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Hello and blessings,
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If someone comes to me with divine inspiration about some matter, am I obligated to listen to him?
If not, then why do we derive practical Jewish law from the Writings, since they were said with divine inspiration, as explained in the Guide for the Perplexed, Part II, Chapter 45.
Best regards,
A.Y.A.
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I don't know how one could tell. But if you do know, there is no obligation to obey, though it would be advisable to do so. An obligation exists only toward an authorized halakhic institution. As for the Writings, their status is not because of divine inspiration, but because they were accepted as binding.