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Deuteronomy 1:13 · KJV

"Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you."

King James Version

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Passage Context

11(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
12How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
13Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
14And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
15So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

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Reflection Questions

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What qualities do you look for in a leader?

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How can you seek wisdom in your own decisions?

3

When have you benefited from wise counsel?

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