Exodus 18:9 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Jethro was filled with joy because of all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom he had rescued from the power of the Egyptians.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jethro rejoiced when he heard about all the wonderful ways God had delivered the Israelites from Egyptian slavery.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs after Moses' father-in-law Jethro visited the Israelite camp in the wilderness, where Moses had told him about God's miraculous deliverance from Egypt, including the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. Jethro was a Midianite priest who had sheltered Moses during his exile from Egypt, and now he was witnessing firsthand the evidence of God's power and faithfulness to His people.

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This will be a sign and proof to the LORD Almighty in the land of Egypt: when they cry out to the LORD because of those who oppress them, he will send them a savior, a great one, and he will rescue them.

Exodus 3:8

And I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey—to the place where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.

Exodus 2:19

They answered, 'An Egyptian man rescued us from the shepherds who were bothering us. He also drew plenty of water for us and gave our flock a drink.'

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