Éxodo 18:17

17 Y el suegro de Moisés le dijo: No está bien lo que haces.

Éxodo 18:17 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 18:17

And Moses's father in law said unto him
Having observed what he did, and heard his answer to the question he put to him:

the thing that thou doest is not good;
not meaning that it was not morally good, or that it was morally evil; for it was certainly a good thing to inquire of the mind and will of God for the people, and to hear and decide matters in controversy between them, and do justice to both parties; but it was not good for the health of Moses; it was not commodious and convenient for him; it was not for his bodily welfare; it was too much for him, as he explains himself in the next verse.

Éxodo 18:17 In-Context

15 Y respondió Moisés a su suegro: Porque el pueblo viene a mí para consultar a Dios.

16 Cuando tienen un pleito, vienen a mí, y yo juzgo entre uno y otro, dándoles a conocer los estatutos de Dios y sus leyes.

17 Y el suegro de Moisés le dijo: No está bien lo que haces.

18 Con seguridad desfallecerás tú, y también este pueblo que está contigo, porque el trabajo es demasiado pesado para ti; no puedes hacerlo tú solo.

19 Ahora, escúchame; yo te aconsejaré, y Dios estará contigo. Sé tú el representante del pueblo delante de Dios, y somete los asuntos a Dios.