Mishpatim - Pursue Peace

you're listening to the weekly partial podcast with Ari goldwag recorded with hashem's never running assistance in Irma picture throughout 5783 2023. this week's version and I'd like to read to you from the first piece in the madrish talking about some very deep ideas I think there's a lot here that's very applicable to us we can Garner and Gain from the statements of the medrish the teachings of the majors foreign these are the laws right and it's important to point to point out that we're in the middle of the story or the description of events of of myself Jewish people are receiving the Torah her hashem's voice Ten Commandments and in the middle of this entire place in the middle of this entire scene so the turret gives us the detailed laws of what it means that ramban explains goes into at length what's the placement of these laws right in the spot it's actually a an expansion and an explanation of the Ten Commandments themselves which involve not coveting other people's things Etc but let's focus for a moment on what the measure says these are the lowest says that God loves Justice Godless the the powerful God loves Justice is an enigmatic statement which we'll see we'll spend the next two pages studying together what is this trying to say but there's a concept that God that he shows his strength [Music] he shows his strength or the strength is given to God [Music] it gives God power when the idol worshipers meaning the nations of the world are are brought to judgment when Hashem does judgment that shows his power when when the when Justice is meted out when Justice is served so that shows hashem's power let's see what does this mean s Russia we find that sir the evil king of Babylon of Babylonia audition is we spoke about this a few weeks ago the mukhanets are he was the king who destroyed the first temple the first baseman and he had this tremendous Guyver he was tremendously haughty and he spoke of himself as if he had all the power and he spoke of himself as if everything was his so that is something as we'll soon see just to give a little bit of a preview spoiler alert that is what it means when Hashem is going to do justice it's to show Justice with the idol worshipers what's idolatry in in this context idolatry is when I think that I did something without hashem's help I think that I was the source of my own success my own power Russia the evolution he felt that he had the power only but God says and God says this right it doesn't literally mean that God spoke to but or maybe it does maybe he spoke through his prophet but it also means that Hashem took actions that showed that proved that this was true Russia this is what Hashem says to him you evil person you're just a a smelly drop niska ASA you are horizca you spoke about your own power and your own honor foreign you should just understand you don't understand that the power is mine the honor is mine the greatness is mine how coincidence so the mistake of this King the mistake of the Isle worshipers and this is idolatry at its Essence and this is something that we all the idol that we all face this mistake of thinking that we're the ones doing it says you don't have any power I'm the one with all the Power King David recognize this the truth of the matter is the classic case Israel the Kingdom of Israel what do we do we don't take any power for ourselves we and our and our King represents represents the Messiah he says to you Hashem is is the power to you Hashem is greatness to you Hashem is the splendor in the position which was written by David King David himself my God you are so great so David is the king of the Jewish people he's the one who speaks honestly whose power who's the one who has the power if I succeed whose success is it sashem's success represents the nations of the world and their kings who take all the power for themselves Hashem the little bit of Kingdom that you have the fact that you are the king of the world or the world at that time it's mine it's mine Daniel as well [Music] sir God is the one who gave you the power and the honor you need to understand that it's not you it's in that same puzzle in Daniel chapter oh no I'm sorry it's not the other one is chapter four verse 27 this is chapter 2 verse 37. I thought my activism that's what it means what does it mean that God performs Justice what does it mean that God brings about Justice it means that the truth comes out Justice just means we see the ultimate truth we see who's right we see what the truth is to whom let's say an item belongs when there's an argument between two people this one says this is mine this one says the other one is mine the judges decide and bring out Justice they bring out the the rule of the Torah as to to whom it belongs now hear this this is just beautiful Hashem gives it to the Jewish people God loves Justice and he gives Justice to the Jewish people because he loves them attack which talks about that the power is to God he loves Justice It also says you were coining misharim which means you give a foundation to the straight ones you caused the straight ones which is irreverence of the Jewish people you caused them to be straight you caused them to have Justice listen to this it's beautiful through the laws that you gave to the Jewish people right what is a Jew seek when he goes to a best one he goes to a court what does he seek he seeks to be right no heaven forbid he seeks Justice this one says it's mine and this one says it's mine we want to know the truth to whom does it belong according to the terror law which means according to God's will so the two people have a have a fight over this item they come to the judges and the judges paskin they decide that the justices with this person or that person that creates peace when we're willing to submit ourselves to the law of the Torah where when we're willing to submit ourselves to the law according to the judges who understand the Torah best that brings about peace and I want to point out something here which is very important in in our Western Civilization so most often 99 of time today sadly people do not want to hear another position they don't want to fight they don't it's uncomfortable I don't want to step on your toes you don't step on my toes you'd rather we'll agree to disagree which is very nice it makes for a very cold kind of piece because I won't talk to you and you won't talk to me but a mariva the shame when you want to know the truth when you really want to know the truth says the majorish this is beautiful this is power this is what Hashem loves it's so to speak the fight that we do the shame shemaim to find out what is really the truth searching for the truth I don't want this thing if it's not mine right the ramban says also at the beginning of the version the the Mitzvah of lysakhmed of not Desiring something that's not mine not Desiring something that belongs to my neighbor excuse me that Mitzvah requires that I find out what's mine and what's yours so that I'm not has to show him heaven forbid I'm not trying to keep something which is not mine which is yours that's peace that's peace it's what's the truth to whom doesn't belong what's the truth so this is something that Hashem because to ask God wants the truth he wants everyone to know the truth he wants to know who to whom is the power as we saw and he wants us to know personally to whom is the power the right to use person let's say this item who whose is it that's also power what's the truth foreign the people of Israel said in front of God Master of the world for how long will you not bring about your judgment upon the idolaters upon the nations of the world right what's what's the question right what's the question the question is we see terrible things happening in the world we see Holocaust we see an inquisition we see the Jewish people those who seek God's will those who live in United States are in the land of Israel heaven forbid can be run over children run over by an angry evil terrorist where is the Judgment where's Justice where's the justice when Hashem will you bring out the justice and show the truth to whom this land belongs when will the Justice come about um says God and respond to the Jewish people it takes time there's there's a there's a moment in time when indeed the justice will be served but it's got to fill up right there's a cup there's a cup as we're going to see there's a cup the the cup that God serves the nations of the world in a future time but it has to be filled the cup of Justice says the Posse in Isaiah in chapter 27 verse 2 on that day it's talking about when the Messiah arrives part of the mashiach process or maybe the climax of the Mischief process is a moment where there's a Karim there's a Vineyard and that Vineyard is the grapes are plucked they're brought to the to the wine press Hashem as it were takes off his shoes as we're gonna see he takes off his shoes and he steps on the grapes and he crushes the grapes and then there's anula there's a scene there's a song that follows you can't pick your grapes before the grapes are fully ripe [Music] um after the grapes are ripe you take them you you pick them and you bring them to the to the wine press and then you you trample on them right that's how they used to make grapes that's they used to squeeze the grapes they would take off their shoes and they would trample them Mazama and he sings and there's a responsive psalm I sing you answer him this is what Hashem says wait until the time comes for Adam there's a moment in history there's a moment of time which represents the Advent of mashiach we could say and that is the moment when it's time for the the cup is spilling over the cup is full the cup of their sins is full and now Hashem brings about his Wrath the anger comes out the justice is finally served [Music] and then at that moment I will trample them says chapter 60 verse 10 upon Adam I will throw off my shoe I'll take off my shoe righteous cycle in a person uh when a person is trampling his grapes in order to get out the the juice takes off his shoes sasham says as it were he's going to take off his shoes and he's going to bring about judgment upon upon the Nations the West and then Hashem says I will sing Hashem says I will sing this song of and you will answer after me so beautiful what this plastic means that we quoted from it from ishaiah perk of sympathic base and the next person says I am Hashem the Creator in moments I will cause them to drink what does it mean right it's it's called when Hashem brings out his judgment it's called that he's he's giving them to drink from the very cup that they filled up they filled up a cup with all their sins now drink drink this cup is Harvey I'm saving I'm saving these drinks these cups many cups means multiple times Hashem is going to give them to drink so now the message comes to a final point so we saw that Hashem wants to bring out the truth and we saw that we also need to look for the truth and we saw that ultimately there is a judgment for the nations of the world when Hashem shows the truth and gives them the Judgment he pours out and and lets them they need to drink from the very cup that they filled but what's the answer to why why don't we see that right away why is it waiting what's what's it waiting for it's waiting for this moment but what's the process of it and and how can we relate to it very powerfully says says the mentioned says look if I'm going to look at them if I'm going to judge them if I'm going to be honest about them about their deeds about their actions about the truth of what they have done the sins that they've committed the amount of of suppression of the Jewish people oppression of the Jewish people the amount of evil that they've done to my chosen people so they'll be finished in a moment because it's so so massive ly but I hold myself back says Hashem I don't allow my anger to come out in contrast to them what do the Nations do what are the evil nations of the world do they're filled with anger alboni they use they misuse the very just like misuses his power and says it's my power so the nations of the world grabbed the anger of Hashem as it were anger is reserved for justice that's what anger is there is a place for anger anger is appropriate in a place of True Justice right we say on shuffle on the on the Nations who do not know you it's appropriate to bring about anger as we're speaking about Injustice but what happened what happens to all of these nations who pour out their anger on an innocent Jewish populace throughout history they misused God's anger they grabbed as it were God's anger and they poured it out upon the Jewish people who were not deserving of this anger it was unjust they used the anger which is meant for justice in an unjust way this is Hashem what am I going to do for them says I'm gonna hold it hold it back hold it back hold it back I'm gonna take my time I'm gonna do this in in I'm gonna walk around it if so I mean which means to step and then when it comes the moment there's going to be an explosion it's all going to it's going to spark and all come down at once upon the nations of the world all right y Levy says and this is the finale God says to the idol worshipers to the nations of the world the people of Israel are mine is suppose he says the people of Israel are my servants and the anger the very concept of Anger of righteous anger of Justice anger that comes Injustice it's mine but she says God the God gives retribution and he's angry in his retribution you're taking my Meda of anger which is meant for justice and you're using it on my people the Jewish people Muhammad so so they're misusing it and the sages say and I think this is an addition to what ruby Levy just said like we said before in a moment if I would do things as they should be done if I would allow my middle sadin the the True Justice to be released so in a flesh the they would be destroyed my sword flashes out in a moment what do I do what does God do god holds on to Justice he holds it back God does not allow his Justice to come out into the world yet Isaiah [Music] I will hold on to my power vain like we saw before what is God's power God shows his power when he brings about judgment upon the nations of the world [Music] foreign what's the bottom line here Hashem holds back his his anger he holds back his judgment he holds back Justice why so I was recently studying with my daughter she was writing a a report on a chatter into hillim on a chapter in Psalms it's the chapter that we read for the shield Hashem God is a God of Justice in there it's explaining them a fortune that Hashem holds back his Justice he lets the he lets things go he lets the wicked people have their day and it seems like the wretched people are being punished even though they've done nothing wrong the innocent ones seem to be suffering despite their innocence But ultimately the purpose of it all the waiting ultimately is for the full Justice to be meted out upon those who are wicked and for the full reward the full all the good that God wants to bestow upon those who have done his will is finally bestowed in an open way it has to do with has to do with the idea of bihira free choice Free Will things have to look a certain way so that it's not openly clear so we can still have our free will but the idea is that Hashem awaits Israel and here's the bottom line we're at the end Sean says anybody and just like I can meet at Justice but I hold myself back Hashem says so too it's very important even if you know you're right don't do things outside of the Court don't do things outside of don't take justice into your own hands wait for justice to be served and that's true on a personal level that you're on a national level just wait also you might find out I'm adding myself it's not what this says in the mattress but you might find out that the person could do chuva they can repent they can show remorse just wait Justice is served in the end evil does destroy itself takes a long time takes a long time for the truth to come out but ultimately look at the return of the Jewish people to Etsy throughout the land of Israel seven million strong the truth comes out in the end it takes a long time it takes two thousand years for the truth to come out But ultimately evil destroys itself and Justice is served the truth comes out shows who has the real power Hashem shows who are the real Servants of Hashem this nation might say that we've replaced them this nation might say we've replaced them ultimately the lies the lies are revealed for what they are nothing more than lies and Justice is served I want to bless you and ask you to bless me Hashem should help us that we should be able to experience really ultimately when mashiach comes the the incredible justice of Hashem the recognition of the whole world as to the truth some should help us to experience that to see that but we can see that even today Hashem should help us to be able to hold on to the truth because in order to do that we need a lot of be talking we need a lot of emuna and a lot of faith in God so should help us to have that faith should help us to have that patience should help us if we have for some reason to go into a judgment Hashem should help us that we should have the focus on truth on peace on the will of Hashem thank you so much for listening have a wonderful Shabbos this podcast was made possible through the gracious donations of listeners like you for more podcasts like this please visit www.regoldwag.com or search on iTunes Ari goldwag foreign