181 And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heareth all that God hath done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt, 2 and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents, 3 and her two sons, of whom the name of the one 'is' Gershom, for he said, 'a sojourner I have been in a strange land:' 4 and the name of the other 'is' Eliezer, for, 'the God of my father 'is' for my help, and doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh.' 5 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, cometh, and his sons, and his wife, unto Moses, unto the wilderness where he is encamping—the mount of God; 6 and he saith unto Moses, 'I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 18:1-6
Commentary on Exodus 18:1-6
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Jethro came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and children to him. Moses must have his family with him, that while he ruled the church of God, he might set a good example in family government, 1 Timothy 3:5.