Moses followed Jethro's advice.
Shecaniah son of Jehiel from the family of Elam said: Ezra, we have disobeyed God by marrying these foreign women. But there is still hope for the people of Israel,
Ezra stood up and made the chief priests, the Levites, and everyone else in Israel swear that they would follow the advice of Shecaniah.
He led them safely along, and they were not afraid, but their enemies drowned in the sea.
God will help you if you follow my advice. You should be the one to speak to God for the people,
This is the way God wants it done. You won't be under nearly as much stress, and everyone else will return home feeling satisfied.
He chose some competent leaders from every tribe in Israel and put them over groups of ten, fifty, a hundred, and a thousand.
If you are already wise, you will become even wiser. And if you are smart, you will learn to understand
That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet.
Right after the LORD commanded us to leave Mount Sinai, I told you: Israel, being your leader is too big a job for one person.
