Shnayim Yomi - Matot - Masei - Shlishi - #3 - Rabbi Dovid Kimche - Knowing What Comes First

Moss masi. So we find a fascinating shocking episode over here where Kalis after 40 years 40 years and we're almost there almost there at at the doorstep of Eatis and two and a half tribes come to Mosh Rabenu and God and Katisha come to Mosh Rabenu and say look it's pretty good here it's pretty good here um let us let us stay here maybe let's stay here that's preferable to us and they say it's good for our flock and it's good for our families please let's uh can we stay here? So Mushu was taken aback a little bit. Um but then he gives them an answer and says you know what yes the answer is yes and the says the following says yes I agree agrees build for yourselves cities for your children and pens for your flockenu reverses the order while they said can we build it's pasture for our flock and good for our families he flips the order and he says It's good for your families and it's good for your flock. And Rashi picks picks up on this and says Moshen was actually giving them a subtle or perhaps not so subtle rebuke. And he's saying to them, you've got your values backwards. At first, when you spoke to me, when you came to me, you first mentioned the first thing on your mind was your livestock, was your wealth, was your possessions. And then also also you spoke about your children. And he said, you've lost perspective. You've lost perspective. really what's key and what should be driving your decisions in life is is it good for your children? And then also think about your money afterwards. He was giving um quite a quite a sharp sharp Musl lesson. And it's interesting in our lives of course if you were to stop us and say what's more important to you? Is it your kids, your family, or is it your money? Every every sane person would say my family. My family comes first. But sometimes how often in life do we get caught up in the busyiness of life, in the confusion of life, in the stress of life and we make decisions, poor decisions, but we prioritize our money first, our possessions first over our children. This is a a really important lesson for all of us certainly in this week's in this today's para.