출애굽기 18:17-27 KRV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 18:26

And they judged the people at all seasons ,.... Any day in the week, or any time in the day, whenever there was any occasion for them, and cases were brought before them: the hard cases they brought unto Moses ; that is, the judges brought them to Moses when such came before them which were too hard for them, it was difficult to them to determine rightly about them, then they brought them to be heard and decided by him; for the judges, and not the people, best knew when a case was hard... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 18:27

And Moses let his father in law depart ,.... After he had been with him some time, and desired leave to go into his own country, which was granted; or he "dismissed" F25 וישלח "et dimisit", V. L. Tigurine version, Montanus, Vatablus, Drusius, Piscator. him in an honourable way: and as he went out to meet him when he came, if he did not attend him, when he went, some way in person, yet sent a guard along with him, both for honour and for safety: and he went his way into his own... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:18

Thou wilt surely wear away - תבל נבל nabol tibbol , in wearing way, thou wilt wear away - by being thus continually employed, thou wilt soon become finally exhausted. And this people that is with thee; as if he had said, "Many of them are obliged to wait so long for the determination of their suit that their patience must be soon necessarily worn out, as there is no one to hear every cause but thyself." read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:19

I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee - Jethro seems to have been a man of great understanding and prudence. His advice to Moses was most appropriate and excellent; and it was probably given under the immediate inspiration of God, for after such sacrificial rites, and public acknowledgment of God, the prophetic spirit might be well expected to descend and rest upon him. God could have showed Moses the propriety and necessity of adopting such measures before, but he chose in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:20

Thou shalt teach them ordinances - חקים chukkim , all such precepts as relate to the ceremonies of religion and political economy. And laws, התורת hattoroth , the instructions relative to the whole system of morality. And shalt show them the way - הדרך אה eth hadderech , That very Way, that only way, which God himself has revealed, and in which they should walk in order to please him, and get their souls everlastingly saved. And the work that they must do - For it was not... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:21

Able men - Persons of wisdom, discernment, judgment, prudence, and fortitude; for who can be a ruler without these qualifications? Such as fear God - Who are truly religious, without which they will feel little concerned either for the bodies or souls of the people. Men of truth - Honest and true in their own hearts and lives; speaking the truth, and judging according to the truth. Hating covetousness - Doing all for God's sake, and love to man; laboring to promote the general good;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:23

If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee - Though the measure was obviously of the utmost importance, and plainly recommended itself by its expediency and necessity; yet Jethro very modestly leaves it to the wisdom of Moses to choose or reject it; and, knowing that in all things his relative was now acting under the immediate direction of God, intimates that no measure can be safely adopted without a positive injunction from God himself. As the counsel was doubtless inspired by the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:27

And Moses let his father-in-law depart - But if this be the same transaction with that mentioned Numbers 10:29 , etc., we find that it was with great reluctance that Moses permitted so able a counsellor to leave him; for, having the highest opinion of his judgment, experience, and discretion, he pressed him to stay with them, that he might be instead of eyes to them in the desert. But Jethro chose rather to return to his own country, where probably his family were so settled and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:17

Verse 17 17.And Moses’ father-in-law said. He does not absolutely condemn the whole system which Moses had before adopted, after the manner of morose, or froward, or ambitious men who, by carping at some trifle, obscure the noble deeds of others; but by seeking only to correct a part of it, he detracts not from the just praise of Moses, and leaves the power which God had conferred upon him untouched. Herein his moderation is worth observing, for he does not abuse this pretext of a particular... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:19

Verse 19 19.I will give thee counsel. Jethro dares, indeed, to promise success, if Moses will obey his counsel; yet does he not proudly boast that this will be the fruit of his own prudence, but ascribes it to God’s blessing and grace, if he prospers even when nothing is established but on the best system. For this is the import of the expression, that a counsel occurs to him, which if Moses follows, God shall bless him. Nor yet does he reprove Moses, as if God had not been thus far with his... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 18:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 18:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 18:19

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