Exodus 18:24

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Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he had said.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 18:2-5 : 2 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife Zipporah after he had sent her back, 3 and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom(for Moses had said,“I have been a foreigner in a foreign land”), 4 and the other Eliezer(for Moses had said,“The God of my father has been my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”). 5 Jethro, 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.
  • Exod 18:19 : 19 Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God;
  • Ezra 10:2 : 2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra:“We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the local peoples. Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard.
  • Ezra 10:5 : 5 So Ezra got up and made the leading priests and Levites and all Israel take an oath to carry out this plan. And they all took a solemn oath.
  • Prov 1:5 : 5 (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
  • 1 Cor 12:21 : 21 The eye cannot say to the hand,“I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot,“I do not need you.”

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    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.”

  • Exod 18:12-18
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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.

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

    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 18:5-9
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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.

    6He said to Moses,“I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, along with your wife and her two sons with her.”

    7Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him; they each asked about the other’s welfare, and then they went into the tent.

    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.

    9Jethro rejoiced because of all the good that the LORD had done for Israel, whom he had delivered from the hand of Egypt.

  • Exod 18:1-2
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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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  • Exod 18:25-27
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    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.

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

  • Exod 4:18
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    18The Return of Moses So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him,“Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses,“Go in peace.”

  • Exod 24:3
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    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,”

  • Num 17:11
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    11So Moses did as the LORD commanded him– this is what he did.

  • Num 29:40
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    40(30:1) So Moses told the Israelites everything, just as the LORD had commanded him.

  • Exod 40:16
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    16This is what Moses did, according to all the LORD had commanded him– so he did.

  • Exod 19:7-8
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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,

    8and all the people answered together,“All that the LORD has commanded we will do!” So Moses brought the words of the people back to the LORD.

  • Exod 3:1
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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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    29The Appeal to Hobab Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel, the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,“We are journeying to the place about which the LORD said,‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things for Israel.”

  • Num 31:31
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    31So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Num 27:22
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    22So Moses did as the LORD commanded him; he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the whole community.

  • Exod 19:25
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    25So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.

  • Lev 18:1
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    1Exhortation to Obedience and Life The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 30:1
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    1Vows Made by Men Moses told the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites,“This is what the LORD has commanded:

  • Lev 8:4-5
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    4So Moses did just as the LORD commanded him, and the congregation assembled at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

    5Then Moses said to the congregation:“This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”

  • Josh 1:17
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    17Just as we obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. But may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses!

  • Exod 34:8
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    8Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped

  • Exod 2:21
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    21Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

  • Exod 4:29
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    29Then Moses and Aaron went and brought together all the Israelite elders.

  • Num 32:28
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    28So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the heads of the families of the Israelite tribes.

  • Lev 10:20
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    20When Moses heard this explanation, he was satisfied.

  • Lev 24:13
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    13Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Exod 24:7
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    7He took the Book of the Covenant and read it aloud to the people, and they said,“We are willing to do and obey all that the LORD has spoken.”

  • Num 1:54
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    54The Israelites did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses– that is what they did.

  • Num 27:15
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    15Then Moses spoke to the LORD:

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    16Then the LORD spoke to Moses: