What is the meaning of Exodus 18:8? Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law Moses sits down with Jethro and simply tells the story. • The scene models the importance of personal testimony. Deuteronomy 4:9 urges Israel to “watch yourselves closely and not forget the things your eyes have seen.” • Passing on God’s works is a family affair here; later Psalm 78:4 calls parents to “tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD.” • Acts 1:8 shows the same pattern—witnesses speaking of what they have experienced. all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake Moses reviews the plagues, the Passover, the Red Sea. • Exodus 7–12 records ten unmistakable judgments proving that “I am the LORD” (Exodus 7:5). • Exodus 14:30 declares, “That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians.” • Romans 9:17 later reflects on Pharaoh’s stubbornness as God’s stage to display divine power. • Telling the story underscores that redemption is entirely God’s initiative—Israel contributed only faith and obedience. all the hardships they had encountered along the way Moses does not gloss over the rough terrain of faith. • Marah’s bitter water (Exodus 15:22-24), the hunger at Sin (Exodus 16:2-3), and the thirst at Rephidim (Exodus 17:1-7) are all fresh memories. • Numbers 33 will catalog these stops so every future reader can trace the route. • 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 mirrors the lesson: trials teach reliance “not on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.” • Real faith stories include setbacks; naming them shows that hardship is part of God’s refining path, not evidence of abandonment. and how the LORD had delivered them The climax of Moses’ report is God’s faithfulness. • “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14) proved true at the Red Sea and kept proving true afterward. • Deuteronomy 33:29 summarizes Israel’s history: “Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD?” • Psalm 34:19 encourages every believer, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.” • The sequence—danger, dependence, deliverance—invites listeners then and now to trust the same covenant-keeping God. summary Exodus 18:8 shows Moses giving a transparent, God-centered testimony: recounting God’s mighty acts, acknowledging real hardships, and celebrating sure deliverance. True biblical faith remembers, retells, and rests in what the LORD has literally done, expecting Him to continue the same faithful rescue today. |
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