Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing . . . is not good—not good either for Moses himself, for the maintenance of justice, or for the satisfaction and interests of the people. Jethro gave a prudent counsel as to the division of labor [Exodus 18:21-22], and universal experience in the Church and State has attested the soundness and advantages of the principle.
on the morrow . . . Moses sat to judge the people, etc.—We are here presented with a specimen of his daily morning occupations; and among the multifarious duties his divine legation imposed, it must be considered only a small portion of his official employments. He appears in this attitude as a type of Christ in His legislative and judicial characters.
the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening, etc.—Governors in the East seat themselves at the most public gate of their palace or the city, and there, amid a crowd of applicants, hear causes, receive petitions, redress grievances, and adjust the claims of contending parties.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Exodus 18:17:
Numbers 12:1
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