Exodus 18:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

• Exodus 18:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  To their place - i. e. to Canaan, which is thus recognized by Jethro as the appointed and true home of Israel. Compare Numbers 10:29-30 .

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• Exodus 18:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Moses as Judges Exodus 18:13 (should begin a new paragraph) J, Exodus 18:14 a E, Exodus 18:14 b J, Exodus 18:15 E, Exodus 18:16 a (neighbour) J, Exodus 18:16 bf. E, Exodus 18:18 a J,...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  23. If thou shalt do this thing. What immediately follows, “and God command thee so,” may be taken in connection with the beginning of the verse, as if, in self-correction, Jethro made the l...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  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. If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee, &c.— The humility of Jethro is as apparent as his wisdom. He was not so vain as to think that Moses should follow his counsel without the imme...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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. On the morrow ... Moses ... We are here presented with...

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• Exodus 18:23 - 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 .

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• Exodus 18:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so. — A reference of the entire matter to God, before any final decision was made, is plainly indicated. Moses must have already had some mode of c...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Moses Appoints Rulers to Judge Israel Exodus 18:13-27 Jethro's frank acknowledgment of God's supremacy and lovingkindness was extremely beautiful. Oh, for more wisdom to discern, and humble rev...

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• Exodus 18:23 - 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...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Acts 6:3-4 .

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• Exodus 18:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  If thou shall do this thing ,.... Hearken to the advice given, and put it in execution, by choosing out of the people, and placing over them, judges qualified, as directed: and God command thee so;...

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• Exodus 18:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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. Ver. 23. To their place. ] To the Promised Lan...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Be thou for them to God-ward That was an honour in which it was not fit any other should share with him. Also whatever concerned the whole congregation must pass through his hand, Exodus 18:20 . B...

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• Exodus 18:23 - 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...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Jethro's Advice to Moses. B. C. 1491.       13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses s...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  If God approve of the course which I suggest, to whose wisdom I submit my opinion. For Jethro might well think that Moses neither would nor might make so great an alteration in the government without...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Jethro Advises Moses On How To Judge The People And Moses Acts on His Advice ( Exodus 18:13-26 ) . a On the next day Moses acts as judge for Israel and the people stand around him from morning unt...

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• Exodus 18:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 18:27 . Moses let his father-in-law depart.] The departure of Jethro may or may not have taken place prior to the law-giving from Sinai. It is quite possible, as Kalisch s...

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• Exodus 18:23 - 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...

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• Exodus 18:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION JETHRO 'S ADVICE TO MOSES , AND ITS ADOPTION . The office of ruler in ancient times, whether exercised by a king, a prince, or a mere chieftain, was always understood to in...

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• Exodus 18:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jethro's Advice to Moses

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• Exodus 18:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  God Exodus 18:18 Genesis 21:10-12 1 Samuel 8:6 1 Samuel 8:7 1 Samuel 8:22 Acts 15:2 Galatians 2:2 and all this Exodus 16:29 Genesis 18:33 Genesis 30:25 2 Samuel 18:3 2 Samuel 1...

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