Êxodo

  • Jethro’s Visit to Moses
    Jethro’s Wise Advice

  • |Êxodo 18:1| Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people, the Israelites. He heard especially about how the lord had rescued them from Egypt.

  • |Êxodo 18:2| Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in.

  • |Êxodo 18:3| (Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

  • |Êxodo 18:4| His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)

  • |Êxodo 18:5| Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, now came to visit Moses in the wilderness. He brought Moses’ wife and two sons with him, and they arrived while Moses and the people were camped near the mountain of God.

  • |Êxodo 18:6| Jethro had sent a message to Moses, saying, “I, Jethro, your father-in-law, am coming to see you with your wife and your two sons.”

  • |Êxodo 18:7| So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other’s welfare and then went into Moses’ tent.

  • |Êxodo 18:8| Moses told his father-in-law everything the lord had done to Pharaoh and Egypt on behalf of Israel. He also told about all the hardships they had experienced along the way and how the lord had rescued his people from all their troubles.

  • |Êxodo 18:9| Jethro was delighted when he heard about all the good things the lord had done for Israel as he rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians.

  • |Êxodo 18:10| “Praise the lord,” Jethro said, “for he has rescued you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh. Yes, he has rescued Israel from the powerful hand of Egypt!


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