Giving Honour

Moses' father- in -law Jethro, the priest of Midian heard about everything that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how The Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 

Moses' father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses' wife and sons, came to him in the wilderness where he camped at the mountain of God. He sent word to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons."

So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down, and then kissed him. They asked each other how they had been and went into the tent. Moses recounted to his father-in-law Jethro, all that The Lord had done to Pharoah and the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardships that confronted hem on the way and how The Lord delivered them.

Jethro rejoiced over all the good things The Lord had done for Israel when He rescued them from the power of the Egyptians. "Praise The Lord," Jethro exclaimed, "who rescued you from the Pharoah and the power of the Egyptians and snatched the people from the power of the Egyptians. Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods, because He did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel."

Then Jethro brought a burnt offering  and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses' father-in-law in God's presence. Exodus 18:1-12

I love the respect and honour both Moses and his father-in-law show for each other. Moses had spent 40 years living with Jethro after he escaped from Egypt the first time. He married Jethro's daughter Zipporah and she bore him two sons.

Jethro is spiritually alert and easily recognises God's hand in rescuing the Israelites from Pharoah. He praise The Lord and offers sacrifices to Him. We can tell he is a man of dignity as Moses bows down in respect to him. What a good father-in-law!

We need to be a person of honour and give honour where it is due. Giving respect is becoming rare, but it is still a godly act. To be able to recognise a man or woman worthy of honour is important, as is the ability to give them respect. Jethro supports Moses, he does not compete. He is secure in himself.


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