Jethro's Advice

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Previously on the Chosen People. 00:00:03 Speaker 2: I am Jethro, high Priest of Midian, and the father of the lovely young ladies you saved. I am in your debt, my friend. As a Midian night, I always pay my debts tenfold. 00:00:18 Speaker 3: I am Moses. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: You are welcome to remain here with us, Moses, perhaps we can show you who you are. 00:00:27 Speaker 1: The firelight danced in her eyes, and for a moment Moses felt his heart skip a beat. She was more than just her looks. There was a sharpness in her gaze. 00:00:39 Speaker 3: I'm Moses. 00:00:40 Speaker 4: I'm Zupporah, the daughter of the high priest Midian. 00:00:45 Speaker 1: As Jethro had foreseen, Moses married Zipporah. They were wed under the stars, beside the flames, just as they had danced that first night. There was a simplicity to it, purity that felt truer than all the grand ceremonies of thebes. The Lord required everything from Moses. He was about to ask the entire nation of Israel to uproot themselves, give up their lives, and follow him into the unknown. If he was going to require this sacrifice from the people, Moses had to follow suit. 00:01:24 Speaker 3: He requires everything. I must give up everything, return with our sons to Midian, I must continue this journey alone. 00:01:35 Speaker 4: After all this, you're sending us away. 00:01:40 Speaker 1: The crowd pressed in closer to him. Aaron, Miriam and her rushed to his side, ready for whatever madness would come next. 00:01:48 Speaker 3: Why do you quarrel with me as if I'm the one withholding from you? 00:01:52 Speaker 2: Because this is your fault. 00:01:54 Speaker 3: We're gonna die out here because of you. You're not in your right minds. Why Lord even further, having got provided everything you've needed. 00:02:11 Speaker 5: Teach them his decrees and instructions and show them the way they are to live. Shallow, my friends from here in the Holy Land, I'm ya l Extein with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. Welcome to the Chosen People. Picture our ancestors. Recently freed from the bonds of slavery, they find themselves wandering, not yet settled. Moses, our leader, our shepherd, is weary from the weight of guiding our people. As the Chosen People approach the Mountain of God, Jethro, Moses's father in law, a Midyan Nite priest, comes to visit. What wisdom will he bring? What counsel can he offer to a prophet who speaks directly to God. 00:02:58 Speaker 1: The sun's harsh rays were quelled under the scattered shade of Jethro's tent. The nomadic people of Medium were settled in the valley not far from Sinai. Jethro, the high priest of Median and father in law of Moses, reclined with a weary traveler. Jethro considered meeting travelers one of life's simplest joys. They came with stories of far off lands, kings, warlords, and gods. 00:03:28 Speaker 2: So tell me, my son, now that we've shared water and bread, do you have any tales from the West. 00:03:35 Speaker 3: I've heard many strange stories in my travels, his stories that seem impossible to those I have told. 00:03:45 Speaker 2: Oh is that so? Is it a story from the nomads or from the great cities? 00:03:52 Speaker 3: There have been tales of great battles in the desert and a mighty exodus of an entire enslaved nation out of Egypt. 00:04:02 Speaker 2: The Israelites, Hey, you know them, They've escaped from the grip of Pharaoh. You don't say did they flee or a volte or were they freed simply by the goodwill of Pharaoh? That last one would be a tale from the ages, now, weren't it. 00:04:24 Speaker 3: It's hard to say. These stories do not agree. One thing is for sure. Pharaoh didn't want them gone. He pursued the Israelites but over six hundred chariots, but they successfully evaded him. 00:04:44 Speaker 2: They escaped Pharaoh's army and chariots. That's what the stories say. You mean to tell me a largely unarmed mass of slaves outwitted the Egyptians. Some say it was. 00:05:00 Speaker 3: Between the God of Israel and the gods of Egypt. 00:05:05 Speaker 2: What do you mean. 00:05:07 Speaker 3: The Egyptians were afflicted with terrible plagues, the denial turned to blood, all manner of pests, came boils in sickness, hail from the sky, and famine in the land, and even death. But the Israelite slaves were spared. That's why people say it must have been their god. 00:05:32 Speaker 1: Jethro pondered what he was hearing the timing of moses departure and this mass exodus seemed too coincidental. Her curiosity overcame him. 00:05:43 Speaker 2: And who led these Israelites. Surely there was someone at the helm to shepherd them, one of their own. 00:05:52 Speaker 3: They say he is a mighty prophet and speaks to the God of Israel himself and his name. The man's name is Moses. 00:06:03 Speaker 1: A sly smile curled on the edges of Jethro's face. He stroked his beard and chuckled. Moses, his son in law, is a liberator of an entire enslaved nation. It would appear he was embraced at last by his native people. He let the man continue to weave his tail. That night, Jethro invited the others to hear him talk about Moses, the god slayer and liberator of Israel. Sitting by the fire listening to the man waxing tales of Moses was Zipporah, Gersham and Eliezza. Jethro glanced at his daughter and grandsons several seats away. He would need to question Zipporah later. She had been sent back with her sons before her husband entered Egypt, and rarely spoke of what occurred on that mysterious brief sojourn. The last time Jethro saw Moses, he had asked permission to go see his relatives. Moses had long struggled with his identity. It was rarely something he spoke aloud. But Jethro was an astute man. He knew his son in law had grown up apart from his native people in the house of his enemy. But they were an enemy who raised him, and, what was more, raised him as one of them. He knew. The disparity of his privileged upbringing contrasted with the plight of his people was a silent torment, he felt. But it sounded as though Moses found his identity at last to be Israel's leader and savior. It was truly remarkable. As a priest of Median, Jethro wondered at the god who had rallied around Moses and the Israelites. What had the Israelites done to gain such favor? Their God must have truly been mighty to vanquish the gods of Egypt, Jethro smiled to himself. Perhaps his son in law had followed in his footsteps and become a priest himself. The God of his people had certainly accepted him as such. After the group meal concluded and everyone began to disperse for their tents, Jethro caught his daughter and held her back for a long overdue conversation. 00:08:26 Speaker 2: My daughter, I am curious to hear what you make of this news out of Egypt. 00:08:32 Speaker 4: I am as surprised as you, father, although maybe I shouldn't be. Moses gave me hints about what his God had called him to do. He sent us back long before he crossed into their lands. 00:08:43 Speaker 2: I did not press you when you came back from Gersham and Eliezer. I could tell the journey was very hard on you, and you did not wish to disclose what happened. Will you tell me what happened? What was Moses's true purpose in going to the land of his upbringing? 00:09:01 Speaker 4: His true purpose? I'm not sure I could tell you that, but I know my husband had a profound encounter with his God. It changed him. I've never seen anything like it. I have seen you and the other priests of our people intercede and preside all my life. But this, this was nothing like that. This God didn't speak through omens or constellations. It was as if he was speaking directly to Moses, as one would with a friend. 00:09:37 Speaker 2: Your husband seems to have become a great prophet and leader overnight. But tell me, dear support, what happened out there in the desert. Why did he send you back to me? 00:09:48 Speaker 4: His God became angry with me. He was upset that our son was not circumcised like the firstborn. I can't explain how I knew what his God wanted eat, but I knew it was the only way to save Moses. I remembered what he told me of the significance of the right for his people. I completed the task, and miraculously Moses was healed. I've never seen anything like it, but I was terrified. I thought I was going to lose him. 00:10:30 Speaker 2: Perhaps this was an act of obedience his God needed to see before he was prepared enough to enter Egypt. 00:10:38 Speaker 4: It was barbaric. I had to cut my son. But I suppose this God had a mission and a vision in mind. 00:10:51 Speaker 2: But now that Moses has done what he sought out to do, perhaps it is time I return you to him, and I would like to hear more of his encounter with God from him directly. Perhaps I can help him so he doesn't find himself in the same precarious situation he found himself out in the desert. He is very fortunate his God guided you to assist him. We should not deny Moses the support he needs as a prophet and leader. 00:11:16 Speaker 4: How will we find them? 00:11:19 Speaker 2: Millions of former slaves are following a god who seems to speak through pillars of fire and falling food from the sky. Do you really think it will be that hard to find them? 00:11:35 Speaker 3: Lord Moses, with all due respect, how can you possibly rule against me? I have been nothing but honest, and everyone here knows the same thing cannot be said of the tribe of God. 00:11:46 Speaker 1: Moses side. As the crowd gathered to watch his judgment that day erupted into shouts of assent or dissent, he honestly couldn't tell at this point. What was clear, however, was their disappointment in him. These recent months in the desert, ruling the Israelites, deciding their squabbles and sorting through their political intrigue had only given him a great appreciation, ironically enough, for the rulers in Egypt. He remembered the long hours he would spend watching his grandfather Setti training Rameses in the ways of politics when they were both boys. Moses found himself constantly lost in which tribe had feuds with which, and what oaths were made to whom. The tribes of Israel were interconnected by heritage, yet distinct in their own ways. Moses didn't have the capacity to understand every nuanced tradition, treaty, and family line. It made his work as a judge and ruler over them sloppy. Moses was lost in himself, growing more flustered by the moment. Aaron was seated beside him, clearing his throat to get Moses attention. The crowd's arguing was getting them. 00:13:00 Speaker 6: Perhaps we should leave this here for the day. I don't think we settled these meadows today. 00:13:08 Speaker 3: You're right, so be it, tribe of Basher, tribe of Gad silence. I should hear your arguments tomorrow. We're done here for today. 00:13:22 Speaker 1: Moses proclamation was met with even more grumbling, but the crowd reluctantly departed. Moses decided to walk around the camp to clear his head and stretch his legs. After many hours of sitting and hearing his people's complaints, their constant grumbling sucked the life out of him. He felt spread thin and weary. He wandered to the outskirts of camp and looked out at the desert. The sun's descending rays curled over the hills, casting long, dark shadows against the dusty expanse. Moses sighed, sat on a solid stone and rubbed his temples. 00:14:03 Speaker 3: Oh oh, oh, my lord, how can I lead these people? I wasn't even raised among them. Ah, I don't know what I'm doing. 00:14:16 Speaker 1: That's when he saw a few figures approaching. He thought nothing of them at first, until their faces began to take shape in the light. Moses' eyes widened with amazement. He stood to his feet and inched forward. 00:14:31 Speaker 2: It can't be. 00:14:33 Speaker 1: Moses looked at his wife and children with a quivering jaw and watery eyes. His legs felt heavy. He wasn't sure how to approach them, but when he saw Zipporah's bright smile glisten in the sunlight, Moses knew he could run to them. 00:14:51 Speaker 3: Zibro Moses. 00:14:54 Speaker 1: The two ran to each other and embraced Their bodies folded into each other, and each refused to let go for a long while. Buried in each other's shoulders, they said what they had been feeling all this time. 00:15:09 Speaker 2: I missed you. 00:15:11 Speaker 3: I thought about you every day. 00:15:14 Speaker 1: Zipporah wiped tears away from moses eyes and smiled. She pressed her palms against his cheeks and leaned in earnestly. 00:15:25 Speaker 4: I didn't understand before, but hearing what your God has done in seeing all these people, I understand. 00:15:37 Speaker 1: Moses brought Zipporah in close. His boys joined in to him. They were home. They were a security and a comfort he had been forced to leave behind when he took up this new mantle. He then turned to Jethro, his father in law, a man who was the only true father he had ever known, and bowed for him. When Jethrow finally made him rise, Moses then kissed him a sign of friendship and familiarity, but paired with a bow. This was the ultimate sign of reverence and respect. When he leaned back, he took in the astonishment on his father in law's face. Though Moses was now regarded as a pseudo king among his people, he still held Jethro in the highest esteem. He greeted him as one with a much higher social standing than his own. 00:16:33 Speaker 2: You honor me, my son, Lord Moses, or should I call you Priest Moses or King Moses or the great Sarah Slayer Moses. 00:16:50 Speaker 3: To you, Jethrow, I am your son. I've missed you dearly. Thank you for bringing my family to me and for caring for them my absence. 00:17:01 Speaker 2: Gersham is a good lad. He's been a very good help to me and your boy Eliezer. He's growing into a fine man when he chooses to listen, that is. But enough of this, I would like to learn more about your absence from you. I've heard many tales, but I would like to hear it directly from the camel's mouth. 00:17:26 Speaker 3: And you should hear them. Please come come with me. I'll have you watered and fed and well rested while you're under my tents. 00:17:35 Speaker 1: Moses gestured for his family to follow him within the tent. When Zipporah and the boys were a few steps ahead, Jethro held out a hand to slow Moses and asked him in a hushed voice. 00:17:47 Speaker 2: But first, my son, tell me, really, how are you. 00:17:52 Speaker 3: There's no simple answer to that question. Father, the things I've seen, what I've been been asked to become, I hardly know where to start. I hardly know who I am. 00:18:11 Speaker 2: I seemed to recall you in a similar spiral of uncertainty when I first met you. Come, let's see if we can once again cure your existential dread and wondering. But first, I would very much like to rest his old knees. 00:18:27 Speaker 1: Moses family was cared for and fed, and he told them all that had happened from the time he entered Egypt to where they found him now, all the hardships, all the signs and wonders. He spoke about, the reunion with his brother and sister, and even the mysterious encounter with his God that began it all. After hours of speaking, and long after his wife and sons had gone to sleep, he found he finally arrived at the end of his tales, sharing all his God had done to deliver his people from the hands of Pharaoh and how they were now to enter the promised land. 00:19:05 Speaker 2: Baru Kasham, that's how you would say it in your native Hebrew tongue. Correct. 00:19:10 Speaker 3: Blessed be the name of my God. Yes, yes, that's exactly right. 00:19:15 Speaker 2: Blessed be your God, who rescued you from the power of Egypt and from the power of Pharaoh. He has rescued the people from under the power of Egypt. And now know that your God is greater than all gods. It is undeniable, is wonder? Shut up those pompous Egyptians. In all my years as a priest of the gods of Midian, I have never heard such miraculous signs of true power and authority. 00:19:47 Speaker 3: He would accept worship even from a Midianite. 00:19:49 Speaker 2: Priest, and that settles it. Tomorrow, at first light, I would offer up a burnt offering and sacrifice to your God. 00:20:00 Speaker 1: Moses beamed at his father in law and at his words. The next morning, Jethro, Moses, Aaron, Miriam, and the other elders in their ranks gathered together and feasted after they worshiped their God. The euphoria and joy of Moses reuniting with his family was short lived. Eventually he had to return to his duties as judge. He sat before the tribes of God and Asher, presiding over their dispute. Moses head throbbed from annoyance and fatigue. 00:20:35 Speaker 3: As I told you yesterday, son of Asher, I will stand by my ruling in favor of the tribe of God. You have presented your side twice now, but I remain unchanged. 00:20:50 Speaker 2: Our leader, Moses has spoken, go now in peace, my brothers. 00:20:55 Speaker 3: Aaron, are there any more today? Or was that the last one? 00:21:02 Speaker 2: That was the last of them? Thank you Erin. 00:21:05 Speaker 1: Moses rubbed his temples with both hands, but then turned to his father in law. Jethro had asked to attend that day they had been hearing the people's complaints from morning to evening. Moses's stomach was growling and his headache was pounding, but a relief to be finished for the day flooded his body. 00:21:26 Speaker 3: Well there you have it. It's a lot of the same story over and over again. Property lines being crossed, tensions between tribes, loans being extended, and such. Nothing too dramatic, thankfully. Indeed, we'll continue our feast in celebration of your arrival this evening. 00:21:45 Speaker 2: Ah. 00:21:46 Speaker 6: Yes, it's not every day we have meat for feasts. I can smell the aroma from here. I will go and see that final preparations are underway and meet you soon. 00:21:56 Speaker 2: That sounds fine. 00:21:58 Speaker 1: Aaron hurried off to do what he said, but Moses lingered until it was just he and his father in law in the clearing where Moses judged the people. 00:22:08 Speaker 3: Father, do you have more you'd share? It's not like you to have so little to say, my. 00:22:16 Speaker 2: Son, what is this thing you are doing for these people? 00:22:21 Speaker 3: What do you mean I'm judging the people? 00:22:24 Speaker 2: Yes, but why do you sit alone? 00:22:27 Speaker 3: What do you mean? Aaron stands beside me, and so do Miriam and the other leaders. 00:22:32 Speaker 2: But they are just standing around you from morning until evening. Are they not wise or are they not capable leaders? Oh? They are. 00:22:44 Speaker 3: But I judge the people because they come to me to inquire about the will of our God. I teach them our God's statutes and laws. 00:22:53 Speaker 2: And you're inner circle of elders. Do they not know your God's laws? 00:22:59 Speaker 3: They do, But they did not hear from our God as I do. This is the way it's been since I entered Egypt, as my God instructed me to do. 00:23:09 Speaker 2: And when those two women came to you disputing over who got to keep their mother's clay pots, did the Lord speak to you about that? Did he shout to you from the heavens? And say osus, it is the oldest sister who gets the pots lost, says the Lord. 00:23:34 Speaker 3: No. No, the more trivial matters I leave to common sense. 00:23:41 Speaker 2: Ah, I see, you're the only man here who knows the law of the Lord, and, as it so happens, the only man with any common sense. 00:23:50 Speaker 3: Oh that's not true at all. There are plenty of wise and godly men under me. 00:23:56 Speaker 2: Then use them. 00:23:58 Speaker 3: What do you mean. 00:24:00 Speaker 2: What you're doing is not good? You will certainly wear out both yourself and the people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you cannot do it alone. 00:24:12 Speaker 1: Moses was struck by his father in law's words delegating his responsibilities had not crossed his mind. His God had appeared to him and given him the task of leading his people. Sure, he had given him Aaron and Miriam to assist him, and he leaned on them when he could, But the bulk of leadership fell on his shoulders, as was right, So he thought, my. 00:24:37 Speaker 2: Boy, you are tired. I can see it in your eyes and hear it in your voice, and the people who notice reflect on the state of your soul. You should not be overseeing these trivial matters. You have been appointed to a great mantle, but you cheapen the honor of the position when you burn yourself out, as you've been doing. Not long this at the courts of the Egyptians, did you not sit in court and see the pharaoh and regent rulers administer their laws and justice. 00:25:10 Speaker 3: Pharaoh had judges and ascribal class to verify the laws of the court. I thought that I was not to mimic the ways of aigan cord. I see now how oppressive the Egyptians were. The Israelites are called to be different, circumcised, set apart. We are ruled by the one True God. 00:25:32 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, my son, it's true. What you say has merrit. But let me ask you this. Cannot two things be true at once? Could it not be? Your God's laws are holy, and at the same time you are but one man with just two hands and one head. Listen, listen, I would give you a little advice free of charge. Mind you, I know I am an old man, but I know a few things. You must be the one to represent the people before God, just as you've been doing. Bring their cases to him, argue for them, cry out for them. Yes, that much must stay. It is your job you're calling. You know your thing, and teach demoses. Teach them the laws, the statutes, the ways to live, and the things they must do. But why not share a little bit of the work. Is it such a crime to get a little help. Here's the idea. Choose some men, not just any men, but God fearing men, men who cannot be bribed with a sack of coins or a good meal, you understand. Appoint them moses, just like you would officers in your army over groups of thousands and hundreds and fifties and even the tens. Make them the judge for the smaller things. You know, the neighbors gotate my turnips, or the boundary line between my field and his barn. You know, the usual complaints. Let them handle these things so you're not up all night hearing about chickens and fences. Moses. The big cases, the real big ones, they can still be brought to you. Let those come to you. But the little things, Moses, let them sort it out. We sway, my boy. You lighten the load, and they carry it with you. After all, you're not a donkey. And if God agrees with this plan, and you know better than I how he feels about these things, you'll live to see another day. You'll have strength for the long haul. And these people, these people will go home satisfy. Moses. Imagine that happy people, not bad day, Moses, not bad. 00:27:48 Speaker 1: Relief flooded Moses' body as he took in the wisdom of his father in law's words. He knew them to be true and wise. Moses had taken on too much, not honoring the position his God had called him to. 00:28:03 Speaker 3: Thank you, Father, I will take your advice and appoint judges as you've said. 00:28:11 Speaker 1: Jethrow beamed at Moses and clapped him on the shoulder, drawing him to his side in a paternal embrace. 00:28:18 Speaker 2: My son, you have done well and have been obedient to what your God has asked of you. You will find your way through this and lead your people for many years to come. I am sure of it. Now. I smell some goat stew let's eat. 00:28:39 Speaker 5: Listening to the story of Moses and Jethro, I am struck by the profound simplicity of wisdom shared in the wilderness. Jethro's insight in outsiders perspective remind me that God's guidance can come from unexpected places. It fills me with awe to see how Moses, the Great Prophet humbled him to his father in law to listen and to learn, and we find Moses worn and weary, but receptive to counsel. This is both humbling and inspiring to see Moses the Great Prophet humbling himself to listen and to learn. 00:29:16 Speaker 3: This story really. 00:29:18 Speaker 5: Challenges me to seek balance and wisdom, no matter what the sources, and this Bible story is more than in ancient account. It's a timeless lesson in humility and leadership and the unexpected ways in which God speaks to us even today. I want to share with you a common Jewish expression, one that weaves itself into the fabric of our daily lives. When we greet each other, we say shalom. It's a word that means peace. It's a word that you might recognize a gentle reminder of our shared humanity. But it doesn't stop there after shalom, which means hello and goodbye and peace. It has all three of those meanings. But after we greet someone with shalom, we always inquire and teach other's well being, and the response, regardless of circumstance, is always the same. When someone says shalom to us, we answer with barrow hushn and bar rashm means bless the Lord. When we talk about God, we don't want to use his name in vain. We only want to use his real name in prayer. So when we say thank God, we say barro Rushem, which means blessed is his name. When we answer the greeting of shalom with barrow Rushem, we're saying that no matter what happens in our lives. The first priority is to bless and to honor God's name. It's a declaration of faith and remind her that our lives are meant to reflect God's glory. This practice has ancient roots right here in the Bible story that we're studying. The first person to utter barr Rushem, blessed is the Lord was not an Israelite. It wasn't even one of the Chosen people. It was actually a Midyan Nite. It was Jethro, Moses's father in law. After hearing about the Exodus. Jethro exclaims, bless the Lord, recognizing God's mighty acts on behalf of Israel. Although many English versions, Although many English versions of the Bible translate bahruch as praise in Hebrew, it actually means bless and just as in verse ten, when we say Bahu Rashem, bless the Lord, we are proclaiming that God's name should grow in recognition and reverence among all people in all situations, no matter how you're doing. When someone says how are you, you could answer Barhushem, blessed is God. How fitting that Jethro the first non Jew to acknowledge God's love for Israel was the first to declare these words. Borrow Hushem, bless the Lord, Blessed be his name, a timeless call for God's name to be magnified in every corner of the world. I want to end this story at the beginning, as we've learned. Exodus eighteen begins by telling us that Jethro, Moses's father in law, had heard all about the miracles that God had done for the Chosen People. But how did Jethro hear about it? Jewish tradition says that Jethro specifically heard about the miracle of the splitting of the Red Sea and the Israelites victory over the tribe of Amalik, who attacked them without reason or provocation. But we still have to wonder where and how did he hear about it. If the Bible is specifically telling us that he heard about it, we have to inquire more. Will the sages take note of the two different reactions shown by Jethro and Amalik. Amalik, despite the miracles God did for the Chosen People, was filled with baseless hatred for the Israelites, and they remained committed to destroying the Israelites. But Jethro, on the other hand, heard about the miracles and was deeply moved and inspired. Jethro wanted very much to become part of the Chosen People, to be close to God. I look at this story and it's so similar to what's happening in our world today. There are so many people around the world who look at what's happening with the Jewish people and with Israel, and their reaction is commitment to destruction, wanting to just wipe out the Jewish people, to destroy Israel. But then there are so many people like Jethro, are millions of Christian friends around the world who love Israel, who pray for Israel, who stand with Israel, and they continue to see God's hand in the story of Israel even today. As you know and Genesis twelve three, God made a promise. He promised to bless those who bless Israel. And just as in the last episode we saw God's promised wipe about Amelik, this is a promise that we believe God will keep forever. Ultimately, the good will rise and the evil will be destroyed. Everyone makes a choice, but the right choice, and the godly choice, is to be on the right side of biblical history and to be blessed forever. 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