Exodus 18:16 Cross References

Exodus 18:16

16: When an argument arises, I am the one who settles the case. I inform the people of God's decisions and teach them his laws and instructions."

Moses told the other leaders, "Stay here and wait for us until we come back. If there are any problems while I am gone, consult with Aaron and Hur, who are here with you."

"You must obey these laws and regulations when you arrive in the land you are about to enter and occupy. The LORD my God gave them to me and commanded me to pass them on to you.

Moses called all the people of Israel together and said, "Listen carefully to all the laws and regulations I am giving you today. Learn them and be sure to obey them!

When you have something against another Christian, why do you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter, instead of taking it to other Christians to decide who is right?

Then Absalom would say, "You've really got a strong case here! It's too bad the king doesn't have anyone to hear it.

"As for me, I will certainly not sin against the LORD by ending my prayers for you. And I will continue to teach you what is good and right.

The next day, as Moses was out visiting his people again, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. "What are you doing, hitting your neighbor like that?" Moses said to the one in the wrong.

"If I have been unfair to my male or female servants, if I have refused to hear their complaints,

Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more.
For you remember what we taught you in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "The man must be put to death! The whole community must stone him outside the camp."

"These are all the commands, laws, and regulations that the LORD your God told me to teach you so you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy,

"Keep far away from falsely charging anyone with evil. Never put an innocent or honest person to death. I will not allow anyone guilty of this to go free.

Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished.

And the LORD replied to Moses,
"The daughters of Zelophehad are right. You must give them an inheritance of land along with their father's relatives. Assign them the property that would have been given to their father.
Moreover announce this to the people of Israel: `If a man dies and has no sons, then give his inheritance to his daughters.
And if he has no daughters, turn his inheritance over to his brothers.
If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father's brothers.

This is what the LORD commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: Let them marry anyone they like, as long as it is within their own ancestral tribe.
None of the inherited land may pass from tribe to tribe, for the inheritance of every tribe must remain fixed as it was first allotted.
The daughters throughout the tribes of Israel who are in line to inherit property must marry within their tribe, so that all the Israelites will keep their ancestral property.
No inheritance may pass from one tribe to another; each tribe of Israel must hold on to its allotted inheritance of land."

Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

"Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide--for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such cases to the place the LORD your God will choose,
where the Levitical priests and the judge on duty will hear the case and decide what to do.
The decision they make at the place the LORD chooses will always stand. You must do exactly what they say.
After they have interpreted the law and reached a verdict, the sentence they impose must be fully executed; do not modify it in any way.
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel.

But just as Paul started to make his defense, Gallio turned to Paul's accusers and said, "Listen, you Jews, if this were a case involving some wrongdoing or a serious crime, I would be obliged to listen to you.
But since it is merely a question of words and names and your Jewish laws, you take care of it. I refuse to judge such matters."

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