Commentaries:
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Exodus 18:13.
Exodus 18:13-17
Excerpted from: Words of Life, Words of DeathMoses, by assuming the responsibility for judging and counseling all the people fell into this personalization, twisted thinking pattern.
What? “Making known the statutes of God" is not good? No, what was not good was Moses' self-absorbed misguided conscientiousness which prevented him from delegating responsibility. Jethro continues,
Exodus 18:13-22
Excerpted from: Qualifications of a Godly JudgeThis is the advice that Jethro gave Moses, because Moses was standing out there judging the people all day, and had no time to do anything else. It was really wearying him. Can you imagine if you had to judge the cases generated by 2 million plus people! You would be up early, and to bed late, if at all, judging all these matters.
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