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Jethro’s Wise Advice The next day, Moses took his seat to hear the people’s disputes against each other.  They waited before him from morning till evening.  When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked…  “What are you really accomplishing here?  Why are you trying to do all this alone… while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?”  Moses replied,  “Because the people come to me to get a ruling from God.  When a dispute arises, they come to me… and I am the one who settles the case between the quarreling parties.  I inform the people of God’s decrees and give them His instructions.”  “This is not good!” Moses’ father-in-law exclaimed.  “You’re going to wear yourself out—and the people, too.  This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself.  Now listen to me, and let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you.  You should continue to be the people’...

​ Jethro Visits Moses Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and His people, the Israelites.  He heard especially about how the Lord had rescued them from Egypt.  Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in.  ( Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”  His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; He rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.” )  Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, now came to visit Moses in the wilderness.  He brought Moses’ wife and two sons with him, and they arrived while Moses and the people were camped near the mountain of God.  Jethro had sent a message to Moses, saying, “I, Jethro, your father-in-law, am coming to see you with your wife and your two sons.”  So Moses went out to meet his father-...