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What About Jethro?
Exodus 4:18-20 “So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. ‘Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,’ Moses said. ‘I don’t even know if they are still alive.’ ‘Go in peace,’ Jethro replied. Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, ‘Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.’ So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.”
the Importance of Current Commitments “So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. ‘Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,’ Moses said. ‘I don’t even know if they are still alive.’ ‘Go in peace,’ Jethro replied.” (v.18)
Exodus 2:16-17 “Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father’s flocks. But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks.”
Romans 13:7 “Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.”
on the Power of God to Clear any Obstacles “Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, ‘Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.’ ” (v.19)
Matthew 2:20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 “Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.”
The Importance of Family Involvement “So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.” (v.20)
Genesis 12:5 “He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan.”
Exodus 4:21-23 “And the LORD said to Moses, ‘When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son, and I say to you, ‘Let my son go that he may serve me.’ If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.” ’ ”
What About Jethro?
Exodus 4:18-20 “So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. ‘Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,’ Moses said. ‘I don’t even know if they are still alive.’ ‘Go in peace,’ Jethro replied. Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, ‘Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.’ So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.”
the Importance of Current Commitments “So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. ‘Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,’ Moses said. ‘I don’t even know if they are still alive.’ ‘Go in peace,’ Jethro replied.” (v.18)
Exodus 2:16-17 “Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father’s flocks. But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks.”
Romans 13:7 “Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.”
on the Power of God to Clear any Obstacles “Before Moses left Midian, the LORD said to him, ‘Return to Egypt, for all those who wanted to kill you have died.’ ” (v.19)
Matthew 2:20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”
2 Corinthians 12:8-9 “Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.”
The Importance of Family Involvement “So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.” (v.20)
Genesis 12:5 “He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan.”
Exodus 4:21-23 “And the LORD said to Moses, ‘When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, “Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son, and I say to you, ‘Let my son go that he may serve me.’ If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.” ’ ”