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Jethro’s confession “know I know” in Exodus 18:11 is standard Exodus language (see 6:7; 7:5; 8:10; 9:29). Although neither the Egyptians nor the Amalekites get it, Jethro, the Midianite, has learned the lesson of the Exodus: “The LORD is greater than all other gods.” –Peter Enns
And so, Lord, may we and scores of our neighbors—for your glory.
Babies!
These people were great. Led splendidly by Greg Hamilton.
Taught brilliantly by Nate Henkel and Kelsey Nelson.
Exodus 18:1-12 is a good ol’ fashioned “I once was lost, but now I’m found” story of one man’s conversion to faith/loyalty to the one true God. Moses’ treatment of his father-in-law Jethro shows us much about how to care for and relate to those we love who aren’t enjoying a personal relationship with that same God through Jesus Christ.
Moses:
<> cares for Jethro through hospitality,
<> honors him (bowing down to greet him),
<> speaks to him of God’s care for His people (all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh for Israel’s sake)
<> vulnerably tells him that being loved by and following God can be hard (all the hardship that had come upon them in the way)
<> speaks again to him of God’s care for His people (how the Lord delivered them)
