God is greater than all other gods (Exo 18q)*

God is greater than all other gods 

Exodus 18: 1-27

Key verse 19b

1.                   [Exodus 18:1-6] Who was Jethro and what news did he hear? When he received Moses, his daughter, and his two grandchildren, what did he come to know find out about Moses (Exodus 18:2-4; ref 2:22)? What might have prompted Jethro’s visit to Moses (5-6)?

2.                   [Exodus 18:7-11] How did Moses welcome and serve his father-in-law (7-8)? How did he respond to Moses’ story (10)? What was his final understanding of the Lord (11)? What did Jethro do (12)? Why? Who joined with him as he sacrificed to the Lord? What did his testimony about God and his sacrifice to the Lord mean to him, to Israel, and to us?

3.                   [Exodus 18:12-18] What did Moses do all day (13)? Why (15-16)? What problem did Jethro see (14)? Why was it not good, according to Jethro (17-18)?

4.                   [Exodus 18:19-23] What was Moses to do, according to Jethro (19)? How was it different from what Moses was doing (16)? To bring changes, what did Moses have to do (20)? How could that be done (21-22)? What were the conditions to make this plan successful? If it was successful, what would happen to Moses and the people (23)? Discuss why many people needed Moses’ arbitration (15) and how such needs could be met (20).

5.                   [Exodus 18:24-27] What did Moses do with Jethro’s suggestion (24-26)? What did Jethro do afterward (27)? Discuss Jethro’s works in regard to his belief and suggestion.