Moses continued his address to the “2nd” generation, reminding them how he painfully realized early on in the wilderness that the size of the people was more than he could bear and properly lead. He recognized that God had indeed blessed them by multiplying the people of Israel numerically, and he prayed that God would continue to do so.
But knowing that the weight of governing millions of people was far beyond his human capability, he had requested the tribes to put forward their own men who were recognized as experienced men with understanding and wisdom that Moses would appoint to serve as heads in a hierarchical structure of leadership.
At that time, Moses also charged the judges that they must judge righteously in all cases, according to the law of God and not giving regard to any particular class of people in a favorable or unfavorable way. They could not be partial in their judgment, nor were they to fear anyone who stood before them because these judges represented the judgment of God Himself. Only the extremely complicated cases were to be brought before Moses.
You can listen to this teaching on Deuteronomy 1:9-18 by clicking on the following link: The Judgment Is God’s
