▁mentions ▁each ▁of ▁J eth ro , ▁Z ipp or ah , ▁and ▁Mos es ' ▁children , ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁taught ▁that ▁J eth ro ▁sent ▁Mos es ▁a ▁letter ▁asking ▁Mos es ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁to ▁meet ▁J eth ro ▁for ▁J eth ro ' s ▁sake ; ▁and ▁should ▁Mos es ▁be ▁unw illing ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁J eth ro ' s ▁sake , ▁then ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁the ▁Z ipp or ah ' s ▁sake ; ▁and ▁should ▁Mos es ▁be ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁for ▁her ▁sake , ▁then ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁Mos es ' ▁children . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁P app ias ▁read ▁the ▁words ▁" And ▁J eth ro ▁said : ▁' B less ed ▁be ▁the ▁Lord '" ▁in ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁repro ach ▁to ▁the ▁Israel ites , ▁for ▁not ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Israel ites ▁rose ▁to ▁bless ▁God ▁until ▁J eth ro ▁did . ▁ ▁A ▁Mid r ash ▁exp ounded ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mos es ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁ ▁Inter pre ting ▁God ' s ▁command ▁in ▁ ▁the ▁S ages ▁told ▁that ▁when ▁Mos es ▁came ▁down ▁from ▁Mount ▁S ina i , ▁he ▁saw ▁A aron ▁be ating ▁the ▁Golden ▁Cal f ▁into ▁shape ▁with ▁a ▁ham mer . ▁A aron ▁really ▁intended ▁to ▁delay ▁the ▁people ▁until ▁Mos es ▁came ▁down , ▁but ▁Mos es ▁thought ▁that ▁A aron ▁was