The "Jethro' event. The first few verses indicate the names of Moses' 2 sons; which if are elsewhere in scripture; it is quite sparse. The meanings of the names of the children; as usual relate to a real life event; that or a specific attribute of offspring had something to do with the names given quite often (and at times; the Lord Himself would provide a name).
The evidence given to Jethro; by the story of his wife and children; and likely other sources in the indefinite period of time his family went to stay with him showed his deep respect and admiration in Moses; and he came to worship there; apparently being a priest of Midian. As to that role; I also would like to know more; as Midian largely was a pagan culture before that.
Anyway; the rest of the chapter indicates the practical wisdom which apparently Moses was too myopic to see. His character was that of great humility; and apparently he took on the burdens of the hundreds of thousands of people alone as to their grievances (or however many had survived up to this point). Clearly; the advice to delegate these responsibilities to able men was practical advice and in his best interests. It kind of gives a backdrop to some churches today; where pastors are "flying solo" without other elders and leadership sharing the burden. At any rate; Moses takes the advice; and Jethro leaves; which shows that his purposes were not to meddle in things longer than needed. This is a good lesson in trust and the wisdom of believing family members who have our well being and the Lord's work in our best interests. Clearly; Moses didn't need mundane things; some of which probably would be dropped from those just trying to get his attention in some cases. The earlier chapters illustrate much murmuring; which had led Moses in the past to make a costly mistake when striking the rock for water more than he ought.
With respect and affection , I believe that u r refering to the incident in Numbers Ch 20 where Moses smites the rock twice and speaks I'll advisedly . Moses says : must we fetch you water out of this rock ? He fails to give God the glory .
The evidence given to Jethro; by the story of his wife and children; and likely other sources in the indefinite period of time his family went to stay with him showed his deep respect and admiration in Moses; and he came to worship there; apparently being a priest of Midian. As to that role; I also would like to know more; as Midian largely was a pagan culture before that.
Anyway; the rest of the chapter indicates the practical wisdom which apparently Moses was too myopic to see. His character was that of great humility; and apparently he took on the burdens of the hundreds of thousands of people alone as to their grievances (or however many had survived up to this point). Clearly; the advice to delegate these responsibilities to able men was practical advice and in his best interests. It kind of gives a backdrop to some churches today; where pastors are "flying solo" without other elders and leadership sharing the burden. At any rate; Moses takes the advice; and Jethro leaves; which shows that his purposes were not to meddle in things longer than needed. This is a good lesson in trust and the wisdom of believing family members who have our well being and the Lord's work in our best interests. Clearly; Moses didn't need mundane things; some of which probably would be dropped from those just trying to get his attention in some cases. The earlier chapters illustrate much murmuring; which had led Moses in the past to make a costly mistake when striking the rock for water more than he ought.
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