Exodus 18:24 Cross References

Exodus 18:24

24: Moses listened to his father-in-law's advice and followed his suggestions.

Now let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people's representative before God, bringing him their questions to be decided.

So Ezra stood up and demanded that the leaders of the priests and the Levites and all the people of Israel swear that they would do as Shecaniah had said. And they all swore a solemn oath.

Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. And let those who understand receive guidance

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, "We confess that we have been unfaithful to our God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

The eye can never say to the hand, "I don't need you." The head can't say to the feet, "I don't need you."

Some time before this, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons to live with Jethro, his father-in-law.
The name of Moses' first son was Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land."
The name of his second son was Eliezer, for Moses had said at his birth, "The God of my fathers was my helper; he delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."
Jethro now came to visit Moses, and he brought Moses' wife and two sons with him. They arrived while Moses and the people were camped near the mountain of God.

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