The promised land but what land was promised? (Part 2)| Rabbi Neil Winkler | July 24, 2025

We will begin with the uh I was asked to let you know that this shar for today is sponsored in memory of the second yad of Rose Freriedman uh raisel bad ashair by her children who miss her every day and we of course hope that it'll be an aliyah for her in of the Torah that we'll be sharing today for those who remember and for those who weren't here we'll do the review anyway uh we are dealing with the difficulty I think the the topic that I gave was uh the promised land but what land was promised we went through the uh remarkable the the text itself which is what we do in our shi here uh going through simply the text uh and we find out that of course as we read in so it happens this past Chabis, you know, and is the uh taking over not only the defeat of the Sikhon and OG, but al also the area that they conquered now for the first time is now being settled and being settled by the two tribes of Uain and Gad. The half a tribe hasn't happened yet, but this this year, I'm sorry, this week the Shabas will be seeing where half of manasha ends. And the question that I proposed to you is very simply, was this part of the promised land? >> What is the promised land? When we read about the um exact boundaries of the promised land as you will this Shabbat uh in uh I say uh you will find that that it is the that it is a more minimal um boundaries uh and it it it's basically what we have today uh as a as a state of Israel um including um what we would call Gaza but you know going uh down from uh on the eastern side of the Ardane and then the the uh you know from the river to the sea. Oh, I shouldn't say that. Anyway, that that area is that's basically that know what what we are told is the the boundaries. However, we know in other areas and we'll get to that also that we're told uh until up to Nahar all the way up into Iraq today that whole area is a promised land. So the question is now with the takeover or the settlement uh of the two tribes of this area on the eastern part of the uh Jordan River uh northeast um is that part of what God had promised in his maximum um boundaries up to the high or is it something that God okayed it but he didn't you that he probably had it thinking that eventually they'll do that. But you know that's why I they he gives it both smaller boundaries and then greater that it will eventually happen. And given the fact that that Israel had gone into war and had conquered it and they wanted to settle there, God says, "Okay, this is a good time. We'll let happen." But was it part of the original promised land or was it added to it afterwards? That's what we're really discussing. In doing so, what we started doing is going through the request of the of the two tribes to Moshe and how Moshe got very angry about it. And we, if you recall, we said that there were really two objections that Moshe had. Moshe had first of all a moral objection. the whole concept that I'm sure you know we we would never never imagined happen that you're going to stay back here while the rest of the nation is fighting for their lives and taking over the land. The wording is very powerful. Will everybody else go into battle while you remain here? That was the first question. That was a moral objection that Moshe has and there it was the impact it's having on the people themselves. Uh not fair. The second part is the fact that um the besides the moral concept uh it was also a fear. He said, 'You doing exactly what the um uh the people 39 years early, the spies did that they what did they do? They didn't say we want to settle here and you were just saying you want to settle here. I mean, what was the propin? You are going you would really panic the people. What would be the panic that the the the that the spies did and that now Moshe is is saying is claiming that they are doing panicking the people panicking them of what? >> Exactly. Fear of >> being killed by these giants >> of going into the land. So although I may put this as I don't know moral I know what does it include when it says they are going to panic the people what would make the people panic yes of course the war and everything but it refu but it reflects that what are they afraid of what don't they have >> people aren't strong enough to fight against >> yeah but what don't they have because they feel that they don't strong enough >> independence and they don't want it. >> That's a nice thing, but that's not why God gets angry. What is angry at? >> They're not exactly They haven't got the faith in God. >> That's what the spies do. And he says, that's what when Mosha says, why are you fright frightening all these people? What do you mean frightening them? You are taking away from them their uh faith in God. anything that he finally finally began to build up over the 39 years after the spies that you got to, you know, that you've got to rely on me. I can do it for you. You got 39 years of man falling out every single morning. That's why you got if it weren't for that, you wouldn't be able to all of that. Well, yeah, but the spies had Egypt, too. The man had just had for a little bit of time. He had 39 years of this. 39 years of all those miracles. So therefore they were built up finally. It was a second generation that first generation who were slaves maybe somewhat understandably panic. But these people now did not. So they build them up along they come in in year 20 at 40 and they say no no no remember what I told you. It wasn't just we want to we have great cattle and you know lamb chops are good and we want to have a good grass for my animals. It wasn't just that. They had a crucial word that nobody comments on, but I did because I know under the the um uh cover of this whole thing was this very painful word that had to anger Moshe more than anything else in God too when they said and they said not simply we want we would like to have this thing said don't make us cross the our day. Don't make us go into the promised land. And that's what they did in the spies. Also, a rejection of Eric Israel. That's painful. The response of the two tribes was based upon in one answer based upon two things. They answered by what? What did they say? Tell me what we're going to do, Moshe. To prove to you that we're not afraid and so not to frighten the rest of the people and that it's not based upon our lack of um of our lack of faith in God. We they they said we will go and fight. What did they say beyond that? Not only will we go and join them in the uh in the fight, but if you recall, they promised that they would serve in the first line that we call the vanguard of the army. Yeah. And you have to go and you have to uh um you have to not before you even invade you put you you again the the word uh you uh play around with the you you take these um cities that are fortified and you go and you walk and and you surround them, right? And when you decide to attack, who attacks first? The vanguard. The vanguard is the most therefore uh um dangerous place to be. And they said, "We're going to lead them to show you we're not afraid. And to show you we have faith in God." So that response was a very powerful one. But as I say in Hebrew between you and me, uh even after they said that, even they said we're going to go and so on and so forth. Um he said they again say um more than that not only will we join join them in a in the battle we won't go back to these cities where our families are until all the other tribes find their part that's another seven years. So 14 years they won't be going back. uh they visited you know they weren't all going back and that is a very big thing unfortunately again they said but we're not going to go into land this is our land this is our place so again is it a terrible thing to say that well not if it really was part of the pro promised land but if it was not yet really pro promised that would be a terrible terrible thing but let's see now that we sort of uh gone through and reviewed what we did last Let's uh go on. So at the in the sources that we have no sources source of course of course um you find it uh on page there I guess it's page two yeah it's on the second page you notice that the chart that I had and the chart that I give here is helpful to again uh re to I'm sorry. Okay. To be able to equate or to uh to see the the commonality or not uh with the requests of the tribes um and the and what Mosha said that they should do. Okay. First things on the on the on the um chart that I made here on the right side of the chart, Mosha's response to the tribes and Mosha's response and the tribes response to Moshe. Okay. Um after the tribes tell Moshe that he what they would do that they would join in the vanguard of the army to fight and to conquer the land of Israel. So um Moshe says the following um in the English Moshe said to them if you do this if you go to battle as a shock troop as you know it's the vanguard notice before God and every fighter crosses the Jordan before God until God defeats the enemies and subdues the land. then you may return and be clear before Hashem and Israel and this shall be your holding before God. But if you do not do so, you will have sinned against God and your sin will overtake you. So already already you see over here that um there's I obviously I've been underlying it the constant repetition of God and God and God and God. It's not me Moshe is saying and it's not the people. This is what God wants. You'll do it in front of a God. let God see what you're doing. And you have to understand what you're doing is from God and therefore you'll have that faith. Um how did the tribes respond to this? Well, they say the following. They say um God and Reuben answered, "We shall do as you say, our ch children, wives, flocks, and livestock will stay behind in the um uh Gillard. Let me just watch see if I'm doing this correctly. Yeah. Right. Um and this is one of you last week we that they first said we promise we'll go we'll just leave uh you know uh we leave our cattle there and our wives and children. And Moshe says how about try and bring your wives and children first and then the cattle afterwards as much as you like. the lamb chalk still, you know. Um, so they took that on here. They said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll do that. Well, first we'll make sure uh our children, our wives, flocks and livestocks, they'll stay in Gilad. We all those recruited for war will cross over to engage in battle as you command." Very nice. Um eventually what happens uh the directive that now Moshe says now that we see is uh that you're agreeing with this and everything is fine and good there's one thing I have to do. Moshe knows he's not going to be there. Moshe knows says he's going to die in this land. So he has to talk to the future leaders. Who are the future leaders? Obviously number one is number one is who? Yeshua, right? and together with Yeshua bin nun is going to be also the heads of the tribes. Why do I why is that mentioned here? There's a crucial difference now with leadership that happens upon the passing of Moshe. Moshe gets it straight from God. God says this is what you're going to do. Yoshua also gets things from God. But from the very beginning after he said after he replaces tells of Moshe you I'll be replacing Yeshua with replacing you with Yeshua he said and he goes on to say what's going to happen and Yeshua and the Elazar and the that there will be the zakim there'll be others who will be part of a government of an administration. It's not one as it was in the time of Yeshua of Moshe. And never again does Israel have a leader that's only one. >> No. As we see, he has to go and ask and throughout Yeshua, he does it also. He has to ask the other elohain and rash Hamato Israel the tri tribal leaders and the co-enado and Yoshua there's a whole system system there you know I'm not going to say executive and legislative and judicial but you know there it's a structure correct I I could I could argue that in effect it was that okay say that but um it wasn't oneonone The only next time they have that is when there's one leader I could say show when you finally have the first king but even that yes the first time but Moshe was considered a king and mel was a melan was Moshe the only one but even if he wasn't a king he had the power of a king and although I could say ah till time of of sha that never happened between you and me we also know that sh wasn't a completely the the only power around. He had somebody helping him, a guy by the name of right there then. So there always was somebody to help. Anyway, um Moshe now has to direct the future leaders as what they have to do regarding these two tribes. And as you see in Mosha's directives to the leaders in the uh third source, Yes. >> Yes. Then Moshe gave instructions to Elazar and Yoshua. That was of course Yoshua who be the military leader, the political leader and Alazar, the Coen Gado, right? As well as the heads of the tribes. Ah, you're already now there's a there's already an official stature of those. He says, "And if every shock rider," I love this. I always have difficulty with the English, which is more difficult than Hebrew. Anyway, if these shock riders among God and Ru and cross the uh Jordan with you to do battle and the land is subdued before you, you shall give them the land of Gilad as a holding. But if they do not cross over with you as a shock troops, they shall receive holdings among you in the land of Canaan. That in other words, their loss, their uh I say defiance, but their refusal or their inability to cross over and do what they promised to do didn't mean I'm going to kill them. I'm going to simply you no longer have the right to this land. What will happen to it is interesting. don't know what would have happened would other people take over to the land that they now want to have taken over because they they have a a conditional agreement if you will join them in the uh fight across the Jordan join the army in fact as you said lead the army then you got the land if they don't do that as it says here they will be you will uh you yeah we'll partial out the land in the western part of the Jordan and they will get that but I asked the question okay good what would happen with this whole land >> nothing they would >> never no nothing happened to because they do do that but it's an interesting question but it does touch upon the question if it were always God's promised land and then other tribes would be able to go in there or it would grow into it or would it stay there and probably other foreign people you know come in and tribes would come in and settle it. It's an interesting question but one that we cannot answer necessarily. All right. And so when the the when the Moshe gives these directives to the leaders we also see a response by the two tribes. They respond and they said uh whatever Hashem has spoken we shall do. We will cross over as a shock troops into the and we will keep our heredity holding AC uh across the Jordan. Notice the difference between the response to the f to Moshe and that and to the directive and Moshe's response the tribes never mention God's name. They do here in the second which is interesting but we'll see the analysis here we'll see is quite illuminating and I'll tell you why that the tribes would indeed cross the ardane and join with their people helping the nation conquer the land. That's very good. That's exactly what they promised. That's clear. And um that those are one of the conditions. and a second that they would lead the army into battle proving that they had not lost faith in Hashem's promises and therefore they're not demoralizing the people right so they took care of Moshe's objections very very clearly and very very well um but likewise there are two the there are two results that are mentioned if they did not keep this promise this deal um if they prove um their faith um you know if they fail to prove the faith that they had and then and then then number one Moshe says then don't think you're only sinning against the rest of the people you'll be sinning against God that's tough stuff and that's why he says here the first time will be right it'll be a trespass or considered a trespasser against God himself. And um secondly, if you do not only if you don't keep your promise and lead in the battle in Cananan, you will will you be sinning to God, but if you don't do it, you ain't going to get the the land. In other words, that uh you will end up um to fi finding a part a portion of land on the western side of the Jordan and um you will uh forfeit your claim um to live on the eastern bank that they're willing to do that when they said don't take us over the we were to fortune We want to forfeit. That's what they're saying. >> No, they're not. >> No, they're saying we will do this and God and God said good and Moshe said good and and if they do what they did. If you don't do that your statement only because what I I told you last week that what is it? But it does touch upon something else. if indeed it isn't considered forfeiting it because after all God said as Moshe did it's okay you can take over the land so it's not forfeiting it but what you would be saying is that if indeed this is not really part of the promised land and you're choosing not to be part of the pro promised land that even if we say well God said okay and Moshe said okay it still doesn't mean they didn't forfeit the land you could argue that way. I wouldn't, but I think it's a point. I think it's a point. Um, okay. So, >> very simple. How can you say that they're forfeiting? >> If they don't do what they said to if they do, that will be their >> if they don't fight. If they do fight, >> yes, if you and that was the condition. If you go and fight, you can. This will be your over here. That's going to say it's not your will be on the other side. That's the point. Okay. >> We're supposed to learn when we read the Torah. >> No, you don't have to. >> Moshe knew that he wasn't going to be around very much more and he's preparing for the future. Correct. Unfortunately, we have people today who think they're going to be around forever and they don't want to prepare for the future. It's a very >> leadership of parents a very it's a very when >> you not here anymore. >> Yeah. Uh you know like I said you know I plan to be um imort um immortal and so far it's going okay. You know my plan is doing okay so far. No I it's it's a very common human thing that people Yeah. I know I'm going to die, but you know, but you really don't plan for it. And um and you we know I've done that. We know that. Um how many people say, "I'm going to do it." And then they die before they were able to. You know, it happens. It's a human thing. It's very hard. Uh I mean, we had a biograd. I don't plan to die, but I figured I have to die by graves. You do that. Not an easy thing to do. But you always think that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It'll happen. You know, we do that. I Yeah, I said I It's when my parents both died in the month that I said maybe I should take place to tell you that story. So, it it's a human thing. It's very human. It's very hard to as difficult as it is to have lo lose a close a relative or something, it's very hard. More difficult than that is the concept of saying that I'm going to die. There is an end, right? That's it's a it's it's a tough thing. Fortunately, I'm doing okay. Anyway, uh we're going to go on here. The um having seen these two things these two different ways and you know how the response and the answer and the difficult we it's um it seems to prove that um the portion of the of the tri tribes given on the eastern side of the Jordan up of were only given on condition. Does that not seem to indicate that that wasn't God's plan? That it wasn't part of the promised land. Is it an act of I hate to say defiance or rejection? You know, you know what are they going to say? I would have gone with you, but Macau, you know, were complaining they wanted to stay there. That was it. You know, a lot of people choose what's better for business than it is for themselves. That's basic. I was said I when I was yet remember my my sins when I was living in outside of Israel and when I spoke to my congregation and often I've said that you know the choice that young people this and this is much their credit but it costs especially now today not only to send your kids to yeshiva to a day school not only to be part of Yeshua to live in a place where you can live as a Jew. Those places are getting smaller and smaller. Um uh that that means I have to get a community kosher food. You know, we used to kid around and say, "Boy, you know, if I could have gone this place in Wisconsin, gorgeous. I can have five five acres for what it costs me to buy what it costs one bathroom in my house. >> That is really sacrifices and I think you have to take that in a very positive way instead of being critical about it. The fact is, okay, they're not in Israel, but but the uh the the choice when they're not in Israel in gulus that they still are given to keep strong with their people and with their with the concept of the of Yiddish kite, what it costs them, what it means. I see my children should come over here anyway. Um but you see what what the sacrifices they have to make. It's a tremendous thing and uh you know so this is something that we do but this is to me always a story. What do you choose? Are you going to choose to live in a place where the cows are happy or the place where you are happy and where you would be better off? That's the story also. To that it seems to be that the land seemingly wasn't really supposed to be the promised land and only due to the demand of these tribes did God say okay that kind of thing. It was very um very reluctant as it were. Then that portion of land only became part of er because they wanted it. But as uh what Gilbert and SHO say, things are seldom what they seem, not necessarily textually what it necess is because we're going to see later on what happens because there's the same story that's given in and in the book of Deuteronomy in when it tells the whole story of how they defeated Sikhon and Og and took over the land. The Torah says the following and you'll see it in the fourth source, but it's going to be on the um on the third page, right? The English will be in the third page at least. I'll go through the whole thing. So, listen to what it says over there. Let's see how it we can find out what's happening. At that time, we captured all the towns, all of his towns, the towns of three, the third one. Top of the I'm sorry, the fourth, but top of the third page. the top of the third page. You see the long English thing, right? >> Third page, right? After the second. All right. Yeah. Oh, you're going to get a special one. You don't have No, you get that. All right. Hey. Hey. I won't I can't read. Oh, you can't read. Okay, you can hear that's important also. >> Then remembering also is next. >> So there we say that at that time we captured all of his towns town with no exception 60 towns, a whole district of Argo in the kingdom of Og and Bashan. All those towns, fortified the high walls and blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. Destroy them as you did with king of Son. Next paragraph. Thus we seized at that time from two of the Amorite kings the c the country beyond Jordan from Arnon to the might might the mount it's before they had the skiing there all the towns in the Gilad and Bashan so on and so forth and then and this is the land which we aortioned at that time from with part of the hill country and Gilad into the towns the rest of Gilad and all of Bashan under Og's rule that part all that part of Bashan is called the Rafaim country. I I assigned that to the half tribe of Manasha. Now we that comes in the half tribe I'll just get ahead of myself a little bit because I'm afraid I'm going to forget it. I do that a lot. the half tribe of the of Manashia gets involved in this whole thing a little afterwards, but they don't come and say we want to have a piece of land also. They didn't do that. What they did is they went on themselves once they um conquered this area. They went on by themselves um one one of the families of Manasha that's why it's called half of Manasha and went on to conquer the area from the people who were there and chased them out and they for military militarily then settled that area and because of that victory that they did by themselves without anybody else whereas the other parts the Ruvane God that was done by the whole army this was only done by them. They were granted that they said they were granted that piece of land because they themselves had defeated the people. They took it over and that's how they become part of the two. It now becomes a two and a half because they too were there anyway. It there was a sign to the house of Anasha and God assigns from the part of Gill to Arno and blah blah blah blah blah. We also received that. Look at the last paragraph. At that time I charged you men of God and uh saying Hashem has given you this country to possess. God has given you this country to possess. So you have to go. But what that seems to say is that God told him this. No, is that the same story that we had when we first found it in Bidbar? Not that I know of, right? Where was the whole request? But why doesn't Moshe and Sepharim not say at that time the people of God and Ru came over and asked me we want to have this part of land doesn't mention that at all doesn't mention how Moshe was so angry at the respon at the uh at the request and how he angrily answered right doesn't say that the tribe said okay then we will lead them into the war and that we will cross the Jordan and we doesn't even mention that here and it's not not a story that we read in the midbar you know I don't know what Moshe was doing during that few weeks that he started his own his own story made it up right where are the two con the two concessions that the moving and God said and God said okay we'll do that not mentioned here in the dvarim Um and if they were the the the and God I'm sorry Moshe agreed with them and then it's okay not mentioned it just says and God gave him this part right and note also the usage in for Mosha when he tells a story where he says the um the god nati I gave it to them and yash means to inherit right it means the part of what's us, right? And um and uh but it never says that that we conquered >> doesn't say Moshe never uses the words conquered it was given to them. I gave it to them you know and they said we we accepted that not we accepted what was given to us. never says here anything that they had asked about it or that manasha went and conquered or the people doesn't say that at all. Amazing. Uh why not? Because it was part >> a gift >> of go. Why was a gift was part of the promised land? >> So now what's in the huh? No, look I'm saying here what we read in the midbar exactly is that that was the initiative but inim it really says that God gave it to them >> there was no involvement that they said we got this and I'm going to no it was given as a gift which is a clear indication that God said it's prom I promised to them it's theirs unbelievable very very interesting and Um that in itself the yusha as you said correctly it was an inheritance. Inheritance from where? What? >> Yeah. What the meaning that which was promised by toa. Unbelievable. God has given you this land as an inheritance. Unbelievable. Um and yet in source number five where it says in the midbar what happened? It seems to say clearly that it is not the inheritance that God gave them. Look, how did they get this land? Israel sent messengers to see. They asked them, "Let us pass through the their country. We won't we will not turn off into fields or vineyards." I'm given the fact that two, three million people would trample a lot of the the grapes become wine, you know. Um we will not drink the water from the wells. We will follow the king's highway, you know, straight until we cross through your territory. But would not let Israel pass through the territory. He gathered all his troops and he went out against Israel and engaged in battle against Israel. Had they let them go through, what would have happened? >> Why? It wouldn't be his. So, how can you tell me that this was part of the promised land if they wouldn't have been there where they weren't if it weren't for the deciding to go out into to battle, right? Um so Israel defeated them. They took possession of the land from there there and Israel took all those towns and and settled in the towns of the armor. Nothing here about and God gave him the school there. Nothing. So it's remarkable when you see the contrast between what Moshe says in Darim. Oh, God has given you this land and you and over here where God wasn't doing you know God wasn't involved here. It doesn't even say when they find, you know, it says Hashem, God gave it to our hands, so we were able to defeat and Noah, but it's a very different story, which again puts us into a position. I'm still wondering, well, is it part of the promised land or is it wasn't really promised? Maybe it was the uh surprise land. Maybe it was I'll see you land, you know, because promised land means it should have been given one, two, three from the very beginning. And yet at the end of mass a as we'll read this parha you're going to find that when it comes to splitting up the land they include that land and others. So it's a very very good question you know and um that's why uh as I said this is not a I'll give we'll we'll get to let me see how much somebody can do. Yeah, I guess I'll take us still. Please, I want you to memorize this so when you come back after our vacation that you remember what I said because >> no I I got what six more pages, five more pages, something. Oh, there you go. Very good. You'll have to review by listening to the uh video. Thank you. I don't listen to it myself and then I'll probably be embarrassed. But anyway, um >> listen, >> huh? Oh yeah, right. I can't get my wife to come to my class and say my kids. >> Are you kidding? They should be lucky to hear this. So, you know, you know why? Because kids are kids. Doesn't matter how old they are. I have my more than one, but one of my daughters is very involved. Goes to Tana classes and everything. Beautiful. Doesn't come from anything. In the beginning, I started saying, you know, I'm fond of. Nah, they don't bother. Don't bother. Anyway, um the uh Yeah. So, what did I say? Okay. Right. Okay. Good. I have there's more to do. All right. Right. So anyway, as I was saying before this before I lost my voice. Ah, I got to the next page, but I forgot to put it away. I don't I don't recall what I said at the my in my notes at the last part of the page. Question is number four. Ah, here it is. Okay, thank you. There it is. Uh, yeah. So that is the difference between now the the war in the capture of Cananan of Cananan on the western side of the Jordan right um that was to be an offensive one right it wasn't just a matter of god God says okay you can have it I mean you have to go and fight for It's a very crucial thing. Remember I was talking about that uh you're no longer in LA world in the desert and God gives you this and God gives you that and it's very wonderful. You got to do something and you've got to build up the uh economy. You have to build up your military. You have to be a that's what God expects of you. He'll help you out but you got to do it. So any rate um when we read as we will in this week's para uh where it says uh that uh that's the I think the number of there at the bottom of page three he said where uh it was time to to partial off the parts of the land of the promised land to different tribes. So here God says to Moshe to tell the people, instruct the Israelite people and say to them, when you enter the land of Cananan, this is the land that shall fall to you as your portion. This is the land of Cananan with its various boundaries. And it goes and it goes through all the boundaries and so on and so forth, you know. And then they I think they even have ways mapped to help you out you know from the chafan to boom you know so on and so forth. From there the boundary shall continue downward and abut upon the east eastern slopes of the sea of Caner. Meaning that Israel will have the control of the eastern um part of the Caner also not just the you know um the boundaries shall then descend and so on and so forth. That shall be your land as defined by its boundaries on all sides from the Kerat down to Jordan would be the eastern border. Uh what's not part of the eastern border? I gave you the map. If the caner and the Jordan is the eastern border of Israel over here, what's not up there? The the two and a half tribes. That's not included in the border here, is it? It isn't. Uh this is the lands east of uh the Idane are not there not to be it's not part of the land to be uh parcled to the tribes and if we're not convinced then we can read what Yoshua says. I don't think I have it here because it's too much to write anyway. Right? Uh because Yeshua says um is um and seosua actually um also said the whole certain thing I don't think I have here. Maybe I did. Yeah, I think I did. No, I didn't put it here. Oh, yeah. Top of page four. I forgot there's more than three pages. Yeah, there when the rub reubenites, gidditites and mosquito bites whatever. Oh yeah, mania they all came right. Um this is a whole story. I have two minutes to finish. So this is what happens. This is a story when after they fought and they were going back after 14 years they went back and they as we'll see placed a a monument so they people should know we're part of the people even though we're on the eastern side and so on and so forth and the people who saw that believe this was a pagan idolatry and they get very angry they want to kill them so Um so when they called him back when when the Reubenites and Ghanaites and Masha said you know and so Yahosua asked them what is this treachery that you have committed this day against God turning away from him and building an altar and rebelling against God right is the sin sin of poor which brought a plague upon such such a small thing that happened by the way in the 40th year in the desert so it was just 15 years earlier here, right? We have not even purified ourselves from it to this day. And now you turn away from God. If you rebel against him to today, tomorrow the his anger will be directed at the entire community of Israel. And it goes on, listen to these words and these are powerful and remember them till September. Says, if it is because the land of of your holding is impure, if up there where you are to cross over into the land of Hashem's holding. Meaning that your land is not Hashem's holding. It's not a promised land. Wow. Where come where the tabernacle abides and acquire the properties among us, but don't reel against God or against us by building an altar all other than the altar of eternal God. Uhoh. Uhoh. This is really have to stop. So, uh, >> this is fun. >> Yeah. >> This is why I'm trying to push you. When you look carefully into the simple text, I'm not saying and the Rashi said this and the Ramban said that. look at the text and you look and analyze it, you understand there's much to be questioned, much to wonder about and much to be happy that we're standing together and learning it. Okay. Thank you so much, please God. I hope to serve with to to you know to actually go with you and come and join with you as we celebrate the feast of uh of Tishab.