LIFE SCRIPTS

1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard of everything God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, and how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro received her 3 and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”; 4 and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.” 5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, together with Moses’ sons and wife, came to him in the wilderness, where he was camped near the mountain of God. 6 Jethro had sent word to him, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” 7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent. 8 Moses told his father-in-law about everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake and about all the hardships they had met along the way and how the Lord had saved them. 9 Jethro was delighted to hear about all the good things the Lord had done for Israel in rescuing them from the hand of the Egyptians. 10 He said, “Praise be to the Lord, who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who rescued the people from the hand of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods, for he did this to those who had treated Israel arrogantly.” 12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
Exodus 18:1‭-‬12 NIV
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Jethro, Moses’s father in law paid him a surprise visit while accompanied with his wife, Zipporah and sons because Moses had left his family to focus on his God given assignment. Also, Moses had a disagreement with his wife in the past. But Jethro, being a responsible father in law sought to re-establish the family back again. Jethro didn’t wait for Moses to get back to him. Instead, he reached out to him. A responsible father. So Moses narrated to his father in law about God’s faithfulness towards the children of Israel. How He defeated the enemy on their behalf. Jethro who was a priest in Midian was pleased. We’re not told much about his faith but chances are that he was a follower of eastern religions as it was in Midian. Moses’s testimony not only revealed to him the greatness of Jehovah, it showed him that He’s the only true God. A God Who is true to His word and fights for His people. Jethro marveled at the works of God the way a non-believer marvels when they discover the true gospel. They suddenly see the light and their lives are changed.