Exodus 18:16
When they have a dispute, they come to me. I decide between one person and another, and I teach them God's statutes and laws.”
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In Context
15Moses said to his father-in-law, “The people come to me to ask for God's direction.
17Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not very good.
Cross References
Exodus 23:7Do not join others in making false accusations, and do not kill the innocent or righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
Leviticus 24:15You must explain to the people of Israel and say, 'Whoever curses his God must carry his own guilt.
Numbers 27:6Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
Deuteronomy 4:5Look, I have taught you laws and decrees, as Yahweh my God had commanded me, that you should do so in the midst of the land which you are going into in order to possess it.
Deuteronomy 6:1Now these are the commandments, statutes, and decrees that Yahweh your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might keep them in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess;
Deuteronomy 17:9You must go to the priests, the descendants of Levi, and to the judge who will be serving at that time; you will seek their advice, and they will give you the verdict.
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 →