Exodus 18:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And Moses answered him: The people come to me to seek the judgment of God?
Douay-Rheims

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א אֵלַ֛י הָעָ֖ם לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Wlastow G.K.

19th centuryCommentator

Moses served solely as an intermediary between God and the Israelites. He attributes nothing to his own abilities—neither wisdom nor understanding, nor the giving of laws. He recognizes that it was solely through the revelation of the Lord that he wielded authority, which was indeed his true strength.

Cross references

Passages read together with this verse.

Num 27:5And the Lord said to him:
Num 15:34And they put him into prison, not knowing what they should do with him.
Lev 24:12And they put him into prison, till they might know what the Lord would command.
Lev 24:14Saying: Bring forth the blasphemer without the camp: and let them that heard him, put their hands upon his head: and let all the people stone him.
Num 9:6But behold some who were unclean by occasion of the soul of a man, who could not make the phase on that day, coming to Moses and Aaron,
Deut 17:8If thou perceive that there be among you a hard and doubtful matter in judgment between blood and blood, cause and cause, leprosy and leprosy: and thou see that the words of the judges within thy gates do vary: arise, and go up to the place, which the Lord thy God shall choose.
Deut 17:13And all the people hearing it shall fear, that no one afterwards swell with pride.
Ex 18:19But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him: