8782. 'In order that the people may hear when I speak to you' means in order that those belonging to the spiritual Church may have some understanding of Divine things. This is clear from the meaning of 'hearing' as discerning, dealt with in 5017, and so having some understanding; from the representation of the children of Israel, to whom 'the people' refers here, as those who belong to the spiritual Church, dealt with often; and from the meaning of 'when I speak' as Divine Truths, for 'Jehovah's voice' is Divine Truth, 219, 220, 3563, 6971, and so also is His speech.