1491 BC · AM 2513 · Egypt and Exodus

Jethro advises Moses to appoint judges

Jethro brought Zipporah and Moses' sons to the wilderness camp, rejoiced over the LORD's deliverance, and offered sacrifices. Seeing Moses judge alone, he advised appointing capable, God-fearing men over groups of the people (Exodus 18:1-27).

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📖 Exodus 18:1–3

1Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her, 3along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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