John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 18:17
And Moses's father in law said unto him ,.... Having observed what he did, and heard his answer to the question he put to him: the thing that thou doest is not good ; not meaning that it was not morally good, or that it was morally evil; for it was certainly a good thing to inquire of the mind and will of God for the people, and to hear and decide matters in controversy between them, and do justice to both parties; but it was not good for the health of Moses; it was not commodious and... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 18:16
When they have a matter, they come unto me ,.... This is the other thing he did for them, as the above writer observes; which being last mentioned, he speaks of first, as follows, meaning that when there was a matter in difference between two persons or more, and they could not agree upon it among themselves, then they brought it to him to be heard and decided: and I judge between one and another ; hear what they have to say on both sides, and then judge which is in the right and which... read more