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

And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and he did all that he had said.

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

God shall

And he said, "Because I am with you, and this [will be] the sign for you that I myself have sent you: When you bring the people out from Egypt, you will serve God on this mountain."

So then go, and I myself will be with your mouth, and I will teach you what you must speak."

And Yahweh was with Joseph, and he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian.

"If you go out to war against your enemies and you see a horse and a chariot, {an army} larger that you, you shall not be afraid because of them; for Yahweh your God [is] with you, the one who brought you from the land of Egypt.

Did I not command you? Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you {wherever you go}."

Your servant also thought, 'May the word of my lord the king {bring rest}, for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king, {to sense what is good and what is bad}.' May Yahweh your God be with you."

teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age."

Be thou

And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to seek God.

And he will speak for you to the people, {and then} he will be to you as a mouth, and you will be to him as a god.

And they said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will listen, but let not God speak with us, lest we die."

I was standing {between Yahweh and you} at that time to report to you the word of Yahweh, for you were afraid because of {the presence of} the fire, and [so] you [did] not go up the mountain. {He said},

Bring

So Moses brought their case before Yahweh.

General references

And he will speak for you to the people, {and then} he will be to you as a mouth, and you will be to him as a god.

And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and he did all that he had said.

So Moses brought their case before Yahweh.