5 Smooth Stones, Exodus 18--Kingdom Leadership

Exodus 20:13-23, 12:2 Numbers 15:34; 2 Kings 6; Deuteronomy 34:24-25; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 27:18-20; Joshua 1:6-8

We are walking in today:  5 Smooth Stones, Exodus 18--Kingdom Leadership

Witness royal  throughout the Bible:  H4428 melek meaning king, one who reigns, elements of a kingdom Genesis 49:20; Joshua 10:2; 1Samuel 27:5; 1 Kings 10:13; 1 Chronicles 29:25  Esther 1:9, 1:11, 1:19, 2:15-17, 5:1, 6:8, 8:15; Isaiah 62:3; Jeremiah 43:10; Daniel 6:7; James 2:8 1 Peter 2:9

With the visitation from his father-in-law Jethro,Moses receives direction or else he would wear himself out as well as the people, in deciding between issues of what the Lord God has taught.  In teaching the people the statues, the written and oral Torah is what Moses received from Yahweh from on high. Then appointing leaders over the people in various groups and only bring the hard issues to Moses.  The written Torah came later, from the time of Abraham the people walked according to the oral Torah.  The children of Israel who heard the first 2 of the 10 utterances of HaShem often called the 10 commandments, pleaded for Moses to get the instructions from Adonai that they could not bear to hear them directly.  The teaching of the Torah was all taught to Moses from his time on Mt. Sinai and throughout his time in the wilderness that was a continual learning and teaching of the people.  As a kingdom leader, Moses was in constant study and discussion with Elohim on these directions to be able to direct and teach the leaders, Aaron and his two sons, then the 70 elders, then the people would then be taught.  This was taught over and over so that it would be memorized.  The leaders would go throughout the camp to check with the people to find if there were any questions.  This process was followed for each section of the Torah.  The teaching of the law of the Lord was taught in this manner that all would know the commandments and statues.

​There were study halls set up to learn the Torah and was also a court for decisions.  Any town of at least 120 ​

​people had one of these courts/study halls.  ​

​ The larger towns and cities would have more study halls/courts headed by judges that were the best of those who studied the Torah.  The head rabbi was set up over the other courts and was located in Jerusalem.  The first rabbi was Moses ordained by Yahweh Himself.  Who wrote down all of the Torah, at His instruction.  In the studies and receipt of the Torah, Joshua was there the whole time to set him apart to take over for Moses and so the mantel of leadership passed to Joshua to take the people into the promised land. 
Ezra 7:25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.

Fiveamprayer we have to go back!!  We have not done this thing right!  There is no leaving off of the instructions of the Almighty God!  The Torah does not have an expiration date!  All that is new is not what is best!  With closer inspection we find much of the newer things are often mostly based on the old.  Because His word stands forever and time is still going--then all of His word is still in effect!  Even when heaven and the earth pass away, His word still stands.  Since the earth and heavens are still here, Yahweh's word is still alive and well.  Go back and teach what is our rights, protection, and instruction--the Torah!  How can we be walking after the King of kings or King Jesus and yet forsake His laws?!  Every king has laws.  What they speak is law!  The king determines how his kingdom is run, what is appropriate, good for the people and has the power and strength to enforce his statues.  Only His word matters, yet we defer to the opinion of men!  Go back, read and study His word.  Take off the distractions that we have obtained in tradition.  The children of Israel listened and were taught this over and over and then they even asked questions to make sure all understood.  That is how we are to study His word!  Click here to hear this teaching on kingdom leadership!!