
Verses 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 lawgiver and a judge among them. If the people
were as quarrelsome one with another as they were with God, no doubt Moses had
many causes brought before him. This business Moses was called to; it appears
that he did it with great care and kindness. The meanest Israelite was welcome
to bring his cause before him. Moses kept to his business from morning to night.
Jethro thought it was too much for him to undertake alone; also it would make
the administration of justice tiresome to the people. There may be over-doing
even in well-doing. Wisdom is profitable to direct, that we may neither content
ourselves with less than our duty, nor task ourselves beyond our strength.
Jethro advised Moses to a better plan. Great men should not only study to be
useful themselves, but contrive to make others useful. Care must be taken in the
choice of the persons admitted into such a trust. They should be men of good
sense, that understood business, and that would not be daunted by frowns or
clamours, but abhorred the thought of a bribe. Men of piety and religion; such
as fear God, who dare not to do a base thing, though they could do it secretly
and securely. The fear of God will best fortify a man against temptations to
injustice. Moses did not despise this advice. Those are not wise, who think
themselves too wise to be counselled.
Chapter 18:
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