Bitachon 113 - Miracles Then, Miracles Now

you're listening to the 113th edition of the be talking podcast continue and tell him chapter 22 verse five reminds Hashem reminds ourselves that Hashem we trusted in you our forefathers in Egypt he trusted in you they trusted in you and you saved them you redeemed them so I'd actually like to start with the last before I Sheriff which is the maram shik the Ram's chick says Elizabeth this is really important because it's fundamental you know there are many things that we do we speak about uh kiddish when we're davening on Shabbos we have to we have a mitsu to remember every single day it's yes Smith's rhyme The Exodus from Egypt so what is the idea behind that why is that so important why is it so fundamental in yiddishkai to remember that Hashem 3 300 years ago took us out of Egypt I'm saying it's important it's cool it's the story that we read in the terror every you know every year but it's something we talk about on peso but why is it so Central why is it so important so he brings an amazing thing doesn't rhyme Schick why did Hashem command us to constantly give testimony about leaving Egypt I'm Gonna Fly serve and we speak about every day we mention it right between Shema and famous we'll see more about that shortly but we're always talking about it why is Hashem because you'd see us from The Exodus from Egypt shows that Hashem is not aloof is not like this Creator who creates the world and then just lets it run Hashem is intimately involved in the world yes Hashem gets involved in our lives Hashem makes miracles happen in our lives and that's something that we know because we have in adus we have this testimony that we see every day about what happened in Egypt took us out but it strengthens our own belief in the fact that Hashem is that he gives special Divine Providence to us question everybody like it says Hashem says in chapter 111 verse 4 we make mention of God's wonders the fact that Hashem is kind and he's merciful cashless we need to strengthen ourselves we it's an opportunity it's a source of inspiration a source of nachama and the person refers to it as ham there's an aspect of mentioning God's miracles for us to remind ourselves that Hashem is merciful he's compassionate he's kind and just like he saved us then is going to save us now even though things don't seem too good right now in order to trust in Hashem your God at a time of difficulty because just as Hashem saved us from our oppressors in Egypt so too we can be assured Hashem will save us from any difficulties that we encounter this underscore is something that we've mentioned no more signs and a bear is mentioning again and that is that how do we strengthen ourselves and be talking how do we get ourselves in the right mindset of be talking of the fact that God is going to he's going to have the confidence I know he's going to save me and so we have here remembering what was done to our forefathers but it leads us back to the fact that we need to look at the places where Hashem has saved us and helped us in our own lives how many times has Hashem saved us and taken care of us and given us our needs not forsaken us we need to remind ourselves we need to go back to those moments we need to we need to feel we need to feel those moments again you know remember them which we have learned together before but it's again always worth reminding ourselves of some really powerful ideas that are that are helpful in be talking so we have the first aidsa is to remember what happened remember what happened remember how Hashem saved us in the past says that a person wants to know how do I acquire the world to come how do I know if I'm going to have a place in an eternal Eternal Palace of God so the answer is one of the ways of acquiring that is by talking about the Ula talking like we're saying was the fact that Hashem took us out of Egypt and subsequently immediately after that praying the prayer that made the prayer is there many I know we could ask a question it's a very bold statement of our sages that just because I said I talked about your team Exodus from Egypt and then I then I dive and I prayed that's that's all it takes that's going to get me in the world to come how does that work exactly like what's the power of that well I know my movie not sure my teacher Hashem should protect him said another explanation when a person mentions The Exodus from Egypt right which is we're mentioning we're bringing this rabbiniana because that's what we're talking about on this bus we're mentioning the fact that Hashem saved our forefathers who trusted in him took them out of Egypt so when a person remembers that and then immediately afterwards go straight into prayer um when I asked Hashem for something when I dive in when I pray when I ask Hashem for my needs I'm showing that I believe that he will provide them he has the ability to provide them doesn't believe that God is going to give them what they need they're not going to ask God for anything we find a similar idea in the magic instruments when when the Jewish people saw the amazing Miracles that Hashem did for them they trusted in Hashem is Hashem that's what the public means when it says that when they saw the incredible thing that had occurred after they went through the yamsuf the water split for them they came to the other side amazing miracle that's when they believed in Hashem spell me ad so now when a person mentions reminds themselves of the miracle the incredible Miracle the the wonder that Hashem did taking the Jewish people out of Egypt in a miraculous manner ten plagues bringing them through the yums of bringing them through the Sea of reeds on dry land water splits in front of them unbelievable when we mention that and immediately afterwards we pray we're davening it's a very powerful statement obviously we need to think about this when we Daven but it's a very powerful statement it's saying Hashem I believe that just as you did miracles for them in those times I can ask you for my needs today and you will do miracles for me today commercial honor the Israel just as you answer the Jewish people because they trusted in you so too you're gonna answer my prayers that's why according his teacher that is why we first mentioned the Exodus from Egypt and then we pray immediately afterwards the main aspect of fear of Heaven and the main aspect of faith in Hashem is the confidence just as you answered me then can you answer me now and that is why sister have the ability to make such a bold statement that somebody who places speak about the Exodus and then pray you're guaranteed a place in the world to come why because what is the essence of what it means it means that I am assured I I'm saying that I am assured that just I I feel confidence in the fact I have been talking that just as you saved the Jewish people in those times you saved them and you will save me once again reminding ourselves of salvation of Hashem in the past whether it's to our forefathers or whether it's to us gives us the power to be talking in the future now he brings here an orchheim a beautiful orchheim which also speaks about the point of of Exodus the very moment when the Jewish people were about to go through the sea and the urachuk that says so Jewish people are standing in front of the sea the yams of the Sea of reads they don't know that it's about to split behind them the Egyptians are are chasing after them wild animals on one side every direction It seems impossible there's nowhere to go they're trapped now is not a time for davening like don't don't call that to me now speak to the children of Israel and let them travel let them walk into the water so the Oregon asked the obvious question is why are you calling out to me who else should they call out to if not to Hashem if not to God right it'll be fried based sorrow it's a time of challenge the time of difficulties who else is going to call out to if not to Hashem say why are you calling out to me foreign too much maybe he's praying too much person you know as long as you haven't yet seen a Salvation a person continues to pray that's just the way things are um and it's also strange because it seems like his prayer was answered something don't call out to me as if he shouldn't be praying but then Hashem says raise lift up your your Mata lift up your staff and the water will split in King why is that he's praying seems like he did the right thing foreign says let them travel let them move where they supposed to move there's nowhere to go the water's in front of them the Egyptians are behind them where are they supposed to go in my Covenant maybe you'll say that Hashem means that let them travel once the water has split okay yeah should have said first raise up your staff water will split then tell them to go why does it say out of order but we can explain this matter based on the statement of our sages as follows we find the Jewish people were in they were in a state of judgment they they didn't seem to deserve to be saved these are these Egyptians are they serve idolatry these Jews they survive Dollar Tree too there's really no difference between them foreign to God's attribute of Divine Mercy it's our actions when we do what's right so it gives power as it were to God to allow his Mercy to take control that gives more power by our actions we find that we can quote unquote weaken Hashem as it were if we do the wrong thing when we do a virus we do sins we turn away from God we weaken God we make it harder for God to to have mercy upon us Hashem saw that there was a kitchen against us there was a negative statement against us that was true which was that we did not deserve to be saved we didn't deserve to have salvation the Egyptians should be buried in the water is wants us to be right he wants us to succeed but there's no power Hashem as it were is weakened when we don't deserve it okay like that's what Hashem said it's not a time for prayer because I can't answer your prayer right now I'm weakened because of the Jewish peoples of various because of their sins it's not dependent on me as it were Hashem is saying I want to do a miracle I want to perform a miracle for them foreign the attribute of God's Divine Justice demands that I not performing us Hashem was was bringing mushrooms attention to the fact that at this moment in time I can't do it for you my love Israel so Hashem says you can't pray for him right now that's not gonna that's not the right move you need to do is you need to actually Force Your Way Forward what does that means the posseck is teaching us an incredible lesson how does one Merit the attribute of God's Divine Mercy at a time when he doesn't deserve it is speak to the people of Israel let them strengthen themselves in their emuna in their faith in God with all of their hearts move into the water guidance before it splits ah okay you don't you don't yet see the miracle go as if the miracle already happens travel into the water take the plunge don't worry if you do that that's how the rahamim will have strength that's how the mercy of God will be strengthened then you'll lift up your staff Pierce Pennsylvania once they've done that good deed once they have once they've passed through from the middles from a state of judgment into a state of Mercy then you can raise up your hand and and cause this miracle to come about that is the awesome power to be talking the awesome power of this confidence in Hashem is that I know it's gonna it's gonna be good I know I know I have a promise some will split the water but I first have to believe that he's going to split the water and act on it and then it will happen the miracle will happen and you will find that that's exactly what happened who is the first one who went in is Nation and the water did not split he was all the way up to his neck until he said the water has come to the point of I'm going to lose my life my mom's out Mercedes say this foreign right so first Hashem says don't pray it's not the right moment for prayer and then Hashem says tell the Jewish people to move that will give them the mirror the Merit of him and then Hashem says now you can perform the miracle now the miracle can happen now that they've moved here Hashem was showing them that they actually had had lessened their Amour their faith and Hashem that's what Hashem was trying to point out and there was Hashem is saying why you why are you like doesn't just mean why are you calling out to me in prayer can also mean why were you complaining they had said we would prefer to go back to serve in Egypt serve the sort of our masters in Egypt because we don't want to die negative so Hashem pointed out that they had complained matitak why are you complaining Eli turn towards me and through turning towards me believing in me having faith in me they were able to move forward into the water and by moving forward and into the water they show their faith that someone perform their miracle for them so this is an incredible another deeper lesson what we remind ourselves always remind ourselves every single day we have an opportunity to just takes a little focus a little moment to stop remember we're reading it anyway we're reading the words before creation myself and Allah afterwards we mentioned how Hashem saved us and took care of us and and he is our Salvation he's the one who saves us and takes care of us and provides all of our needs provides us for gets us out of the troubles the troubles the the tough spots that we find ourselves in and if we go into prayer that way with this idea it's an incredible way be talking back to be talking back to the Moon back to our faith and our confidence Hashem will take care of us thank you so much thank you so much for listening see you again next time