Exodus 18:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 18:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 18:5 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 18:5 — KJV
“And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:”
— Exodus 18:5 (KJV)
Exodus 18:5 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 18:5
“Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:5: jethro, moses, father
“And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:5: jethro, moses, father
“And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:5: came, into, wilderness
“And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:5: moses, father, law
“And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. be delivered: or, cry out came: Heb. were turned”
Shares key themes with Exodus 18:5: father, law, came
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