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See footnote, Time,

Rev. 10:6,

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d Moses, Ex. 2:10. drink.

e Meekness, in

And Mo'şeş said unto stances of. Psa. them, "Why 'chide ye with me? wherefore do ye 'tempt the

45:4.

f Backsliding, instances of. Hos. LORD?

11:7.

2 R. V. strive

3

9 Murmuring, in

14.2.

instances of, Psa. 35:12,

i Borrowing Trou

3 And the "people thirsted there for water; and the people stances of, Num. 9.hmurmured against "Mo'ses, h Evil, for good. and said, 'Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of be, instances of 'E'gypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? 4 And "Mō'şeş cried unto the k Adversity, prayer LORD, saying, What shall I do Persecution, John unto this people? they be almost ready to 'stone me.

Matt. 6:25.

1 Egypt, Gen. 41:8.

4

in, Psa. 10:6.

15:20.

5

instances of, vs.

m Prayer, answered. 5 And the LORD said unto 4-6; Acts 6:4. "Mo'şeş, Go on before the peon Government, Mople, and take with thee of the council, Isa. 22: n. elders of Is'ra-el; and thy Senate, Num. 11: Prod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand,

21.

16.

P Rod

of Moses.

Ex. 4:17.

6.

q God, providence of, Gen. 2:2.

T God, preserver, Gen. 2:2.

8 Horeb, Ex. 3:1. Miracles, Luke 23:8.

u Temporal Bless

Psa. 103:2.

and go.

6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in 'Hō'reb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there 'shall come "wa

ter out of it, that the people may ings, from God, drink. And Mō'şeş did so in the sight of the "."elders of Iş'ra-el. 7 And he called the name of the place Măs'sah, and Měr'i-bah,

.

v Presumption, Psa. 19.13.

11 And it came to pass, when 'Mō'şeş 'held up his hand, that a. * Iş'ra-el prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Am'a-lěk prevailed.

12 But 'Mō'şeş' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and "Aâr'on and Hûr stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

15 And Mō'şeş built an altar, and called the name of it Je-r Worship. hō'vah-nis'si:

16 For he said, Because the LORD hath 'sworn that the LORD will have war with "Am'a-lěk from generation to generation.

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8¶ Then came "Am'a-lek, and fought with "Is'ra-el in 'Reph'i-dim.

9 And 'Mō'şeş said unto b Moses, Ex. 2:10. Josh'u-ȧ, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with "Am'alěk: to morrow I will stand on e Intercession, of the top of the hill with the 'rod of God in mine hand.

d Amalekites,

Num. 13:29.

man with God, Jer. 27:18.

f Rod of Moses, Ex. 4:17.

10 So Josh'u-ȧ did as 'Mō'şeş had said to him, and fought 9 War, Judg. 3:2 with “Am'a-lěk: and Mō'şeş,

10

↑ MERIBAH, or MASSAH. Water brought from the rock at, Ex. 17:1-7; Num. 20:3-13; Deut. 8:15; Neh. 9:15; Psa. 78:15, 16, 20; 105:41; 114:8; Isa. 48:21. Israelites

sons. 7 Moses entertains him. 13 Jethro's counsel to Moses is needed. 27 Jethro departs.

22:5.

16

Moses, prophe

cies of. Ex. 2:10.

Oath, auributed to

God, Num 5.19.

1

W Mid-an, Moses' father
THEN "Jeth'rō, the 'priest of a Jethro, Ex. 3:1.

in law, heard of all that God
had done for Mō'ses, and for
'I'ra-el his people, and that the
LORD had brought Iş'ra-el out
of Egypt:

Priest, Lev. 1.5.

Moses, Ex. 2.10.
Judg. 19:3.

d Father-in-law,

e God. providence 01, Gen. 2:2. Israel, Ex. 4.22. g Egypt, Gen, 41.8.

21.

2

2 Then "Jeth'ro, Mō'şeş' dfather in law, took "Zip-pō'rah, Zipporah, Ex. 2. Mo'ses' wife, after he had sent her back,

3 i Children,

3 And her two sons; of which 10 14.

Mark

5

5 And Jěth'rō, Mō'şeş' "father in law, came with his 'sons and his "wife unto Mo'şeş into n Horeb, Ex. 3:1. the wilderness, where he encamped at the "mount of God: 6 And "he said unto Mō'şeş, I thy father in law Jeth'rō am come unto thee, and thy "wife, and her two 'sons with her. 7 And Mō'şeş went out to meet Salutations, Luke his "father in law, and did obeiPK18, Ruth 1-14. sance, and "kissed him; and they ↑ Tent, Gen. 13.5. asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the 'tent. 8 And Mō'şeş told his "father in law all that the LORD had done unto "Pha'raōh and to the 'E-gyp'tians for 'Iş'ra-el's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

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↑ Egyptians, Gen. 50 3.

#God, goodness of, Gen. 2.2.

10

Thankfulness, to

9 And "Jeth'rō rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to 'I'ra-el, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the 'E-gyp'tians.

10 And Jĕth'rō said, 'Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the God, its 24.3. E-gyp'tians, and out of the hand of "Pha'raōh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the E-gyp'tians. 11 Now I "know that the "LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

11

u Faith. instances 01. Mark 11:22. God. sovereign, Gen. 2:2.

2 R. V. yea,

3 R.

V. them.

12

against

12 And Jěth'rō, Mō'ses' faOfferings, burni, ther in law, took a "burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and

Lev. 6 17.

* RULERS.

4: 1 Pet. 2:14.

Ordained of God, 2 Chr. 9:8; Rom. 13:1, 2, Appointed by God, 1 Sam, 9:15-17; 10:1; 15:17: 16:1, 7, 13; 2 Sam, 7:13-16; 1 Kin. 14.14, 16:1-4; 1 Chr. 28:4, 5; 29:25; Psa. 89 19-37; Dan. 2:21, 37; 5:21; Acts 13:22. Accountable to God, 2 Chr. 19:6, 7.

d.

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y Government, Mosaic, the senatortal council, Isa. 22:21.

16.

a Feasts, Mark 12: 39.

13

b Moses, Ex. 2:10.

Aâr'on came, and all the .zelders of Iş'ra-el, to "eat bread with Mō'şeş' father in law before God. x Aaron, Ex. 6:20. 13¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that .Mo'ses sat to judge the people: and the Senate, Num. 11: people stood by Mō'şeş from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when 'Mo'şeş' 'father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyselfe alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 15 And 'Mō'şeş said unto his Counsel, Prov. 'father in law, Because the people come unto me "to enquire 3:19. of God:

16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and b.cIi judge "between 'one and another, and I do 'make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. 17 And Mo'şeş' 'father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

18 9.Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee: thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

19 Hearken now unto my voice, 'I will give thee counsel, and 'God shall be with thee: hm Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

the

18.

Judge, Judg. 2 Government, ad

ministrative and judicial, vs. 1326; Isa. 22:21.

Litigation, Matt.

5:25.

20 And thou shalt 'teach them ordinances and 'laws, and shalt shew them the "way where- Judge, character in they must walk, and "work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt pro- Truth, magisvide out of all the people able 'men, such as 'fear God, men of

trates should be men of. John 18: 37.

t Integrity, 2:3.

Job

u Dishonesty, Ezek. 22:13. 5 R. V. unjust

'truth, hating 5,"covetousness; and place such over them, to be *rulers of thousands, and rulers gain;

Servants of the people, 1 Kin. 12:7; 2 Chr. 10:7; Ezek. 34: 2-4. Loyalty to, enjoined, Ezra 7:26. Must not be reviled. Ex. 22:28: 2 Sam, 16:9: 19:21; Eccl. 10:20; Acts 23:5; 2 Pet. 2:10, 11; Jude 8.

Righteous, beloved, Prov. 29:2, 14. Incompetent, oppress

Prov. 28:16.

9.

23.*If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and

Corrupted, by evil counsellors, Prov. 25:5; by gifts, Prov. 29:4; 1sa. 1:23; Amos 5:11, 12; Mic. 7:3. Should not drink wine, Prov. 31:4, 5. Forbidden, to take bribes, Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19; to respect persons, Lev. 19:15; Deut. 1:17; 16:19; Prov. 24:23.

Required to judge justly, Ex. 18:16, 20, 21; 23:3, 6, 7, 9; Lev. 19:15; 24:22; Deut. 1:16, 17; 25:1; 2 Chr. 9:8; Psa. 82:2-4; Prov. 31:9; Isa. 16:5; 58:6; Jer. 22;2, 3; Zech. 7:9, 10: 8:16. A terror to evil doers, Prov. 14:35; Rom. 13:3.

Mosaic law concerning atonement for sins of, Lev. 4:22-26. Character and Qualifications of, Num. 27:16, 17; 2 Sam. 23:4; Prov. 20:8, 26, 28. Diligent, Rom. 12:8. Wise, Gen. 41:33; Deut. 1:13; Psa. 2:10; Prov. 20:26; 28:2. Merciful, Isa. 16:5; Zech. 7:9.

Required, to know the law, Josh. 1:8; Ezra 7:25; to fear the Lord, Psa. 2:11; to be truthful, Prov. 17:7; to be righteous, Ex. 18:21; Deut. 16:19; 27:19; 2 Sam, 23:3, 4; Prov. 16: 10, 12.

Duties of: To rule in righteousness, Isa. 58:6; Jer. 22: 2, 3. To be judges, 2 Chr. 9:8. To judge according to law, Deut. 17:18, 19; Josh. 1:7, 8. In judicial functions to make thorough investigation, Deut. 19:18, 19.

Righteous. INSTANCES OF: Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham, Gen. 12:15-20. Abimelech, in his treatment of Abraham, Gen. 20; of Isaac, Gen. 26:6-11. Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family, Gen. 47:5, 6; 50:1-6. Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the children of Israel, Num. 16:15. Samuel, in not taking reward for Judgment, 1 Sam. 12:3, 4. Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites, 1 Sam. 11:12, 13. Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child, 1 Kin. 3: 16-28; according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:6-9. Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry, 1 Kin. 15:11-15; 2 Chr. 14:2-5. Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord, 1 Kin. 22:41-46; 2 Chr. 17:3-10: 19; 20:3-30. Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord, 2 Kin. 18:3-6; 20:1-11; 2 Chr. 30; 31. Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works, 2 Kin. 22; 23:1-28; 2 Chr. 34; 35:1-19. Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews, Ezra 1. Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple, Ezra 6:1-12. Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem, Ezra 7. Nehemiah, Neh. 2:1-8; 4; 5. Dantel, see footnote, DANIEL, Dan. 2:16. King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaiming a fast, Jonah 3:6-9.

Wicked, Neh. 9:34-37; Psa. 58:2; 82:2; 94:20, 21; Eccl. 3:16, 17; 5:8; Isa. 5:7; 28:14, 15; Hos. 7:3. Oppressive, Ex. 3:9; 1 Sam. 8:10-18; Job 35:9; Prov. 28:15, 16; Amos 4:1; 5:11, 12. Pervert Justice, Deut. 27:19. Cause people to mourn, Prov. 29:2; Eccl. 4:1. A public calamity, Eccl. 10:16; Isa. 5:22, 23. An abomination to God, Prov. 17:15. Abhorred by men, Prov. 24:24; 29:2. Admonitions to, Ezek. 34:2-4, 7-10; 45:9. Denounced, Ezek. 34:2-4, 7-10; Amos 4:1, 2; Mic. 3:1-3, 9-11; Zeph. 3:3. Divine judgment upon, Isa. 3:14, 15; 10:1-3; 30:33; 40:23; Jer. 5: 28, 29; Ezek. 21:25, 26; Hos. 5:10; Amos 5:11, 12; Zeph. 1:8.

INSTANCES OF: Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites, Ex. chapters 1-11. Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings, Judg. 1:7. Abimelech, slaying his seventy brothers, Judg. 9:1-5. Samuel's sons, taking bribes, 1 Sam. 8:1-5. Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty, 1 Sam. 15:8-35; in Jealous plotting against David, 1 Sam. 18:8-29; seeking to slay David, 1 Sam. 19; slaying Ahimelech and the priests, 1 Sam. 22:7-19.

Hanun, maltreating David's servants, 2 Sam. 10:4; 1 Chr.

19:4.

David, causing the death of Uriah, 2 Sam. 11:14-25; numbering Israel and Judah, 1 Chr. 21:1-7. Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous, 1 Kin. 11:1-13; oppressing the people,

1 Kin. 12:4 (with 4:7-23). Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy, 1 Kin. 12:8-11; 2 Chr. 10:8-15.

Jeroboam, perverting the true worship, 1 Kin. 12:26-33; 13:1-5; 14:16; exalting debased persons to the priesthood, 1 Kin. 12:31; 13:33; 2 Kin. 17:32; 2 Chr. 11:14, 15. Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam, 1 Kin. 15:3. Nadab. walking in the ways of Jeroboam, 1 Kin. 15:26. Baasha. walking in the ways of Jeroboam, 1 Kin, 15:33, 34. A sa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people, 2 Chr. 16:10. Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam, 1 Kin. 16:19. Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam, 1 Kin, 16:25, 26.

29.

Ahab, serving Baal, 1 Kin. 16:30-33; 21:25, 26; confiscating Naboth's vineyard, 1 Kin. 21. Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam, 2 Kin. 3:2, 3. Hazael, committing rapine, 2 Kin. 8:12; 10:32; 12:17; 13:3-7. Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel, 2 Kin. 8:18; 2 Chr. 21: 13. Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam, 2 Kin. 10: Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam, 2 Kin. 13:1. 2. Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam, 2 Kin. 13:10, 11. Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam, 2 Kin. 14:23, 24. Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, in following the sins of Jeroboam, 2 Kin. 15:9, 18, 24, 28. Pekah, in conspiring against and slaying Pekahiah, 2 Kin. 15:25. Hoshea, in conspiring against Pekah, 2 Kin. 15:30, in permitting Baal-worship, 2 Kin. 17: 1, 2, 7-18. Ahaz, in burning his children in idolatrous sacrifice, 2 Kin. 16:3; 2 Chr. 28:2-4. Manasseh, in committing the abominations of the heathen, 2 Kin. 21:1-17; 2 Chr. 33. 2-7. Amon, in following the evil example of Manasseh, 2 Kin. 21:19-22. Jehoahaz, in following in the ways of his fathers, 2 Kin. 23:32. Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his fathers, 2 Kin. 23:37; and Jeholachin, 2 Kin. 24:9. Zedekiah, in following the evil example of Jehoiakim, 2 Kin. 24:19: 2 Chr. 36:12, 13; and persecuting Jeremiah, Jer. 38:5, 6. Joash, in slaying Zechariah, 2 Chr. 24:2, 17-25. Ahaziah, in doing evil after the house of Ahab, 2 Chr. 22: 1-9. Amaziah, in worshiping the gods of Seir, 2 Chr. 25:14. Uzziah, in invading the priest's office, 2 Chr. 26:16. The kings of Judah, in perverting justice, Isa. 59:14, 15.

Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of the Jews. Esth. 3. Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men, Dan. 2:1-13; and committing the three Hebrews to the furnace, Dan. 3:1-23. Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege, Dan. 5:22, 23. Darius, deifying himself, Dan. 6:7, 9. The princes, conspiring against Daniel, Dan. 6:1-9. The Jews, oppressing their brethren, Neh. 5:7-9.

Herod the Great, slaying the children in Bethlehem, Matt. 2:16-18. Herod Antipas, beheading John the Baptist, Matt. 14:1-11; in craftiness and tyranny, Luke 13:31, 32; 23:6-15. Pilate, delivering Jesus for crucifixion, Matt. 27:11-26; Mark 15:15.

Chief priests, elders, and all the council, seeking false witness against Jesus, Matt. 26:59.

Herod Agrippa, persecuting the church, Acts 12:1-19. Ananias, commanding to smite Paul, Acts 23:2.

Patriarchal. INSTANCES OF: Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:22-27. Melchizedek. Gen. 14:18. Isaac, Gen. 26:26-31. Ishmael, Gen. 17:20. Esau, and the dukes of Edom, Gen. 36:15-43. Judah, Gen. 38:24. Heads of families, Ex. 6:14.

↑ COURT. Civil: Justice required of, Ex. 23:2, 3, 6-8; Deut. 1:16, 17; 25; 27:19; 2 Chr. 19:5-10; Acts 25:16. Sentence of. final and obligatory, Deut. 17:8-12. Contempt of, Deut. 17:8-13; Mic. 5:1; Acts 23:1-5.' Corrupt, Prov. 17:15; Isa. 1:23; 5:23; 10:1, 2; Mic. 3:11; 7:3; Zeph. 3:3; Matt. 26:59-62; 27:18-26; Mark 14:53, 55-65; 15:10; Acts 4:15-18; 6:11-14; 24:26, 27.

Accused spoke in his own defense, Jer. 26:11-16; Mark

B.C. 1491?

Rev. 10:6.

27¶ And Mō'şeş let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

children of Is'ra-el were gone forth out of the land of "Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of "Si'nāi. 2 For they were departed from 'Rěph'i-dim, and were come to the desert of "Si'nãi, and had Gen pitched in the wilderness; and there Is'ra-el camped before

Y EL 2 10.

4

of lone of. Gen.

children of Iş'ra-el;

4 "Ye have seen what I did unto the 'E-gyptians, and how 1.*I to the bare you on 'eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, "if ye the "obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then 'ye

54.10.

Job

will

shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the 'earth is 'mine:

6 And "ye shall be unto me a kingdom of "priests, and an "holy nation. These are the

1. Arta 4 3 -12. 18-20; 5:29-32; 7:1-56; 23:1-7; 26: the camp. Lev. 24:14; at the tabernacle, the gates of cities. Deut. 21:19; 22:15; 25:7; Bath 4:1: Zech. 8:16; under a palm tree,

pa and mode of procedure, Ex. 18:25: Deut. 17 @ Ruth 4:2-5; 1 Chr. 26:29: 2 Chr. 19:8-11; 145; 15:1: Luke 22:50-71; John 18:13-28; 21. 25-28. 34, 38-41.

nereit, 1 Sam. 7:13-17. Master and Inferior. Ex. 18:21-26; 24:14; Deut. 7-13: 2 Chr. 19:5-10. Revistastical, 1 Chr. 26:29-32; 2 Chr. 19:8-11; Matt. - 20:23.

16.

7

7 ¶ And Mo'şeş came and called for the elders of the peo- senate, Num. 11: ple, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.

8 And all the people answered together, and said, "All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Mō'şeş returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

9 And the LORD said unto Mo'şeş, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Mō'şeş told the words of the people unto the Lord.

1C¶ And the LORD said unto Mō'şeş, Go unto the people, and 'sanctify them to day and to mor-h row, and let them *,wash their clothes,

11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount 'Si'nāi.

10

Sanctification, Purification,

1 Pet. 1:2.

Num. 19:19.

11

i Sinai, Ex. 16:1.

12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about,1 Fear cultivated, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: *whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely 'put to "death:

* CEREMONIAL WASHING. In studying the Mo16 43 7.mg to ablutions, it must be kept in mind

13 "There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall "not live: when the trumpet.

Punishment,

death penalty. Lev. 26:41.

m Death, Num. 23:

10.

that sin defiles. To keep this great truth constantly before the Israelites, specific ordinances concerning washings were given to Moses. The purpose was to teach, by this object lesson, that sin pollutes the soul, and that only those who were cleansed from their sins could be pure In the sight of the Lord. Heb. 9:10: 10:22.

Of garments. Ex. 19:10, 14. Of priests, Ex. 29:4; 30:1821: 40:12, 31, 32; Lev. 8:6; 16:4, 24, 26, 28; Num. 19:7-10, 19; 2 Chr. 4:6. Of burnt offerings, Lev. 1:9, 13; 9:14: 2 Chr. 4:6. Of the hands, Matt. 15:2; Mark 7:2-5; Luke 11:38. Of the feet, 1 Tim. 5:10.

For defilement. Lev. 11:24-40. Of lepers, Lev. 13:6; 14 9. Of those haring bloody issue, Lev. 15:5-13. Of those having eaten, or touched, that which died. Lev. 11:25, 40; 17:15, 16 Traditional forms of, not observed by Jesus, Luke 11:38 39. See footnotes: ABLUTION, Judg. 19:21; DEFILEMENT, Lev 5:2; PURIFICATION, Num. 19:19,