Exodus 18:17
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
עָשָׂה
are doing
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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חָתַן
the father-in-law of
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חָתַן
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
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מֹשֶׁה
Moses
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מֹשֶׁה
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
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