Board Thread:Community Engagement/@comment-5175866-20170102193527/@comment-5175866-20170103015306

1. Solomon was actually the featured article in September, I should probably update the list so you have an up to date list of articles. 
2. Yes that is correct I flip-flopped them in my mind. "Reuel" means "friend of God" and is a theonym so it can be concluded that "Jethro",which means "excellency" was an epithet. This is further found in the fact that Reuel is only used before it is revealed that he was Moses father-in-law (you have to keep in mind Moses is writing in past tense using third person) and in one exception where he is talking about Reuel's son. All other instances where "Jethro" is used are in reference to him being the father-in-law of Moses. While the Bible contains factual historical accounts its similair to all writing (even if its a textbook) in that elements of the text show the signature of the author (Moses), particuarly true for ancient texts. Another great example is "messages" in Scripture that would've been understood in the original language (acrostics, prophecies formed from genealogies, numerical patterns, etc) that were done purposefully by the author or God Himself.