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Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
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Justice as God's Tribunal
Commentators explain that when the people came "to inquire of God," it established a profound principle: civil government is meant to be God's tribunal on earth. Leaders are God's representatives, and citizens should seek true justice as if approaching God Himself, not just pursuing selfish ends.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To inquire of God - The decisions of Moses were doubtless accepted by the people as oracles. The internal prompting of the Spirit was a suf…
19th Century
Anglican
Moses assigns two reasons for his conduct.
16th Century
Protestant
And Moses said to his father-in-law. Moses replies sincerely, as if on a very praiseworthy matter, like one unconscious of any fault; for …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Moses said to his father in law In answer to his question; and there were two things, as Aben Ezra observes, he …
Here is the great zeal and the toil of Moses as a magistrate. Having been employed to redeem Israel out of the house of bondage, he is a further ty…
