Exodus 18:20

20 ¹then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them ²the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.

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Exodus 18:20 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 18:20

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws
Both with respect to things civil and religious, which he should receive from God:

and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk;
the path of faith and duty, the way of truth, holiness, and righteousness:

and the work that they must do;
both with respect to God, and one another, the various duties and exercises of religion, everything relating to their moral, religious, and civil conduct.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 18:20 In-Context

18 "You will surely wear out, both yourself and these people who are with you, for the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.

19 "Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people's representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,

20 then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.

21 "Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.

22 "Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

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1. Deuteronomy 1:18; Deuteronomy 4:1, 5; Deuteronomy 5:1
2. Psalms 143:8

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