Exodus 18:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

Hearken

Exodus 18:24

Proverbs 9:9

God shall

Matthew 28:20

Be thou

Bring

Numbers 27:5

General references

Exodus 4:16

Exodus 18:24

Numbers 27:5

Bible References

Hearken

So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.

Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

God shall

And he said, Truly I will be with you; and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt, you will give worship to God on this mountain.

So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.

And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.

When you go out to war against other nations, and come face to face with horses and war-carriages and armies greater in number than yourselves, have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,

Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!

Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

Be thou

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:

And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.

And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.

(I was between the Lord and you at that time, to make clear to you the word of the Lord: because, through fear of the fire, you did not go up the mountain;) saying,

Bring

So Moses put their cause before the Lord.

General references

And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.

So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.

So Moses put their cause before the Lord.