What does Exodus 18:4 mean?

Exodus 18:4 highlights themes such as help, deliverance, gratitude when read in context.

How should I apply Exodus 18:4 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

2Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

3And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

4And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

5And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:

6And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

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Psalm 121:2
Both verses emphasize God as a source of help and deliverance.
Isaiah 41:10
God's promise of help is echoed in Isaiah's assurance to His people.
2 Timothy 4:18
Paul expresses confidence in God's deliverance, similar to Moses' experience.