10398. 'And said to him' means exhortation. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying', when it has reference to the form of religion that the people were attracted to, as exhorting. Regarding 'saying', that it may also mean exhortation, see 5012, 7090, 7215, 8178. The form of religion to which the people were attracted consisted in worshipping what was external devoid of anything internal.

7215. 'And Moses spoke in this way to the children of Israel' means an exhortation from the law of God to those who belonged to the Lord's spiritual kingdom. This is clear from the meaning of 'speaking' as an exhortation, for he spoke to them what Jehovah had commanded him; from the representation of 'Moses' as the law of God, dealt with in 6723, 6752; and from the representation of 'the children of Israel' as the Lord's spiritual kingdom, dealt with in 6426, 6637.