TSK - EXODUS 18

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  1  Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses.
 7  Moses entertains him, and relates the goodness of the Lord.
 9  Jethro rejoices, blesses God, and offers sacrifice.
13  He gives good counsel, which is accepted.
27  Jethro departs.

VERSE 1
- Jethro.
   * Ex 2:16,21; 3:1; 4:18 Nu 10:29 Jud 4:11
- heard.
   * Ps 34:2; 44:1; 77:14,15; 78:4; 105:5,43; 106:2,8 Jer 33:9 Zec 8:23
   * Ga 1:23,24
- God.
   * Ac 7:35,36; 14:27; 15:12; 21:19,20 Ro 15:18
- done.
   * Ex 7:1-15:27 Jos 2:10; 9:9 Ne 9:10,11 Ps 77:14,15; 78:50-53
   * Ps 105:36-41; 106:8-11; 136:10-16 Isa 63:11-13

VERSE 2 
 - Zipporah.
   * Ex 2:21; 4:25,26

VERSE 3 
 - two sons.
   * Ac 7:29
- Gershom.  i.e., A stranger there.
   * Ex 2:22 Ps 39:12 Heb 11:13 1Pe 2:11

VERSE 4 
 - Eliezer.  i.e., my God is an help.
   * Ps 46:1 Isa 50:7-9 Heb 13:6
- delivered.
   * Ex 2:15 Ps 18:1 *title
   * Ps 18:48; 34:4 Da 6:22 Ac 12:11 2Co 1:8-10 2Ti 4:17
VERSE 5
    * Ex 3:1,12; 19:11,20; 24:16,17 1Ki 19:8

VERSE 6 
 - said.  i.e., by means of messengers sent beforehand.
   * Mt 12:47

VERSE 7 
 - went.
   * Ge 14:17; 46:29 Nu 22:36 Jud 11:34 1Ki 2:19 Ac 28:15
- did obeisance.
   * Ge 18:2; 19:1; 33:3-7
- kissed.
   * Ge 29:13; 31:28; 33:4; 45:15 Ps 2:12 Lu 7:45 Ac 20:37
- welfare.  Heb. peace.
   * Ge 43:27 2Sa 11:7

VERSE 8 
 - told.
   * :1 Ne 9:9-15 Ps 66:16; 71:17-20; 105:1,2; 145:4-12
- and all the.
   * Ex 15:22-24; 16:3
- come upon them.  Heb found them.
   * Ge 44:34 Nu 20:14 Ne 9:32 *marg:
- how the Lord.
   * Ps 78:42,43; 81:7; 106:10; 107:2
VERSE 9
    * Isa 44:23; 66:10 Ro 12:10,15 1Co 12:26
VERSE 10
    * Ge 14:20 2Sa 18:28 1Ki 8:15 Ps 41:13; 106:47,48 Lu 1:68
   * Eph 1:3 1Th 3:9 1Pe 1:3 Re 5:11-13; 19:1-6

VERSE 11 
 - Now I.
   * Ex 9:16 1Ki 17:24 2Ki 5:15
- the Lord.
   * Ex 15:11 1Ch 16:25 2Ch 2:5 Ps 95:3; 97:9; 135:5
- in the thing.
   * Ex 1:10,16,22; 5:2,7; 14:8,18
- proudly.
   * Ex 9:17; 10:3 1Sa 2:3 Ne 9:10,16,29 Job 40:11,12 Ps 31:23
   * Ps 119:21 Da 4:37 Lu 1:51 Jas 4:6 1Pe 5:5

VERSE 12 
 - took.
   * Ex 24:5 Ge 4:4; 8:20; 12:7; 26:25; 31:54 Job 1:5; 42:8
- Aaron.
   * Ex 24:11 Le 7:11-17 De 12:7; 27:7 1Ch 29:21,22 2Ch 30:22
   * 1Co 10:18,21,31
- eat bread.
   * Ex 2:20 Ge 43:25 2Sa 9:7 Job 42:11 Da 10:3 Lu 14:1,15
VERSE 13
    * Jud 5:10 Job 29:7 Isa 16:5 Joe 3:12 Mt 23:2 Ro 12:8; 13:6

VERSE 14 
 - he said.
   * Pr 1:5; 9:9; 11:14; 12:15; 19:20; 20:18; 24:6
- What is this.
  (Young (Concise Critical Comments) notes "The question does
  not imply ignorance of what was going on, but is simply a
  graceful way of opening up a conversation, in which he might
  find an opportunity of giving utterance to his sentiments."

   * Nu 11:16,17,24,25 De 1:9-17; 16:18 2Ch 19:5,8 Ezr 7:10,25
   * Mt 17:27; 21:1-3 Mr 6:31 Lu 10:38-42 Ac 6:2-4 1Ti 4:16 2Ti 2:2

VERSE 15 
 - to enquire.
   * :19,20 Le 24:12-14 Nu 15:34; 27:5

VERSE 16 
 - a matter.
   * Ex 23:7; 24:14 De 17:8-12 2Sa 15:3 Job 31:13 Ac 18:14,15
   * 1Co 6:1
- one and another.  Heb. a man and his fellow.
   * Ex 2:13
- make.
   * Le 24:15 Nu 15:35; 27:6-11; 36:6-9 De 4:5; 5:1; 6:1 1Sa 12:23
   * Mt 28:20 1Th 4:1,2

VERSE 17 
 - not good.
   * :14 De 1:12 1Ki 3:8,9; 13:18 2Ch 19:6 Mt 17:4 Joh 13:6-10

VERSE 18 
 - Thou wilt surely wear away.  Heb. Fading thou wilt fade.
   * 2Co 12:15 Php 2:30 1Th 2:8,9
- thou art.
   * Nu 11:14-17 De 1:9-12 Ac 6:1-4

VERSE 19 
 - Hearken.
   * :24 Pr 9:9
- God shall.
   * Ex 3:12; 4:12 Ge 39:2 De 20:1 Jos 1:9 2Sa 14:17 Mt 28:20
- Be thou.  See on ver.
   * :15; 4:16; 20:19 De 5:5
- bring.
   * Nu 27:5

VERSE 20 
 - teach.
   * :16 De 4:1,5; 5:1; 6:1,2; 7:11 Ne 9:13,14
- the way.
   * 1Sa 12:23 Ps 32:8; 143:8 Isa 30:21 Jer 6:16; 42:3 Mic 4:2
   * 1Th 4:1
- work.
   * De 1:18 Eze 3:17 Mt 28:20 Mr 13:34 2Th 3:6-12

VERSE 21 
 - Moreover.
   * De 1:13-17 Ac 6:3
- able men.
   * :25 De 16:18 1Ki 3:9-12 Pr 28:2
- such as.
   * Ex 23:2-9 Ge 22:12; 42:18 2Sa 23:3 1Ki 18:3,12 2Ch 19:5-10
   * Ne 5:9; 7:2 Ec 12:13 Lu 18:2,4
- men.
   * Job 29:16; 31:13 Isa 16:5; 59:4,14,15 Jer 5:1 Eze 18:8 Zec 7:9
   * Zec 8:16
- hating.
   * Ex 23:8 De 16:18,19 1Sa 8:3; 12:3,4 Ps 26:9,10 Isa 33:15
   * Eze 22:12 Ac 20:33 1Ti 3:3; 6:9-11 2Pe 2:14,15
- rulers of thousands.
  Whatever matter the {decarch,} or ruler over ten, could not
  decide, went to the {pentecontarch,} or ruler of fifty, and
  thence by degrees to the {hecatontarch,} or ruler over a
  hundred, to the {chiliarch,} or ruler over a thousand, to
  Moses, and at length to God himself.  Each civil officer had the
  care or inspection of only ten men; the {decarch}
  superintended ten private characters; the {hecatontarch} ten
  {decarchs;} and the {chiliarch,} ten {hecatontarchs.}

   * Nu 10:4 De 1:15 Jos 22:14 1Sa 8:12

VERSE 22 
 - at all seasons.
   * :26 Ro 13:6
- great.
   * Le 24:11 Nu 15:33; 27:2; 36:1 De 1:17; 17:8,9
- they shall.
   * :18 Nu 11:17

VERSE 23 
 - God.
   * :18 Ge 21:10-12 1Sa 8:6,7,22 Ac 15:2 Ga 2:2
- and all this.
   * Ex 16:29 Ge 18:33; 30:25 2Sa 18:3; 19:39; 21:17 Php 1:24,25
VERSE 24
    * :2-5,19 Ezr 10:2,5 Pr 1:5 1Co 12:21
VERSE 25
    * :21 De 1:15 Ac 6:5

VERSE 26 
 - at all.
   * :14,22
- the hard causes.
   * :15,22 De 17:8 1Ki 3:16-28; 10:1 Job 29:16
VERSE 27
    * Ge 24:59; 31:55 Nu 10:29,30 Jud 19:9



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