Exodus 18:13
On the next day Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from morning until evening.
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Referenced Verses
- Judg 5:10 : 10 You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, you who walk on the road, pay attention!
- Job 29:7 : 7 When I went out to the city gate and secured my seat in the public square,
- Isa 16:5 : 5 Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David’s family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.
- Joel 3:12 : 12 Let the nations be roused and let them go up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit in judgment on all the surrounding nations.
- Matt 23:2 : 2 “The experts in the law and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat.
- Rom 12:8 : 8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
- Rom 13:6 : 6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.
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- Exod 18:14-185 verses86%
14When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said,“What is this that you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting by yourself, and all the people stand around you from morning until evening?”
15Moses said to his father-in-law,“Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16When they have a dispute, it comes to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the decrees of God and his laws.”
17Moses’ father-in-law said to him,“What you are doing is not good!
18You will surely wear out, both you and these people who are with you, for this is too heavy a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.
- Exod 18:22-265 verses76%
22They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you.
23If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will be able to go home satisfied.”
24Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he had said.
25Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.
- Exod 19:16-172 verses74%
16On the third day in the morning there was thunder and lightning and a dense cloud on the mountain, and the sound of a very loud horn; all the people who were in the camp trembled.
17Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.
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8And when Moses went out to the tent, all the people would get up and stand at the entrance to their tents and watch Moses until he entered the tent.
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1The Advice of Jethro Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard about all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
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12Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat food with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
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7So Moses came and summoned the elders of Israel. He set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him,
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11Moreover, Moses commanded the people that day:
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2Be prepared in the morning, and go up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and station yourself for me there on the top of the mountain.
- Exod 24:3-42 verses71%
3Moses came and told the people all the LORD’s words and all the decisions. All the people answered together,“We are willing to do all the words that the LORD has said,”
4and Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early in the morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and arranged twelve standing stones– according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
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8Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt for Israel’s sake, and all the hardship that had come on them along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
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21The people kept their distance, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.
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20The Fourth Blow: Flies The LORD said to Moses,“Get up early in the morning and position yourself before Pharaoh as he goes out to the water, and tell him,‘This is what the LORD has said,“Release my people that they may serve me!
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1Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.
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17When some shepherds came and drove them away, Moses came up and defended them and then watered their flock.
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1Exhortation to Obedience and Life The LORD spoke to Moses:
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5So they took what Moses had commanded to the front of the Meeting Tent and the whole congregation presented them and stood before the LORD.
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13Moses said to the LORD,“When the Egyptians hear it– for you brought up this people by your power from among them–
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12When the hands of Moses became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other, and so his hands were steady until the sun went down.
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8So Moses said to them,“Remain here and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you.”
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20When they went out from Pharaoh, they encountered Moses and Aaron standing there to meet them,
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28The Authentication of the Word When the LORD spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt,
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13The LORD takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people.
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16Then Moses said to Korah,“You and all your company present yourselves before the LORD– you and they, and Aaron– tomorrow.
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13Then the LORD spoke to Moses:
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9So Moses said to Joshua,“Choose some of our men and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”
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4Then Moses cried out to the LORD,“What will I do with this people?– a little more and they will stone me!”
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13The Seventh Blow: Hail The LORD said to Moses,“Get up early in the morning, stand before Pharaoh, and tell him,‘This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has said:“Release my people so that they may serve me!
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30Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel.
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25So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
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1Religious and Social Regulations The LORD spoke to Moses:
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24So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD. He then gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tabernacle.
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19Moses said to them,“No one is to keep any of it until morning.”
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14He told the elders,“Wait for us in this place until we return to you. Here are Aaron and Hur with you. Whoever has any matters of dispute can approach them.”
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5Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, together with Moses’ sons and his wife, came to Moses in the wilderness where he was camping by the mountain of God.
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17then both parties to the controversy must stand before the LORD, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.
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18Moses went into the cloud when he went up the mountain, and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.
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3and they received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to do the work for the service of the sanctuary, and they still continued to bring him a freewill offering each morning.
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11and be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.