Chūāijíjì 18:15

15 Móxī duì yuèfù shuō , zhè shì yīn bǎixìng dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái qiú wèn shén .

Chūāijíjì 18:15 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 18:15

And Moses said unto his father in law
In answer to his question; and there were two things, as Aben Ezra observes, he did to the people, and for which they came to him; the one is observed in this verse, and the other in the next:

because the people come unto me to inquire of God;
of his mind and will in certain cases, and of his statutes and laws, as the following verse shows; what they should observe, and according to which they should conduct themselves: they came to inquire what God would have them to do; and, in doubtful cases, what was his will and pleasure, and to desire Moses to inform them; and if the things were of such a nature that he could not easily and readily do it, then to inquire of God for them, which in later times was done by Urim and Thummim.

Chūāijíjì 18:15 In-Context

13 Dì èr tiān , Móxī zuò zhe shĕnpàn bǎixìng , bǎixìng cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu zhàn zaì Móxī de zuǒyòu .

14 Móxī de yuèfù kànjian tā xiàng bǎixìng suǒ zuò de yīqiè shì , jiù shuō , nǐ xiàng bǎixìng zuò de shì shénme shì ne , nǐ wèishénme dúzì zuò zhe , zhòng bǎixìng cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu zhàn zaì nǐde zuǒyòu ne .

15 Móxī duì yuèfù shuō , zhè shì yīn bǎixìng dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái qiú wèn shén .

16 Tāmen yǒu shì de shíhou jiù dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái , wǒ biàn zaì liǎng zào zhī jiàn shīxíng shĕnpàn , wǒ yòu jiào tāmen zhīdào shén de lǜLìhé fǎdù .

17 Móxī de yuèfù shuō , nǐ zhè zuò de bú hǎo .