LEADERSHIP AND THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH (9 OF 17)
by Drew Hunter
Leadership and the Mission of the Church (9 of 17)
Series: Exodus: Delivered to Dwell
Drew Hunter
Exodus 18
[Read Exodus 18]
We have been going through the story of the exodus, and it has been filled with significant moments.
An Egyptian king seeks to destroy Israelite children. Moses has to flee Egypt because he killed an Egyptian. God reveals himself to Moses in a bush that is lit up in flames. Moses confronts the most powerful king in the world, and plagues come down one after another. Israel goes through the Red Sea in a miraculous deliverance. The Amalekites attack then and God gives them the victory.
And now we come to chapter 18. An entire chapter with leadership advice from Moses' father-in-law. It certainly doesn't have any of the pyrotechnics of the previous chapters.
And actually, that can help some of us.
It says something about the historical credibility of the whole account. If the author of Exodus was just trying to make everything miraculous, this chapter wouldn't be here. He would have God speak directly to Moses about how to lead Israel. But instead, Jethro wanders in. It's not flashy.
We ask the question, ''Why is this seemingly mundane account included?'' And the answer is, ''because it happened.'' Not very impressive if we're looking for a legend or a myth. But then that must not be what the author is going for.
And yet for all of its mundaneness, it is a significant moment in the Exodus story.
It is a hinge that connects everything that came before with what is about to happen next.
1. The first part of the chapter (Jethros' first day visiting Moses) ends up being a culmination, of sorts, to the whole exodus account. The ultimate goal of the exodus redemption is the joyful worship of Israel and the nations. And Jethro gives a glimpse of that.
2. And then the second part of the chapter (Jethro's leadership advice to Moses) is an important set-up for what will come next in the giving of the law at ...
Series: Exodus: Delivered to Dwell
Drew Hunter
Exodus 18
[Read Exodus 18]
We have been going through the story of the exodus, and it has been filled with significant moments.
An Egyptian king seeks to destroy Israelite children. Moses has to flee Egypt because he killed an Egyptian. God reveals himself to Moses in a bush that is lit up in flames. Moses confronts the most powerful king in the world, and plagues come down one after another. Israel goes through the Red Sea in a miraculous deliverance. The Amalekites attack then and God gives them the victory.
And now we come to chapter 18. An entire chapter with leadership advice from Moses' father-in-law. It certainly doesn't have any of the pyrotechnics of the previous chapters.
And actually, that can help some of us.
It says something about the historical credibility of the whole account. If the author of Exodus was just trying to make everything miraculous, this chapter wouldn't be here. He would have God speak directly to Moses about how to lead Israel. But instead, Jethro wanders in. It's not flashy.
We ask the question, ''Why is this seemingly mundane account included?'' And the answer is, ''because it happened.'' Not very impressive if we're looking for a legend or a myth. But then that must not be what the author is going for.
And yet for all of its mundaneness, it is a significant moment in the Exodus story.
It is a hinge that connects everything that came before with what is about to happen next.
1. The first part of the chapter (Jethros' first day visiting Moses) ends up being a culmination, of sorts, to the whole exodus account. The ultimate goal of the exodus redemption is the joyful worship of Israel and the nations. And Jethro gives a glimpse of that.
2. And then the second part of the chapter (Jethro's leadership advice to Moses) is an important set-up for what will come next in the giving of the law at ...
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