tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post8931296030077254881..comments2024-03-28T21:21:02.777-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: why Hashem chose MosheChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-11776098822973588222015-01-13T19:36:14.256-05:002015-01-13T19:36:14.256-05:00Yashar koach, I like both of these very much.
I t...Yashar koach, I like both of these very much.<br /><br />I think there is an interesting tension and dichotomy in Shmos -- already in the chumash itself, and definitely in the mefarshim -- between the importance of righteous human beings taking initiative, on the one hand, and on the other hand the importance of perceiving Hashem as the only real power that matters. One way to read these midrashim is as a kind of dialog between these two important themes. Hashem wants the righteous person to respond, to turn and look, to act; while Moshe insists who am I, isn't this a "job" for God Himself? Ultimately the resolution is that both elements are necessary for geulah. Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371365602074869132noreply@blogger.com