3 and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom—for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land, 4 —and the name of the other, Eliezer—For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
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.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 18:3-4
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.