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Show THE ADVICE OF A FATHER-IN-LAW "An Moses father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. Thou wilt surely both thou, and this war away, thing heavyfor people for perform it thyself alone. 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 cause unto God: and thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shall shew then the way wherein thy must walk, and the work that they must do." (Exodus 18: 17-20) that is with thee: this thee: thou art not able to is too One of the most familiar characters in the Old Testament is Moses. Moses went doing what he believed God wanted him to do for the people of God. But he was stretched out and killing himself and wearing the people out. He had helped the Jethro's daughters to water the flocks about them. In this 18th chapter alone, the phrase "father-in-law" occurs in 12 of the 27 verses. It seems to emphasize that Jethro was not the blood relative of Moses but the father-in-law. He was the one who fathered the wife of Moses. Moses had helped Jethro's seven daughters to water the thirsty shepherds and their sheep help. In fact, when other shepherds drove the girls away, Moses came to their rescue. As a thank you gift, Jethro gave Moses his daughter Zipporah for a wife and Moses settled down to shepherd Jethro's sheep on the west side of the wilderness. (Exodus 2) when no other After things are a men would while Moses sent his wife and their two becoming more people would people had a things going problem they came to him. That he would him and the Then Jethro Moses to find some people sons to visit her husband and doing. Moses told him that make a judgment and help the and what he has been are to deal with their issues. Jethro said he was wear back to her father's house. Now that routine, Jethro's takes his daughter and her their father. He asked Moses how whenever the sons trying to do too much and that what he was doing out. suggested to Moses that he delegate some of his authority. In fact, Jethro told good leaders and assign them to deal with the people by the thousands and hundreds and fifties and tens. That other leaders could handle small Moses to deal with the Moses selected big problems and who be the one to able men, go to god common problems. He advises about great issues. of truth, hating covetousness, rulers over the people, who could be trusted to judge others. He assigned them to help as his father-in-law had advised him to do. They became head over the people and judges for all seasons. They handled the small matters and brought the hard causes to Moses. some men were men |
