Deuteronomy 1:17
1:17 They
must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly
and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.
Exodus 18:26
18:26 They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring
to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.
Exodus 18:1
The Advice of Jethro
18:1 Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard about all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Exodus 3:16
3:16 “Go and bring together the elders of Israel and tell them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, appeared to me – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – saying, “I have attended carefully to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt,
Exodus 3:2
3:2 The angel of the
Lord appeared
to him in
a flame of fire from within a bush.
He looked
– and
the bush was ablaze with fire, but it was not being consumed!
Exodus 19:8-10
19:8 and all the people answered together, “All that the
Lord has commanded we will do!”
So Moses brought the words of the people back to the
Lord.
19:9 The Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with you and so that they will always believe in you.” And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
19:10 The Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and make them wash their clothes
Haggai 2:11
2:11 “The
Lord who rules over all says, ‘Ask the priests about the law.
Malachi 2:7
2:7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him
because he is the messenger of the
Lord who rules over all.