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Exodus chapter 18 verses 21 through 23

moreover look for able men from all the people

men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe,

and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands of hundreds of 50s and of tens, and let them judge the people at all times.

Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves,

so it will be easier for you and they will

bear the burden with you. If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to

endure and all this people also will go to their place in peace.

So these verses describe very early on in the Bible how God set up a structure for justice to be carried out among his people, for people to be

judged in all these different cases that were all coming to Moses and through Jethro,

Moses' father-in-law, we see these instructions to appoint many different leaders as chiefs over thousands, hundreds, 50s, and tens to judge

the people. And the qualifications God said, look for able men from all the people who fear God and who are trustworthy and

hate a bribe. What a picture out of all the things that could have been listed

right there.

Look for leaders who fear God and who are trust worthy

and hate a bribe who are not going to put their advantage over someone else being judged rightly,

who are not going to seek selfish gain in that way.

And if you do this, God says,

you will be directed by me.

You'll be able to endure, this is for Moses,

good as a leader and have other leaders,

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