7019. 'And Jehovah said to Moses in Midian' means enlightenment and corroboration received from the Divine in that state. This is clear from the consideration that Jehovah was saying to Moses that he should return to Egypt, when in fact Moses had been commanded previously to do so by Jehovah, in Chapter 3:10 and following verses and Chapter 4:12 and following verses, and Moses had already prepared himself, as he had been commanded, for the journey. From this it becomes clear that the command given now means enlightenment and corroboration received from the Divine. The fact that this enlightenment and corroboration was received in that state, that is to say, in a state of truth that goes with simple good, is meant by the detail that Jehovah said what He said to Moses 'in Midian', 'Midian' being truth that goes with simple good. See 3242, 4756, 4788, 6777.

6777. 'And filled the troughs' means that from there they enriched teachings about charity. This is clear from the meaning of 'filling from the well' as enriching from there, that is, from the Word; and from the meaning of 'the trough' as teachings about charity. The reason why 'the trough' or water-holder means teachings about charity is that it is a runnel made of wood into which water from a well is drawn to water flocks; for in the internal sense that which is made of wood means the good of charity, 3720,'drawing' means gaining instruction, 3058, 3071, 'the water' that is drawn means the truth of faith, 2702, 3058, 4976, 5668, 'the well' from which it is drawn means the Word, 2702, 3424, 6774, and 'watering flocks' means giving instruction in good from the Word, 3772. All this shows that 'the trough' is the teaching about charity.