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Exodus Chapter 18

Exodus

exo 18:0

Overview

Exo 18:1, Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses; Exo 18:7, Moses entertains him, and relates the goodness of the Lord; Exo 18:9, Jethro rejoices, blesses God, and offers sacrifice; Exo 18:13, He gives good counsel, which is accepted; Exo 18:27, Jethro departs.

Exodus 18:1

exo 18:1

Jethro: Exo 2:16, Exo 2:21, Exo 3:1, Exo 4:18; Num 10:29; Jdg 4:11

heard: Psa 34:2, Psa 44:1, Psa 77:14, Psa 77:15, Psa 78:4, Psa 105:5, Psa 105:43, Psa 106:2, Psa 106:8; Jer 33:9; Zac 8:23; Gal 1:23, Gal 1:24

God: Act 7:35, Act 7:36, Act 14:27, Act 15:12, Act 21:19, Act 21:20; Rom 15:18

done: Exod. 7:1-15:27; Jos 2:10, Jos 9:9; Neh 9:10, Neh 9:11; Psa 77:14, Psa 77:15, Psa 78:50-53; Psa 105:36-41, Psa 106:8-11, Psa 136:10-16; Isa 63:11-13

Exodus 18:2

exo 18:2

Zipporah: Exo 2:21, Exo 4:25, Exo 4:26

Exodus 18:3

exo 18:3

two sons: Act 7:29

Gershom: i.e. A stranger there, Exo 2:22; Psa 39:12; Heb 11:13; Pe1 2:11

Exodus 18:4

exo 18:4

Eliezer: i.e. my God is an help, Psa 46:1; Isa 50:7-9; Heb 13:6

delivered: Exo 2:15; Psa 18:1 *title Psa 18:48, Psa 34:4; Dan 6:22; Act 12:11; Co2 1:8-10; Ti2 4:17

Exodus 18:5

exo 18:5

Exo 3:1, Exo 3:12, Exo 19:11, Exo 19:20, Exo 24:16, Exo 24:17; Kg1 19:8

Exodus 18:6

exo 18:6

said: i.e. by means of messengers sent beforehand, Mat 12:47

Exodus 18:7

exo 18:7

went: Gen 14:17, Gen 46:29; Num 22:36; Jdg 11:34; Kg1 2:19; Act 28:15

did obeisance: Gen 18:2, Gen 19:1, Gen 33:3-7

kissed: Gen 29:13, Gen 31:28, Gen 33:4, Gen 45:15; Psa 2:12; Luk 7:45; Act 20:37

welfare: Heb. peace, Gen 43:27; Sa2 11:7

Exodus 18:8

exo 18:8

told: Exo 18:1; Neh 9:9-15; Psa 66:16, Psa 71:17-20, Psa 105:1, Psa 105:2, Psa 145:4-12

and all the: Exo 15:22-24, Exo 16:3

come upon them: Heb. found them, Gen 44:34; Num 20:14; Neh 9:32 *marg.

how the Lord: Psa 78:42, Psa 78:43, Psa 81:7, Psa 106:10, Psa 107:2

Exodus 18:9

exo 18:9

Isa 44:23, Isa 66:10; Rom 12:10, Rom 12:15; Co1 12:26

Exodus 18:10

exo 18:10

Gen 14:20; Sa2 18:28; Kg1 8:15; Psa 41:13, Psa 106:47, Psa 106:48; Luk 1:68; Eph 1:3; Th1 3:9; Pe1 1:3; Rev 5:11-13, Rev 19:1-6

Exodus 18:11

exo 18:11

Now I: Exo 9:16; Kg1 17:24; Kg2 5:15

the Lord: Exo 15:11; Ch1 16:25; Ch2 2:5; Psa 95:3, Psa 97:9, Psa 135:5

in the thing: Exo 1:10, Exo 1:16, Exo 1:22, Exo 5:2, Exo 5:7, Exo 14:8, Exo 14:18

proudly: Exo 9:17, Exo 10:3; Sa1 2:3; Neh 9:10, Neh 9:16, Neh 9:29; Job 40:11, Job 40:12; Psa 31:23; Psa 119:21; Dan 4:37; Luk 1:51; Jam 4:6; Pe1 5:5

Exodus 18:12

exo 18:12

took: Exo 24:5; Gen 4:4, Gen 8:20, Gen 12:7, Gen 26:25, Gen 31:54; Job 1:5, Job 42:8

Aaron: Exo 24:11; Lev 7:11-17; Deu 12:7, Deu 27:7; Ch1 29:21, Ch1 29:22; Ch2 30:22; Co1 10:18, Co1 10:21, Co1 10:31

eat bread: Exo 2:20; Gen 43:25; Sa2 9:7; Job 42:11; Dan 10:3; Luk 14:1, Luk 14:15

Exodus 18:13

exo 18:13

Jdg 5:10; Job 29:7; Isa 16:5; Joe 3:12; Mat 23:2; Rom 12:8, Rom 13:6

Exodus 18:15

exo 18:15

to inquire: Exo 18:19, Exo 18:20; Lev 24:12-14; Num 15:34, Num 27:5

Exodus 18:16

exo 18:16

a matter: Exo 23:7, Exo 24:14; Deu 17:8-12; Sa2 15:3; Job 31:13; Act 18:14, Act 18:15; Co1 6:1

one and another: Heb. a man and his fellow, Exo 2:13

make: Lev 24:15; Num 15:35, Num 27:6-11, Num 36:6-9; Deu 4:5, Deu 5:1, Deu 6:1; Sa1 12:23; Mat 28:20; Th1 4:1, Th1 4:2

Exodus 18:17

exo 18:17

not good: Exo 18:14; Deu 1:12; Kg1 3:8, Kg1 3:9, Kg1 13:18; Ch2 19:6; Mat 17:4; Joh 13:6-10

Exodus 18:18

exo 18:18

Thou wilt surely wear away: Heb. Fading thou wilt fade, Co2 12:15; Phi 2:30; Th1 2:8, Th1 2:9

thou art: Num 11:14-17; Deu 1:9-12; Act 6:1-4

Exodus 18:19

exo 18:19

Hearken: Exo 18:24; Pro 9:9

God shall: Exo 3:12, Exo 4:12; Gen 39:2; Deu 20:1; Jos 1:9; Sa2 14:17; Mat 28:20

Be thou: Exo 18:15, Exo 4:16, Exo 20:19; Deu 5:5

bring: Num 27:5

Exodus 18:20

exo 18:20

teach: Exo 18:16; Deu 4:1, Deu 4:5, Deu 5:1, Deu 6:1, Deu 6:2, Deu 7:11; Neh 9:13, Neh 9:14

the way: Sa1 12:23; Psa 32:8, Psa 143:8; Isa 30:21; Jer 6:16, Jer 42:3; Mic 4:2; Th1 4:1

work: Deu 1:18; Eze 3:17; Mat 28:20; Mar 13:34; Th2 3:6-12

Exodus 18:21

exo 18:21

Moreover: Deu 1:13-17; Act 6:3

able men: Exo 18:25; Deu 16:18; Kg1 3:9-12; Pro 28:2

such as: Exo 23:2-9; Gen 22:12, Gen 42:18; Sa2 23:3; Kg1 18:3, Kg1 18:12; Ch2 19:5-10; Neh 5:9, Neh 7:2; Ecc 12:13; Luk 18:2, Luk 18:4

men: Job 29:16, Job 31:13; Isa 16:5, Isa 59:4, Isa 59:14, Isa 59:15; Jer 5:1; Eze 18:8; Zac 7:9; Zac 8:16

hating: Exo 23:8; Deu 16:18, Deu 16:19; Sa1 8:3, Sa1 12:3, Sa1 12:4; Psa 26:9, Psa 26:10; Isa 33:15; Eze 22:12; Act 20:33; Ti1 3:3, Ti1 6:9-11; Pe2 2:14, Pe2 2:15

rulers of thousands: Whatever matter the decarch, or ruler over ten, could not decide, went to the pentecontarch, or ruler of fifty, and thence by degrees to the hecatontarch, or ruler over a hundred, to the chiliarch, or ruler over a thousand, to Moses, and at length to God himself. Each magistrate had the care or inspection of only ten men; the decarch superintended ten private characters; the hecatontarch ten decarchs; and the chiliarch, ten hecatontarchs. Num 10:4; Deu 1:15; Jos 22:14; Sa1 8:12

Exodus 18:22

exo 18:22

at all seasons: Exo 18:26; Rom 13:6

great: Lev 24:11; Num 15:33, Num 27:2, Num 36:1; Deu 1:17, Deu 17:8, Deu 17:9

they shall: Exo 18:18; Num 11:17

Exodus 18:23

exo 18:23

God: Exo 18:18; Gen 21:10-12; Sa1 8:6, Sa1 8:7, Sa1 8:22; Act 15:2; Gal 2:2

and all this: Exo 16:29; Gen 18:33, Gen 30:25; Sa2 18:3, Sa2 19:39, Sa2 21:17; Phi 1:24, Phi 1:25

Exodus 18:24

exo 18:24

Exo 18:2-5, Exo 18:19; Ezr 10:2, Ezr 10:5; Pro 1:5; Co1 12:21

Exodus 18:25

exo 18:25

Exo 18:21; Deu 1:15; Act 6:5

Exodus 18:26

exo 18:26

at all: Exo 18:14, Exo 18:22

the hard causes: Exo 18:15, Exo 18:22; Deu 17:8; Kg1 3:16-28, Kg1 10:1; Job 29:16

Exodus 18:27

exo 18:27

Gen 24:59, Gen 31:55; Num 10:29, Num 10:30; Jdg 19:9


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