Exodus 18:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

Jethro

Judges 4:11

Heard

God

Romans 15:18

Done

General references

Numbers 10:29

Bible References

Jethro

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came and drew water to fill the troughs to water their father's sheep.

Now as Moses shepherded the sheep of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Thus Moses went and returned unto Jethro, his father-in-law, and said unto him, I shall go now and return unto my brethren who are in Egypt and see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Then Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it to you. Come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the LORD has spoken good concerning Israel.

Now Heber, the Kenite, of the sons of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

Heard

Beth My soul shall glory in the LORD; the meek shall hear of this, and be glad.

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days in the times of old.

Thou art the God that doest wonders; thou hast declared thy strength among the peoples.

We will not hide them from their sons, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD and his strength and his wonderful works that he has done.

Remember his marvellous works that he has done, his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can show forth all his praise?

And it shall be unto me a name of joy, of praise and of glory among all the Gentiles of the earth, who shall have heard all the good that I do unto them and they shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I shall do unto them.

Thus hath the LORD of the hosts said, In those days it shall come to pass that ten men of all the languages of the Gentiles shall take hold of the robe of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.

but they had only heard, That he who persecuted us in time past now preaches the faith which he once destroyed.

God

This Moses, whom they had refused, saying, Who made thee a prince and a judge? the same did God send as prince and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

And when they were come and had gathered the congregation together, they related what great things God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Then all the multitude kept silence and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what great miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not wrought by me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, with word and with deed,

Done

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you when ye came out of Egypt and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites that were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

And they said unto him, From very far lands thy slaves are come because of the name of the LORD thy God, for we have heard the fame of him and all that he did in Egypt

and didst show signs and wonders upon Pharaoh and on all his slaves and on all the people of his land; for thou didst know that they had dealt proudly against them. So didst thou make thee a name, as it is this day.

Thou art the God that doest wonders; thou hast declared thy strength among the peoples.

He made a way to his anger; he did not spare their soul from death but gave their life over to the pestilence

He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endures for ever:

Then he remembered the days of old, of Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? Where is he that put his Holy Spirit within him?