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 Israelites and their congeners, and upon the state of religion among the descendants of Abraham.
Verse Exodus 18:12. _JETHRO - TOOK A BURNT-OFFERING_] עלה _olah_. Though it be true that in the patriarchal times we read of a burnt-offering, (see Genesis 22:2, c.,) yet we only read of one in the c...
CHAPTER 18 MOSES AND JETHRO _ 1. The coming of Jethro (Exodus 18:1)_ 2. Moses' and Jethro's communion (Exodus 18:6) 3. Jethro's advice (Exodus 18:13) 4. Moses' action ...
JETHRO AS PRIEST. Exodus 18:1 a (Midian) J, Exodus 18:1 b E, Exodus 18:1 c (supply heard) J, Exodus 18:2 Rje,...
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 _sac...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 18 Now Je-thro, the priest of Mid-i-an, Mo-ses-' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Mo-ses, and for Is-ra-el his people, how that Je-ho-vah had brought Is...
_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 bu...
THE VISIT OF JETHRO 1. On the name JETHRO, see Exodus 2:16, and on MIDIAN, Exodus 2:15....
The BURNT OFFERING was wholly consumed upon the altar, and signified the complete devotion of the offerer to God: see Leviticus 1. The SACRIFICES were peace offerings, and were consumed by the offerer...
EXODUS: ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION THE *ISRAELITES LEAVE EGYPT EXODUS CHAPTER S 1 TO 18 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 18 JETHRO’S VISIT – VERSES 1-12 V1 Jethro was the father of Moses’ w...
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 ki...
וַ יִּקַּ֞ח יִתְרֹ֨ו חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה עֹלָ֥ה וּ
MOSES TELLS JETHRO OF GOD'S GOODNESS Exodus 18:1 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 that we are...
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....
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 th...
Sacrifices. Peace-offerings, of which he might partake with the ancients. (Haydock) --- Jethro being a stranger, and a servant of the true God, might perform this duty in person, even though we allow...
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. S...
There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...
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 was his...
Up to this all was grace, though there were dependence and conflict. The murmurs of the people had only served to shew the riches of the grace of God, who displayed His sovereignty in giving them all...
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 had i...
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,_...
_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...
1 Iethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sonnes. 7 Moses entertaineth him. 13 Iethros counsell is accepted. 27 Iethro departeth. 1 WHEN [NOTE: Leviticus 2:16.] Iethro the Priest of Midian, Mose...
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, the belief in whom he had so openly confessed, giving evidence of his faith by this act of sacrifice. AND AARON CAME AND...
JETHRO ARRIVES WITH ZIPPORAH...
FIFTH SECTION The journey through the wilderness to Sinai. Want of water. Marah. Elim. The Wilderness of Sin. Quails. Manna. Rephidim (Massah and Meribah). The Amalekites. Jethro and his advice, a hu...
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 in E...
7-12 Conversation concerning God's wondrous works is good, and edifies. Jethro not only rejoiced in the honour done to his son-in-law, but in all the goodness done to Israel. Standers-by were more af...
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 embracing of the t...
We here arrive at the close of a very marked division of the book of Exodus. We have seen God, in the exercise of His perfect grace, visiting and redeeming His people; bringing them forth out of the l...
Exodus 18:12 Jethro H3503 Moses H4872 father-in-law H2859 (H8802) took H3947 (H8799) offering H5930 sacrifices H2077
JETHRO REJOICES IN YAHWEH WITH THE LEADERS OF ISRAEL (EXODUS 18:9). a Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel in delivering them from the hands of the Egyptians (Exodus...
CONTENTS: Moses joined by his wife and children. Judges selected to solve the problems of the people. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron, Jethro, Zipporah, Gershom, Eliezer. CONCLUSION: Telling of God's...
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 law...
_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 Church,...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 18:1 JETHRO, THE PRIEST OF MIDIAN, MOSES’ FATHER-IN-LAW (see Exodus 3:1;...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 18:8 Having heard what the Lord has done on Israel’s behalf, Jethro responds in a way that shows more faith than the response of those who had experienced the Lord’s power firsth...
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 Arabian...
JETHRO'S VISIT TO MOSES. EXPOSITION JETHRO'S VISIT TO MOSES. It has been noticed, in the comment on Exodus 4:1; that shortly after the circumcision of Eliezer, Moses' second son, he sent back his wif...
Now when Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law (Exodus 18:1), But the same Hebrew word could be translated "brother-in-law", for we remember earlier, he was called "Reuel"; the father-in-...
took Exodus 24:5 Genesis 4:4 Genesis 8:20 Genesis 12:7 Genesis 26:25...
GIVING THE GLORY TO GOD Exodus 18:1 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 Moses, and f...
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...