Exodus 18:26

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They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves.

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  • Exod 18:22 : 22 Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.
  • Deut 17:8 : 8 If a case arises that is too difficult for you to judge—whether bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults—matters of dispute in your towns, you are to go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
  • 1 Kgs 3:16-28 : 16 Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, 'My lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth to a child while she was there with me.' 18 On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also gave birth. We were together, and there was no one else with us in the house—just the two of us. 19 During the night, this woman's son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night, took my son from my side while I was asleep, and laid him in her arms. She then placed her dead son in my arms. 21 When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. But when I looked more closely at him in the morning light, I saw that it was not the son I had borne. 22 The other woman said, 'No, the living one is my son, and the dead one is yours.' But the first woman insisted, 'No, the dead one is your son, and the living one is mine.' And so they argued before the king. 23 The king said, 'This one says, “My son is the living one, and your son is the dead one,” while the other says, “No, your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.”' 24 Then the king said, 'Bring me a sword.' So they brought a sword before the king. 25 The king said, 'Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other.' 26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, 'Please, my lord, give her the living child! Do not kill him!' But the other said, 'Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!' 27 Then the king gave his ruling: 'Give the living child to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.' 28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of the king, for they saw that he had the wisdom of God to administer justice.
  • 1 Kgs 10:1 : 1 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship with the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
  • Job 29:16 : 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know.
  • Exod 18:14-15 : 14 When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything he was doing for the people, he said, 'What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning till evening?' 15 Moses answered his father-in-law, 'Because the people come to me to inquire of God.'

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  • Exod 18:13-25
    13 verses
    85%

    13The next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

    14When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything he was doing for the people, he said, 'What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning till evening?'

    15Moses answered his father-in-law, 'Because the people come to me to inquire of God.'

    16Whenever they have a dispute, they come to me to seek judgment. I decide between one person and another and make known the statutes of God and His laws.

    17Moses' father-in-law said to him, 'What you are doing is not good.'

    18You and these people who come to you will surely wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.

    19Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him.

    20Teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way they must walk and the work they must do.

    21But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

    22Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.

    23If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace.

    24Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and did everything he said.

    25He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

  • Deut 16:18
    73%

    18Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.

  • Deut 1:13-18
    6 verses
    72%

    13Choose for yourselves wise, discerning, and known men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.

    14And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.'

    15So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and known men, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens, and officers for your tribes.

    16At that time, I commanded your judges, saying, 'Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or the foreigner who is residing among them.'

    17Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.

    18At that time, I commanded you concerning all the things you were to do.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    69%

    6He said to the judges, 'Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals, but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a judgment.'

  • Deut 17:8-10
    3 verses
    69%

    8If a case arises that is too difficult for you to judge—whether bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults—matters of dispute in your towns, you are to go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

    9Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you the verdict.

    10You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you.

  • Exod 18:27
    69%

    27Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.

  • Num 27:5
    69%

    5Moses brought their case before the LORD.

  • Deut 25:1
    69%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • Exod 21:1
    69%

    1These are the laws you are to set before them.

  • Judg 2:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived. For the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.

    19But when the judge died, they returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and bowing down to them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

  • 2 Chr 19:8
    68%

    8In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to administer the law of the LORD and settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

  • Exod 24:3
    67%

    3Moses came and told the people all the LORD's words and laws. The people responded with one voice, saying, "We will do everything the LORD has said."

  • Exod 18:8
    67%

    8Moses told his father-in-law about everything the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for the sake of Israel, all the hardships they had faced along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

  • Judg 2:16
    67%

    16Then the LORD raised up judges who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.

  • Num 25:5
    67%

    5So Moses said to the judges of Israel, 'Each of you must kill those of your men who have joined themselves to Baal of Peor.'

  • Exod 19:7
    67%

    7So Moses came and summoned the elders of the people. He set before them all the words that the LORD had commanded him.

  • Num 30:1
    66%

    1Moses said to the Israelites everything the LORD had commanded him.

  • Deut 19:17
    66%

    17both parties to the dispute must stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who are in office at that time.

  • Exod 24:14
    66%

    14He said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are with you; if anyone has a dispute, let them go to them."

  • 1 Cor 6:4
    66%

    4So if you have cases dealing with everyday affairs, why do you appoint those who are of no account in the church to judge?

  • Exod 18:1
    66%

    1Jethro, the priest of Midian and Moses’ father-in-law, heard about everything that God had done for Moses and for His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

  • Num 32:28
    66%

    28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

  • Acts 13:18
    66%

    18For about forty years He endured their behavior in the wilderness.

  • Num 31:48
    66%

    48Then the officers who were over the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—approached Moses

  • Lev 26:46
    65%

    46These are the statutes, judgments, and laws the LORD established between himself and the sons of Israel through Moses on Mount Sinai.

  • 1 Sam 7:16
    65%

    16Each year, Samuel traveled in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.

  • Num 11:16
    65%

    16The LORD said to Moses, 'Gather seventy men from the elders of Israel whom you know to be leaders of the people and their officials. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting, and have them stand there with you.'

  • Ezek 44:24
    65%

    24In any dispute, they shall stand as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They shall keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed festivals and sanctify My Sabbaths.

  • 1 Cor 6:2
    65%

    2Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to decide trivial matters?