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Devotional: April 27th

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Exodus 18:1-12

Here we meet Jethro again, the father-in-law of Moses. He personifies the nations of the earth who, in a time to come, will rejoice with the people of Israel in the deliverance of the latter, and will give glory to God. We notice at the same time that Zipporah and her sons, personifying the Church as we have seen earlier in Exodus 2, have had no part in Israel’s trials, nor in her deliverance. The Church will have been raptured from the earth when the great tribulation takes place, and the subsequent restoration of the Jewish people.

Gershom reminds us, by the meaning of his name, that Christ, just as Moses, has been a stranger on the earth where He came to dwell, and the Church is also a stranger down here. But in this difficult situation, the help of God is assured to him. That is what the name Eliezer signifies. In v. 8, Moses bears witness to all that God has done for His own. A good example to us, is it not? Do not let us shrink from telling others, beginning with the members of our own family who may not know, how we have been saved. The result of this witness is apparent in v. 11: Jethro recognizes the greatness of the LORD, gives Him glory, offers sacrifices and finally eats with, or in other words, has communion with the ransomed people in the presence of God.

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