Exodus 18:15

“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.

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In The King James Version

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:

In Context

14When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”

16“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:12They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

Numbers 9:8“Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.

Numbers 27:5So Moses brought their case before the LORD,

Judges 1:1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, “Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?”

Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:14-27

Jethro's Advice to Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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