Exodus 18:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 18:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 18:19 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, tha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 18:19 — KJV
“Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:”
— Exodus 18:19 (KJV)
Exodus 18:19 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 18:19
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:19: hearken, now, give
“Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:19: hearken, voice, give
“Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:19: give, god, people
“I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:19: hearken, voice, give
“That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:19: voice, give, god
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