Va’eschanan - 4th Portion

Join me as we learn Kumsh for Wednesday, the fourth Torah reading of Parasan chapter 5 verse one. Yesterday we decar we started Mosha's second address amongst the things that he tells them as we mentioned he repeated everything he said to the Jewish people when they left Egypt and he says it again here by the plains of Moab. day. He tells them the obligation to perform the commandments and enumerates the ten commandments in this Torah reading. You will notice that the ten commandments in this Torah reading have a few minute changes to the ten commandments in the Torah reading in the book of Exodus. While the commentators explain many of the differences and say they were both said at the same time as well. Some commentaries even explain that the first ones were on the first tablets that God wrote. The second ones were on the tablets that Moshe wrote. But of course explaining the difference they were both taught of the Jewish people and the nuances that are there for obvious and different reasons which it does not allow this class to be able to go into it 5:1 and Moshe called all the Jewish people and he told them listen here the Jewish people to the laws and the statutes that I'm going to tell you today that I will speak in your ears today. You have to learn them. You should study them and therefore safeguard them to perform them. Verse two, God our God made a covenant with us on Mount Verse four. Verse three, not alone, but not only with our forefathers did God make this covenant. But with us, us all here today standing here who are alive. This covenant was made with us as well. Not only with our forefathers, but also with us and every single one of us. God made that covenant with us. Verse four, face to face, God spoke with you at the mountain from midst of fire said. This is what Moshe said to the Jewish people. Don't say that I'm telling you nonsense. And I'm making up things from my heart on on on something, you know, just as a salesman like a salesman, the the intermediate guy who stands in between the buyer and the seller who's trying to make the deal like the broker does. I'm not the broker between the seller and the buyer giving you the goods that God was giving you. You yourself experienced this. There was no broker in between. Verse five, I am standing. I stood between God and you at that time the word of God because you guys were afraid of the fire and you did not go up onto the mountain and did not want to ascend onto the mountain saying this lay saying goes back what he said before that God saw you face to face and then said the following saying the middle piece about them not going up into the mountain is a separate part God spoke to you from among amidst the fire saying the verse interrupts with the fact that Moshe said I was standing in between the two of you now begins the ten commandments your took you out of the land of Egypt from the place that you were slaves you must not possess any other people's deities as long as I exist. Alp wherever I may be meaning ever verse eight al pane rashi any place meaning you're not allowed to have any other gods wherever I am so then I am everywhere so that means you can't have it anywhere that's the entire universe another explanation as long as I exist and meaning that I exist for eternity you're now never allowed to have it rash over here notes I already explained the ten commandments and therefore you will not find my commentary again on the ten commandments. If you have any questions refer back to the book of Exodus where he explained the ten commandments. Only where there are differences will rashi give the commentary. Make for yourself a carved image or any other type likeness that is in the heaven that's in the heaven above or in the earth below or that's in the water. lower than the earth. Verse n, you shall not bow down to them. You should not serve them. A god who is zealous who remembers the premeditated sins of the fathers to the descendants of al-im and to the third generation of and to the fourth generation for those that hate him. Verse 10. But at the same time, I am that same God who does kindness and shows kindness for at least for 2,000 generations to those who love me and those who observe my commandments. Verse 11, do not say God's name in do not you must not swear in God's name in vain. For God will not absolve anyone. One who swears by his name in vain. Commandment number four. Observe the Shabba's day and make it holy. Keep it holy. God commanded you. Rashi notes. If you notice in the book of Exodus, it says remember they were both zer and sh remember and observe were said at the same time were written at the same time and were heard at the same time by the Jewish people all miraculously like he commanded you. When did God command you before m before the giving of the Torah? Before the Torah was given in God gave us already the laws of Shabas. Verse 13 for six days of the week you will serve. You will work. You'll do all your work that's needed. And on the seventh day, Shabas Shabas for God your godly not do any work you and your servant and your servant and your ox and your dunkey and all your cattle and the alien that lives amongst you. So this way your slave and maidervant should rest like you. Verse 15, then you will remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. God took you out from there with an outstretched with a strong hand of his with outstretched arm. Therefore, God commands you to observe the Shabbas day. This is the reason why he took you out of Egypt. You should be a servant and you should observe his commandments. Interesting to note that when we talk about in the book of Exodus over there God talk says why should you observe the shabas because God created the universe. Over here it's because he took you out of Egypt. Again the contrast is over there one can answer that was given because that was to the entire world. So therefore he talks about the creation of the universe. Over here Moshe is talking to the Jewish people specifically. So therefore he points to the fact that they were taken out of Egypt verse. And so too in many of these verses one can give that contrast. Verse 16. Honor your father or mother. God commanded you. You should have a prolonged life. It should be good for you on the land that God has given you. Verse 16 over here. He says like I commanded you. When did God command us? also about the commandment of honoring your parents were given to the Jewish people before the ten commandments in the place of ma as it says that God gave them there a statute and a ordinance. The ordinance was which is to observe the father and mother respect for parents. Verse 17 you should not murder you should not commit adultery. You shall not steal or kidnap. You must not bear a false witness against your fellow man. When we're talking about promiscuity and committing adultery, he is referring to the fact of an extrammarital affair with a married woman. Verse 18, do not desire your fellow man's wife. And do not desire your fellow man's home. So his field, his servant, and his maidervant, his ox, his dunkey, and anything that must will belong to your friend. In the previous in the first uh set of ten commandments when we found them in the book of exodus the word is and the tarum translated desire something that looks very desirable that both of them mean desirable wanting craving lusting by something which is not yours. This concludes the fourth Torah reading.