Exodus 18:21
18:21 But you choose
from the people capable men,
God-fearing,
men of truth,
those who hate bribes,
and put them over the people
as rulers
of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exodus 18:2
18:2 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife Zipporah after he had sent her back,
Exodus 8:15-18
8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief,
he hardened
his heart and did not listen to them, just as the
Lord had predicted.
The Third Blow: Gnats
8:16 The Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Extend your staff and strike the dust of the ground, and it will become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.’”
8:17 They did so; Aaron extended his hand with his staff, he struck the dust of the ground, and it became gnats on people and on animals. All the dust of the ground became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.
8:18 When the magicians attempted to bring forth gnats by their secret arts, they could not. So there were gnats on people and on animals.
Exodus 20:23-26
20:23 You must not make gods of silver alongside me,
nor make gods of gold for yourselves.
20:24 ‘You must make for me an altar made of earth, and you will sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause my name to be honored I will come to you and I will bless you.
20:25 If you make me an altar of stone, you must not build it of stones shaped with tools, for if you use your tool on it you have defiled it.
20:26 And you must not go up by steps to my altar, so that your nakedness is not exposed.’
Exodus 20:1
The Decalogue
20:1 God spoke all these words:
Colossians 1:28
1:28 We proclaim him by instructing
and teaching
all people
with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature
in Christ.