Shoftim 5786 - Why Torah Rulings Do Not Emanate From Prophets

para parasim speaks about obviously um Sanhedrin and things of that nature and there is a question here that the uh barabell poses why is it that Torah issues and questions would not come about through a ni through a prophet The toy make it very clear that the resolution of any issue must be Sanhedrin and the Rambam in his to speaks very strongly about it. Um emphasizes the fact that Nav has absolutely no say in whatsoever. And um the question is why? One would expect that Mosha Raenu was the the ultimate Na'vi. He's the one who gave us the Torah. So anytime there would be a question issue, we ought to go to Na'vi and see what he says. That is the question that the Barbanell brings. And Barbinell as he usually um the the um as he usually does brings different opinions. He's sort of a bit of an anthology and here he brings also different opinions about it and each and every one of these answers are very important answers and we'll go through them. The first one is from the Josha Saran which who says that you don't Ana cannot just pick himself up and say I will prophesize. He has to be prepared for it. It's a process. Um and therefore we're never sure if a Na'vi will be around and available. We have an important child task. It's not just where Na'vi thinks into the issue and so on. He prepares himself to have nava he may not be available. Similar to that would be the understanding that knew that nu would come to an end at some point which would in effect leave us without recourse resolution and that is one um answer. A second answer is that it would blur the line between Mosha Raen and other Nave. One of the most important animes is the unique nature of Mraenu's prophecy. And the reason why that's so important is because if anyone comes along and tries to upend it, we don't have to ask ourselves what this prophet's what this prophet signs correct or not. The very fact that he's trying to give to a pine on a matter makes him automatically. That's what Raam says very strongly. So emphasize this point. In other words, Moshenu must be kept in a very different plane. If it would be the norm that for halic issues, we would go and consult with a uh um we would go and consult with a uh Na'vi, then the line between the two would become blurred and therefore we would not have um the the proper attitude and respect towards Tyrus Misha. A third reason is the um that Bezdon besides ruling on fundamental issues also rules on an incredible amount of disputes in ordinary and so like that. If the um novi was to become the one who can override bezden on matters then we would cease to have the appropriate respect for now starts the importance of having in every place and people can of course the day-to-day issues of life evolve around And therefore doing anything that would um possibly diminish the authority of the batin is something that is um not what we want to do. A fourth reason is and this is a fascinating reason that the um if if if Torah would come about through prophecy, people would stop being misa, they would stop um breaking their heads and working laboring hard to get the right answer. And that would that would destroy um any type of ptor. So in in order to preserve measto we do that. It's very fascinating. There's a story there from brings from the go. You can't get more reliable than that. who says he writes that they came to the many times um malim to teach him dorra and he refused to learn from them saying that instead needs to be acquired through and through working a laboring heart. The working and laboring hard in Torah it a it produces the right answers for the question. It also has a profound effect on the person that something gotten easily wouldn't and therefore um it is through Sanhedin who who who come to the answer through their understanding through the laboring as opposed to just um reaching out for it is is the reason why that became ultimate sack. And finally he gives a fifth terret which is really avoids the question and that is the garra says a wise person is better than a prophet. And the garra shows how the words the the the understandings of the extremely wise people has a touch of nva prophecy associated with it. If we think long and hard about something, we can come up with an answer that is prophetic in its nature. Um, this is extraordinary and the says like you'll have two will will come up with the same result even though they're very far apart and so on for the same reason. that those are all signs that some it's coming from somewhere else which means that in effect the laboring and the working hard and understanding becomes a conduit for receiving divine inspiration in the answer. So in a certain sense ultimately does have with it says that to bring that answer. So in effect we have the best of both by having the appropriate platform the best San and Hedrin working a laboring at getting the answer we have an answer that's a result of human labor and the result of um of some sort of so summing up basically the Babel presents a question why is the highest instance of ruling on Torah matters is a uh the in the purvey of bezdon not uh a prophet. So one answer is because prophecy is not something we sum it up instantly and also it was known that prophecy would come to an end at some point. Um it we were secondly it would erode the absolute authority of Mishraenos. Third of all, it would erode the um the authority of Bezdon as such. And even though we'd have a source for the major known to prophecy on day-to-day matters, we need Bzon's ruling and be able to adhere to it. Finally, we have an answer that tells us that we would lose out on a meal. People would stop toiling and studying and therefore we would not have that extraordinary process that really um changes a person. we would just expect to get it albeit by doing wonderful things in sitkus but not and finally his final answer is that it's not really a question at all because in every um reply of in every uh ruling of the wise there is a touch of prophecy to it. So in effect whenever you have the ruling of a bezdin Sanhedrin you have with it a gift uh of prophecy as well.