Bible Commentary

And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good. Exo 18:17-22 Thou wilt surely wear away. Undue application to laborious duties Various lessons may be gathered from the fact that Moses was wearing himself away by undue application to the duties of his office, and that by adopting Jethros suggestion … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:17”

When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make [them] known the statutes of God, and his laws. 16. a matter ] i.e. a matter in dispute, cf. Exo 22:9, Exo 24:14. So vv. 22, 26 (‘cause’ in vv. 19, 26, is also the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:16”

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: 15. to inquire of God ] i.e. to obtain from Him a legal decision. In early times judgement was a sacred act; legal decisions were regarded as coming from God, the judge being his representative, or mouthpiece (cf. v. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:15”

And when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What [is] this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? And when Moses’s father in law saw all that he did to the people,…. Or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:14”

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 13. to judge the people ] Moses discharged the duties which the sheikh, or head of a tribe, still does among the Bedawin. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:13”

And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God. 12. a burnt offering and sacrifices ] see on Exo 20:24. to eat bread ] i.e. to take part in the sacred meal accompanying the sacrifice: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:12”

Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them. 11. greater than all gods ] cf. Exo 15:11. for in (or by) the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them ] The end of the sentence has accidentally dropped out; and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:11”

And Jethro said, Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 10. from under the hand ] as 2Ki 8:20; 2Ki 8:22; 2Ki 13:5; 2Ki 17:7. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:10”

And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 9. rejoiced ] A very rare word in Heb., occurring besides only Job 3:6, and (in the causative conj.) Psa 21:6 b; but common in Aramaic. delivered them out of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:9”

And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, [and] all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and [how] the LORD delivered them. 8. the travail ] lit. weariness: cf. Num 20:14 (in a similar connexion), Lam 3:5, Neh 9:32 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 18:8”