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.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 18:3-4
Commentary on Exodus 18:1-6
(Read Exodus 18:1-6)
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.