1 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, lived in Midian. He heard God helped Moses and Israel. God took them out of Egypt. ♂️➡️❌ 2 Jethro brought Zipporah, Moses’ wife, back to Moses. Moses had sent her home before. ➡️ 3 Moses had two boys. One boy was Gershom. Moses said, “I lived in a land not my home.” ❌ 4 The other boy was Eliezer. Moses said, “God helped me. God kept me safe from the king, Pharaoh.” ️⚔️ 5 Jethro came to Moses in the desert. He brought the boys and Zipporah to God’s big hill. ⛺️⛰️ 6 Jethro sent word to Moses, “I am Jethro, your father-in-law. I came with your wife and her two boys.” ️ 7 Moses met Jethro. Moses bowed and kissed him. They asked, “How are you?” Then they went in the tent. ♂️⛺ 8 Moses told Jethro all God did. God beat Pharaoh and Egypt. The trip was hard, but God saved them. ️♂️ 9 Jethro was very happy for all the good God did for Israel. 10 Jethro said, “Thank You, God! You saved them from Pharaoh and from Egypt.” 11 Jethro said, “Now I know God is the best. God is bigger than all other gods. He won.” 12 Jethro gave a fire gift to God. Aaron and the old leaders came and ate with Moses and Jethro before God. 13 The next day Moses sat to help the people with problems. They stood by him all day. ⏰⚖️ 14 Jethro saw this and said, “Why do you sit alone? Why do all the people stand by you all day?” ❓ 15 Moses said, “The people come to ask God what to do.” ️ 16 Moses said, “They have fights. I tell them God’s rules. I show what is right.” ⚖️ 17 Jethro said to Moses, “This is not good.” 18 Jethro said, “You will get too tired. The work is too much. You cannot do it alone.” 19 Jethro said, “Listen to me. I will help you. You talk to God for the people. Bring their problems to God.” 20 Jethro said, “Teach them God’s rules. Show them the way to live and the work to do.” 21 Jethro said, “Pick good men who love God and tell the truth. Make them leaders of groups: 1000, 100, 50, 10.” ✅ 22 Jethro said, “Let them help all the time. Big problems come to you. Small ones they fix. It will be easier. They will help carry the load.” 23 Jethro said, “If God says yes, you will be okay. All the people will go home with peace.” ️ 24 Moses listened to Jethro and did what he said. ✅ 25 Moses chose good men from Israel. He made them leaders of many, of 100, of 50, and of 10. ⬆️ 26 These leaders helped the people. Small problems they fixed. Hard problems they brought to Moses. ➡️ 27 Then Moses said bye to Jethro. Jethro went back to his own land. ♂️