Exodus 18:11

Jethro declares, 'Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods,' because of how God dealt with Egypt's arrogance. He confesses Yahweh's supremacy.

Cross-references · 29

• Ps 95:3For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.
• Exod 15:11Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
• 2 Chr 2:5The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.
• Ps 135:5For I know that the LORD is great; our Lord is above all gods.
• Luke 1:51He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
• Ps 97:9For You, O LORD, are Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.
• 1 Chr 16:25For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
• Dan 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
• Jas 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Ps 119:21You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
• 2 Kgs 5:15Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”
• Neh 9:10You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.
• Exod 5:7“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.
• Exod 1:16“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”
• Exod 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
• Exod 14:8And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.
• Exod 9:16–17But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
• Exod 14:18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
• Exod 12:12On that night I will pass through the land of Egypt and strike down every firstborn male, both man and beast, and I will execute judgment against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
• Exod 1:10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
• 1 Sam 2:3Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed.
• 1 Kgs 17:24Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
• 1 Pet 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Neh 9:16But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.
• Job 40:11–12Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
• Ps 31:23Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
• Exod 1:22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
• Neh 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.
• Exod 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

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