Exodus 18 Scofield
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18:19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
“Hearken now unto my voice”
(Cf) Num 11:14–17. Jehovah entirely ignored this worldly-wise organization, substituting His own order.
18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
“fear”
(See Scofield "Ps 19:9").
Public domain (1917). Text from the BibleSupport.com e-Sword module.
18:4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
“Eliezer”
i.e. God is help.