Exodus 18:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Exodus 18:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A burnt offering and sacrifices - This verse clearly shows that Jethro was recognized as a priest of the true God, and is of great importance in its bearings upon the relation between the Israeli...
Exodus 18:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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 (f) before God. (f) They ate in t...
Exodus 18:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jethro as Priest. Exodus 18:1 a (Midian) J, Exodus 18:1 b E, Exodus 18:1 c (supply heard) J, Exodus 18:2-4 Rje, Exodus 18:5 E, Exodus 18:6 a(b) - Exodus 18:7 J, Exodus 18:8 ab (was)...
Exodus 18:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12. And Jethro. Although I do not think that Jethro had previously sacrificed to idols, yet, because he worshipped an unknown God, with but a confused and clouded faith, it appears that this...
Exodus 18:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Jethro - took a burnt-...
Exodus 18:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jethro—took a burnt-offering— Hence it plainly appears, that Jethro was a priest of the true God; and that burnt-offerings, which were to be wholly consumed upon the altar, ( Leviticus 1:9 .) and...
Exodus 18:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. Jethro ... too...
Exodus 18:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Visit of Jethro 1. On the name Jethro , see Exodus 2:16 , and on Midian, Exodus 2:15 .
Exodus 18:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jethro... took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. — Jethro had brought sacrifices with him, and now offered them in token of his thankfulness for God’s mercies towards himself and towards his...
Exodus 18:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Moses Tells Jethro of God's Goodness Exodus 18:1-12 The names that Moses gave his two sons betray the drift of his thoughts during the forty years of his shepherd life. May we ever remember tha...
Exodus 18:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have an interesting interruption of the main narrative. Jethro arrests our attention and compels recognition of certain facts which we are liable to forget, as also were the Israelites of old...
Exodus 18:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Observe the early and general idea of sacrifices even before the giving of the law. Doth not this evidently imply that from the first, the idea was alive in the human mind of some mode of expiation....
Exodus 18:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jethro, Moses's father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God ,.... The burnt offering, which was either of the flock or of the herd, was wholly consumed by fire, from whence it ha...
Exodus 18:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 12. Before God...
Exodus 18:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Jethro took a burnt-offering for God And probably offered it himself, for he was a priest in Midian, and a worshipper of the true God, and the priesthood was not yet settled in Israel. And they...
Exodus 18:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

MOSES RECEIVING JETHRO (vs.1-12) Apparently Moses took his wife Zipporah and Gershom, his son, to Egypt when he returned there at God's call (ch.4:24-26). Likely his second son Eliezer, was born...
Exodus 18:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
Exodus 18:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Took a burnt-offering, i.e. gave, or offered; as that verb is used Psalms 68:18 , compared with Ephesians 4:8 ; also Exodus 25:2 . Which he did, that he might publicly testify both his emb...
Exodus 18:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jethro Rejoices In Yahweh With The Leaders of Israel ( Exodus 18:9-12 ). a Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel in delivering them from the hands of the Egyptians...
Exodus 18:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 18:1 . Midian.]—If we mar assume that these Midianites were descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah ( Genesis 25:2 ), our wonder will be lessened that among this...
Exodus 18:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 18:5 . Jethro came to Moses at the mount of God. Horeb and Sinai, where God resided in glory, wrought miracles, and published his law. It would seem that Jethro stayed with Moses till the l...
Exodus 18:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness. Lessons 1. The Church’s friends rejoice in all the good done for it, and deliverance of it. 2. As Jehovah is the cause of good and deliverance to His Ch...
Exodus 18:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

JETHRO 'S VISIT TO MOSES . EXPOSITION JETHRO 'S VISIT TO MOSES . It has been noticed, in the comment on Exodus 4:1-2 ; that shortly after the circumcision of Eliezer, Moses' second...
Exodus 18:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jethro Arrives with Zipporah
Exodus 18:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

took Exodus 24:5 Genesis 4:4 Genesis 8:20 Genesis 12:7 Genesis 26:25 Genesis 31:54 Job 1:5 Job 42:8 Aaron Exodus 24:11 Leviticus 7:11-17 Deuteronomy 12:7 Deuteronomy 27:7 1 C...
Exodus 18:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Giving the Glory to God Exodus 18:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS How fittingly does our chapter open: "When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Mose...
Exodus 18:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And Jethro took a burnt offering for God — And probably offered it himself, for he was a priest in Midian, and a worshipper of the true God, and the priesthood was not yet settled in Israel. And th...

Exodus 18:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 18:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 18:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 18:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Exodus 18:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 18:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 18:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 18:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 18:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 18:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 18:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 18:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 18:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 18:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Exodus 18:12 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes