Exodus 18
Here we meet Jethro again...an interesting man. He is the father-in-law of Moses, and is a priest. He is a pagan priest, but recognizes the power of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. All the other gods he was worshipping just took a major back seat!!!
Jethro's advice to Moses was intelligent and inspired from God. Moses couldn't possibly take care of all the complaints by himself. God was instructing Jethro to tell Moses to pick trustworthy men to serve with him, and to take care of the mundane and minor stuff. This mirrors the Church, where we have a Pastor, but he has Assistant Pastors do most of the ministry and church maintenance work. This allows the Pastor to spend more time praying, reading and teaching.
Exodus 19
It's hard to fully imagine this scene of God descending upon the mountain. The great noise and clamor must have been deafening and terrifying. These characteristics are common to God the Father of the Trinity. As we know, we have seen Jesus appear and talk in person to men in both the OT and the NT...no one died by viewing Him. So this seems to be the Father or the Trinity itself descending upon the mountain, and to observe Him this way is both glorious and terrifying!
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