Verse 19
19. I will give thee counsel Like Melchizedek, “priest of the Most High God,” (Genesis 14:18,) who blessed Abram, the father of the faithful, Jethro, another priest of like rank, assumes to counsel Moses the man of God . Conscious of holding an approved relationship toward God, he put forth his advice as one having a measure of authority over his son-in-law .
Be thou for the people to God-ward That is, be thou the representative and spokesman of the people before God, as the next sentence further explains . That thou mayest bring the causes ( הדברים , matters of controversy, comp . Exodus 18:16) unto God Matters of great moment, on which divine counsel was to be sought, should be intrusted to Moses; but affairs of less importance might be left to inferior judges . Exodus 18:22.
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