The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 9
JErHRo's COUNSEL.

JE ifRO > COONSel.
LESSON TEXT. Exodus isl-s7.
GOLDEN TExT-Bear ye one another's
burdens and fulfill the law OF Christ.
Gal So
ADDITIONAL MATEEIAr.-Luke iol;
Acts l3:i-3. Rom. 1914. / Cor. i2sl2-3i.
PRIMARY TOPIc-Moses chooses help
ers. Memory Verse-"Come thou with
us and we will do thee good" F
JUNIOR ToPIc-working together.
Memory verse--I Cor SO
INTERMEDIATE ToP1c-Team work
In religion.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPsc-co-op-
GRAFTON In the work OF the Kingdom.
!. Jethro's Visit to Moses (S :1-6).
1. The occasion ". -. Upon receipt
of the news of the marvellous deliver
ance of the Israelites from the Egyp-
tians Jethro went out to meet Moses.
.. The object wv. 2-4). 1t was TO
bring to Moses his wife and children.
When God called him to go to Egypt
TO deliver his people Moses did not
deem II wise to take with him his wife
and children, therefore left them with
his father-in-law. Now fhat God had
wrought SO wonderfully IL was deemed
wise for his family to join him.
3. The place wv. 5. 90. At Mt. Sinai,
where the Ispelites We're encamped.
II. Moses Reception to Jethro tls:
7-1a).
Moses honorcd him not only as his
father-ln-law. but as the priest OF Mid
Ian. Jethro. though outside OF the
covenant people, evidently retained
traditions of the true God. MS Melchiz-
cdek before him did II seems to have
I been case of mutual affection and es-
teem. Moses rehearsed 10 Jcthro the
wonders which God had wrought
through him, and Jethro. ID "Rejoiced,
for all the goodness which the Lord
had done unto Pharaoh and the Egyp-
tians for fsraels sake" ". 81. (2)
Blessed the Lord ". 10). (3) Con-
fessed the supremacy of the Lord ".
ID. % offered sacrifices to God ".
12).
III. Jethro's Counsel as 1926.
l. The Occasion thereof (vv 1919.
The DAY after Jethro came to Moses
he obseryed how completely Moses
time was taken IN judging Israel.
When he saw the greatness of the task
the work .all alone. Jethro was II
shrewd mamie saw that a wise ad-
ministration of affairs would make u
division of labor Moses explained TO
him that his task was not merely
matter OF judging, but of teaching the
statutes and Jaws of God to the peo-
Pile. Jethro recognized Moses motive.
but insisted that the method was not
II good one. as it would result in the
wasting away of his strength. Many
times one wastes his strength In doing
that which others could do SO that he
Is unable to do the more important
things.
.. Jethro's plan wv. 1929. "a
Moses TO be unto the people Godward
to bring their causes unto God and
teach them the ordinances and laws, to
show them the way wherein they must
walk. and the work which they must
do. (2) Suitable men should be pro-
vided as rulers over thousands, hun
dreds. fifties and tens ". 2D. All
great matters should be disposed of by
Moses and all subsidiary matters
should be adjusted>by these judges.
3. Qualifications of these subordinate
judges ". 21). ~ cable men," that
is. men Of strength. They must be men
of such intellectual power as would
enable them to understand the prob
lens presented, and of such win power
as to execute the judgments rendered.
\ strong man is one who knows his
own MUD and is faithful to 1t. (2)
'Such Ms fear God" This is the basis
of irne strength Only those are fit
to judge aud rule men who recognize
rhe rule of God over their lives. The
true statesman Is the man who gives
God the rightful place in his life. The
one who really trusts >and fears God
can be trusted to admlnlstrate the af-
fairs Of men. (3) Men of truth" The
one who really trusts and fears God
must himself be lover of the truth.
He must be willing to follow after the
truth at any cost. His nature must
be open TO the truth. az Hating COW
etousness." He must be hater of un-
just gain. The man who is to be
ruler of the people must be free from
the suspicion of following his profess
sion because of personal gain. The
one set TO do such work should be able
TO shcw clean hands.
~. Moses Accedes to Jethro's coun-
sci t1S :24-26).
This common sense advice met re-
sponse In Moses heart He recog-
nized that God was speaking through
Jethro. After all. the knowledge and
fear Of God was wider than the
chosen people. According to Deuter
onomy :0-1s the people selected the
Indres mud Moses nnnnlnfed fhern