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Text: Exodus 18: 13-16

MEDITATION

Exodus 18:13-16

13 And so it was, on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening.
14 So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 When they have a difficulty, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God and His laws.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. The work of Moses

a. One of the areas of his work was “judging”.

b. This was demanding work.

c. This work was a full-time job, “morning until evening”.

2. The observation of Jethro

a. He sought to understand the work Moses was doing.

b. He asked why Moses was doing this work on his own.

c. He noted the long queue of people who waited to speak to Moses.

3. The explanation of Moses

a. The people asked questions about God.

b. They also come to Moses with their difficulties in life.

c. Moses would then explain the statutes of God and His laws.

d. There were times when he had to function as a judge.

i. He would have to arbitrate.

ii. He would uphold the law of God.

iii. He would apply the law of God so that justice and law and order would be upheld.

经文：出埃及记 18:13-16

沉思

《出埃及记 18:13-16》
13 第二天，摩西坐着审判百姓，百姓从早到晚都站在摩西的左右。
14 摩西的岳父看见他向百姓所做的一切事，就说：“你向百姓做的是什么事呢？你为什么独自坐着，众百姓从早到晚都站在你的左右呢？”
15 摩西对岳父说：“这是因百姓到我这里来求问神。

16 他们有事的时候就到我这里来，我便在两造之间施行审判，我又叫他们知道神的律例和法度。”

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 摩西的工作

a. 他的工作范围内其中一件是“审判”

b. 这是很劳心劳力的工作

c. 这是一份全职工作，要“从早”做“到晚”

2. 叶忒罗所观察的

a. 他试图了解摩西所做的工作

b. 他问摩西为何独自坐着

c. 他看见了有很多百姓从早到晚都站在摩西的左右

3. 摩西的解释

a. 百姓到来求问上帝

b. 他们有困难时也到摩西这里来

c. 摩西就会和他们解释上帝的律例和法度

d. 他有时得审判

i. 他需要仲裁

ii. 他需要执行上帝的法度

iii. 他会运用上帝的律例和法度来主持公平