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Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone." (vs 17-18)
Exodus 18:13-26
The Lord said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people, and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” (vs 5-6)
"The Lord is my strength and my might, and he has become my salvation." (v. 2)
And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed. (v. 56)
"It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” (vs 26-28)
“I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’” (v. 12)
Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. (v. 1)
God Who calls us to action in your glorious world,
We are in awe of your gracious power to provide
For us in moments of despair, you provided
For us and our generations, people like Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela;
God also spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord." (v. 2)
Pharaoh arose in the night, he and all his officials and all the Egyptians; and there was a loud cry in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead. (v. 30)
The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt and he pursued the Israelites, who were going out boldly. (v. 8)
You shall say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.’” (v. 9)