Éxodo 18:15

15 —Es que el pueblo viene a verme para consultar a Dios —le contestó Moisés—.

Éxodo 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.

Éxodo 18:15 In-Context

13 Al día siguiente, Moisés ocupó su lugar como juez del pueblo, y los israelitas estuvieron de pie ante Moisés desde la mañana hasta la noche.

14 Cuando su suegro vio cómo procedía Moisés con el pueblo, le dijo:—¡Pero qué es lo que haces con esta gente! ¿Cómo es que solo tú te sientas, mientras todo este pueblo se queda de pie ante ti desde la mañana hasta la noche?

15 —Es que el pueblo viene a verme para consultar a Dios —le contestó Moisés—.

16 Cuando tienen algún problema, me lo traen a mí para que yo dicte sentencia entre las dos partes. Además, les doy a conocer las leyes y las enseñanzas de Dios.

17 —No está bien lo que estás haciendo —le respondió su suegro—,