would have made this suggestion a long time ago. Friends, I hear in back of Jethro’s statement the hiss of the serpent made known so long ago in the Garden of Eden. The serpent had suggested to Eve, “Oh, if you could only eat of that tree, you would be wise and God has not permitted you to do that. God is not doing the best that He could do for you.” Jethro’s suggestion implies the same thing. But if this were the best method, God would have made this arrangement before. The second thing to note