1 Jethro, the priest of Mid'ian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zippo'rah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
3 and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom (for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land"),
4 and the name of the other, Elie'zer (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh").
5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was encamped at the mountain of God.
6 And when one told Moses, "Lo, your father-in-law Jethro is coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her,"
7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare, and went into the tent.
8 Then Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardship that had come upon them in the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the LORD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10 And Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh.
11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods, because he delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians, when they dealt arrogantly with them."
12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, offered a burnt offering and sacrifices to God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
13 On the morrow Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from morning till evening.
14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand about you from morning till evening?"
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God;
16 when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God and his decisions."
17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good.
18 You and the people with you will wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it alone.
19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God, and bring their cases to God;
20 and you shall teach them the statutes and the decisions, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do.
21 Moreover choose able men from all the people, such as fear God, men who are trustworthy and who hate a bribe; and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
22 And let them judge the people at all times; every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves; so it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.
23 If you do this, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace."
24 So Moses gave heed to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
25 Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
26 And they judged the people at all times; hard cases they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.
27 Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way to his own country.
Versículos relacionados com Exodus, 18:
Exodus 18 describes the visit of Jetro, father -in -law of Moses, to the camp of Israel in the desert. Jetro advises Moses to delegate authority to other leaders and to establish a judicial system to relieve the leadership burden that was on him. Moreover, Jetro offers a sacrifice to God and rejoices with the liberation of the people of Israel. Below are five verses of the Bible that address themes related to Exodus 18:
Deuteronomy 1:9-13: "In those days, I said to you, 'I cannot carry all these people alone; I cannot take them alone. (...) So choose wise, intelligent and experienced men of each From your tribes, and I will put them as leaders about you. '"This excerpt from the Bible makes reference to the advice that Jetro gives Moses about the need to delegate authority to other leaders, so that he did not have to carry all the burden alone.
Deuteronomy 16:18-19: "Name judges and authorities in every city that the Lord, your God, gives you to judge the people with righteousness. Do not twist justice or show bias. Eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the righteous. " This verse relates to Jetro's suggestion for Moses to establish a judicial system to help him deal with the demands of the people.
Psalm 78:70-71: "He chose David, his servant, and took him out of the sheep's beads, the care of the lambs, to be the pastor of his people, Jacob, his inheritance." This verse is an example of how God chooses leaders to guide his people, just as Jetro advised Moses to choose other leaders to help him lead the Israelites.
Proverbs 11:14: "Without advice the plans fail, but with many counselors they are fulfilled." This proverb relates to Jetro's wisdom in advising Moses to delegate authority and establish a judicial system to help him lead the people of Israel.
1 Chronicles 26:29: "Of the sons of Isaac, (that is, those of foolish) were two heads of families; of Jezer, those of Jeuel." This verse refers to one of the men that Moses chose as a leader to help him rule the people, highlighting the importance of delegating tasks to more efficient leadership.
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