“Depend On God”
God It!—Part 3
Exodus 18:1-27
January 25, 2015
1. THE REPORT OF DEPENDENCE.
“So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and
kissed him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent.
Moses told his father-in-law about everything the Lord had done to
Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake and about all the
hardships they had met along the way and how the Lord had saved
them.” v 7-8
2. THE REJOICING OF DEPENDENCE.
“Jethro was delighted to hear about all the good things the Lord
had done for Israel in rescuing them from the hand of the
Egyptians. He said, ‘Praise be to the Lord, who rescued you from
the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who rescued the
people from the hand of the Egyptians. Now I know that the Lord is
greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated
Israel arrogantly.’ Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a
burnt offering and other sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all
the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law in the
presence of God.” v 9-12
3. THE RESISTANCE TO DEPENDENCE.
“The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people,
and they stood around him from morning till evening.When his
father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said,
‘What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as
judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till
evening?’” v 13-14
4. THE RETURN TO DEPENDENCE.
“Moses’ father-in-law replied, ‘What you are doing is not good.
You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves
out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.
Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be
with you…Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he
said.” v 17-27