1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
4 And the name of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God of my father, [said he, was] mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of [their] welfare; and they came into the tent.
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.
12 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.
13 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.
14 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?
15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make [them] know the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good.
18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that [is] with thee: for this thing [is] too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.
23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee [so], then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
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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