Exodus 18:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 18:13

11 Now I know that the Lord is ^agreater than all the gods; ^bfor in the very thing in which they¹ behaved ^cproudly, He was above them.”

12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt ^aoffering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel ^bto eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

13 And so it was, on the next day, that Moses ^asat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening.

14 So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone¹ sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”

15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because ^athe people come to me to inquire of God.

16 When they have ^aa difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws.”

17 So Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.

18 Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; ^ayou are not able to perform it by yourself.

19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you¹ counsel, and God will be with you: Stand ^abefore God for the people, so that you may ^bbring the difficulties to God.

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Exodus 18:13-17

Moses, 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,

Excerpted from Words of Life, Words of Death by David F. Maas

Exodus 18:13-22

This 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.

Excerpted from Qualifications of a Godly Judge by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

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