Exodus 18:21

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Exodus 18:21

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Summary

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Moreover

Deuteronomy 1:13

Acts 6:3

Able men

Such as

Men

Hating

Rulers of thousands

General references

Exodus 18:25

Leviticus 19:15

Numbers 10:4

Bible References

Moreover

Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders."

But carefully select from among you, brothers, seven men who are well-attested, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this necessary task.

Able men

Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours."

When a country is rebellious it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning and knowledgeable order is maintained.

Such as

"You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

"Do not harm the boy!" the angel said. "Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me."

On the third day Joseph said to them, "Do as I say and you will live, for I fear God.

The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who supervised the palace. (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord.

He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

Then I said, "The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies?

I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.

Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

Men

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David's family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.

No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

The Lord said, "Go up and down through the streets of Jerusalem. Look around and see for yourselves. Search through its public squares. See if any of you can find a single person who deals honestly and tries to be truthful. If you can, then I will not punish this city.

does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

"The Lord who rules over all said, 'Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

These are the things you must do: Speak the truth, each of you, to one another. Practice true and righteous judgment in your courts.

Hating

"You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.

Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"

Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,

The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others --

They take bribes within you to shed blood. You engage in usury and charge interest; you extort money from your neighbors. You have forgotten me, declares the sovereign Lord.

I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing.

not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not contentious, free from the love of money.

Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!

Rulers of thousands

"But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you.

So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.

He was accompanied by ten leaders, one from each of the Israelite tribes, each one a family leader among the Israelite clans.

He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.

General references

Moses chose capable men from all Israel, and he made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

"'You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

"But if they blow with one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the thousands of Israel, must come to you.