Exodus 18:1-6 "When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: 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: And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her."
When God spoke to Moses out of the bush that burned and was not consumed, Moses was on the backside of the wilderness tending to Jethro’s flocks. Moses married Jethro’s daughter, Zipporah, and she more him two sons. Although his family started out with him to Egypt, it appears that somewhere along the way Moses thought it would be too dangerous for his family to remain with him. He apparently sent them back to Jethro’s home where they would be safe from Pharaoh.
The fame of the God of the Hebrews spread throughout the land round about Egypt. Jethro began to hear reports of how the LORD had delivered the children of Israel out of Pharaoh’s hand. He heard about all that God had done for Moses in the delivering of the children of Israel. Knowing that God was surely with Moses, Jethro deemed it safe to bring Moses’ wife and sons to him.
The power of God that helps us in our lives is not something to keep quiet about. We should tell of all that God has done for us, just as it was told of all that God had done for Moses. Moses could surely testify of the delivering hand of God. As those that He has called to serve Him, we can just as surely testify of the bondage that God has brought us up from and the enemies He has removed from our path.
The testimony of the goodness of God will draw His children just as it drew Jethro. There is always safety in the presence of the LORD who had done great things for Moses and the children of Israel. This same LORD does great things for us every day. Let us speak often of His greatness and His goodness.