Home2Torah Salvation through God and Man Deuteronomy 1:1

[Music] hyo-joo yeah but [Music] Oh [Music] so some basic information that we started a new book called devar in Deuteronomy and the first chapter the first parsha the first section is called Davari and it's based on the first what is it the first word it's the second word Allah had the very agrees of the word had to worry to burry ground now the first five books we know a little bit Genesis momi Mason moon mostly mainly stories of the forefathers and the development of the nation of Israel we're starting at creation through Noah and onward so we get Abraham Isaac and Jacob and then what we call the natural Yaakov Jacob's son and the descent to Egypt Exodus deals mainly with the beginning the preparations for the leaving of Egypt and you know get into even in the end of in the middle to the end of Exodus many of the happenings that happened during the first year after leaving Egypt and then Vera most of it is dealing with the tabernacle and many of the rights many of the rituals then we have the mid-war many of the traveling's and the counting's the censuses before the golden calf after going care you know different senses and a different uprising rebellions took place Deuteronomy is what we call in Hebrew in the Mishnah Torah I know we have a book called the Rambam you wrote a book for the mission of taraj 14 major chapters books he took that name from what we call Deuteronomy Deuteronomy means or Richard C mission of Torah means a review of the Torah so towards Moses his death we're now in the 45th year and the last months the last month month and a half of his life and this is the time to review anybody that doesn't didn't fully understand something or has a question should come forward basically I would do a review the review Deuteronomy is a you may find some things that we're not spoken about a written about should say we're not written about the previous five four books but as we do know now that all the Torah was given at Mount Sinai and the next thirty nine years were spent reviewing and going into details but this is the last this is the end of his life and a very important principle why is it important to rebuke at the end of your life rebuke meaning give charge get people fired up and hopefully to change and to repent if need be and one of the reasons that result talk about is the idea that it's human psychology if someone says to you oh you can dis wrong with that wrong the normal reaction is to kick and rebel and say who are you look at all the things you have wrong with your life who are you to speak in fact you tell me I have a little tooth pick between my teeth I got a you know get rid of it you guys like a big log sticking out of your forehead so who are you to tell me this is like a human normal human reaction so the best time to give repute is before you die number one the person realizes you ain't going to go on forever just keep drilling on with all the wrong things you've done is all life you can eventually you know pass on and I think you have a lot of respect for someone who at the end of his letter going to tell you the way it is you're not going to react the same way you would react you pretty much younger person who you know you're going to be with for the next 40 or 60 years and they're just going to keep you know how we use you're just basically going to throw it back in their face here at the end of someone's life is the best time to give rebuking you know number one then I can be around you better listen to their words like the gold and you have a lot more respect in that way so Moses knew this and at the end of his life he's now going to give Israel the instructions or the rebuke that they so sorely needed so that's a little bit of an introduction to what the mission of Torah the chapter the whole book of Deuteronomy is all about another idea just should know that at the end of every seventh year cycle as soon as that shmita year is over the holiday of Sukkot Yom Kippur there's a hot there's a thing called Hawk hell where the king gathers all the people the river the children all the people and reads this book out loud from a Torah scroll we don't have that sacred honor King but on beta my gosh but there are symbolic rituals that have happened I've been in Israel 30 years at least the last the end of the last two sabbatical shmita cycles and that has been during Sukkot the Prime Minister of Israel has read publicly certain things the at least a hundred thousands of people present at the Kotel and they blow these big trumpets it's like a lot of fanfare it's a little bit more of it's not commercialized but it's a it's like a hint to what was and what will be not that it's really the real thing but it's called symbolic and I thought it was really cute and needs to a certain extent but I am looking forward to the real thing you know what I mean so I underlined in orange a load of arene it's very vague these are the things all right it's not only spoken about which Moses said to whom now I have two boxes in purple it says he spoke to cold you strap coleus from beans all of Israel and then it describes where the place was it's somewhere on the other side of the Jordan in the desert scrotum English again it says concerning the wilderness but it's in the wilderness concerning the Arabah opposite sea of reeds I mean where is this place it's somewhere between and I put in green boxes between Analyst's mainly three places it's really five but Quran at TOEFL and LaVon but in the Hebrew you have to understand under the Hebrews saying they told a little cuts I wrote and then dies ah I'm sorry LaVon the cuts they wrote but these are hot so this like these five places but interesting thing is that we're going to find out the words Toto the LaVon I didn't underlined it but it's anyway it's right afterward Quran says TOEFL and LaVon these places don't exist meaning you cannot find these names of places anywhere in scripture so everything else has a location meaning we were there now why am I telling you all this because we're going to find out that what Moses was doing was not saying outright all the sins that the Jewish people did but mentioning places where sins took place now if we say that he's mentioning sins he mentioned places worse instant place then we should be able to match up the place with the sin but that's a little bit of an exercise if these two places don't exist then what thin is it referring to so we have various opinions we're going to discuss them a little bit but the reason I grew I boxed in green it says between because in the Hebrew it says you can see the green boxes bein Quran obeying total between this place and between that place in Hebrew bein you bein literally means in the meanwhile or in between two places if I said to you bein too vain it's like I'm just saying like between here and there it's another it's a phrase so it's interesting because we're going to take and we're going examine the word Quran and the words toka LaVon to find out a deeper meaning of what it means between here and there and then so that describes the place then the next verse will called verse 2 it Nels giving us like some kind of you timeframe but not necessarily the date it's a time frame 11 days journey from the mountain but really is 39 plus X amount of months later right so what do you mean it's 11 days journey it's probably helping us understand the location of course it has a deeper meaning than that and then it tells us this is in the fortieth year right in the 11th month here it says it is the 40th year on the 11th month on the 1st of the month so we know we have 12 months so if you're citizens towards the end of Moses step because he dies on the 7th of Aadhaar of that last year okay so this is he's about to die and then I could I put in that box again there's a blue a purple box if you notice the purple box up top and the first verse said Moses spoke these things to whom all of Israel and this verse who called verse 3 is it's still the same conversation and narrative but it says that he spoke to whom Moses spoke to the name Israel the children of Israel so what's going on earlier it says he's supposed to Israel and now it says he's speaking to the children of Israel it's the same narrative same scenario same backdrop but he said something to all Israel and now he's saying something completely different to the children of Israel if he said something to the Israel Israel what did he say to them I'll tell you it's interesting he's telling him the places they were asked which is going to remind them or rebuke them of the sins that happened but wasn't it all of Israel he spoke to why does it then say till the children of Israel or what who's what's the difference between all of his own and the children of Israel now in previous classes we did discuss this idea it Israel is called by different names for different reasons we said the word Haram was referring to the era of the mixed multitudes we mentioned that the how the congregation was referring to the children of Joseph Joseph we mentioned that when we saw Israel versus an Israel that Israel was really the leaders who were what like Jacob our Father that's why they have the nickname Israel because they are righteous pure free from sin leadership responsibilities they have the standing or status of Jacob Israel where has been nays for the children of Israel are the masses divinity on our mana the masses of people like you and me you know so we have to figure out what's going on and who talked to whom like what did Moses say to them that was different than the rest why so that's just the background let us begin okay okay okay so the first thing that is brought down is that we don't find these words that Moses spoke to all of Israel except in one other place so it's here and one other place now I'll tell you where it is if it's in chapter 31 in Deuteronomy chapter 31 verse 11 and this is the Mitzvah of cocktail when all the Jews are gathered as it's 31 verse 11 and the King reads part of Deuteronomy look at verse 16 Moses commanded them saying at the end of 7 years at the time of the sabbatical years during the supposed festival when all Israel comes to appear before M your God replacing will choose you shall read this tour before all these wrapper in their ears so the only other time we find all Israel the words cold Israel is here so what we automatically can do is make a connection there is some solid connection between the first verse Deuteronomy and here but it says he spoke to them in you their ears why in their ears what significance of in their ears and we know just to reiterate the question that what's the difference really between coleus RAL and banana trial so I kind of lead it to that already so the clea car as I'm using him as a basis to explain what's going on I'll just release it it's very easy to understand that every place it ever mentions bnei yisrael it's the Joseph of Israel for sure he's speaking about the masses because they are the children of Israel and anytime it's mentioned Israel alone he's speaking with the leaders um um huh good dolly with the leaders with the great people of Israel because they have that nickname or they're so similar to Israel that we give that in that respect so these are what we call the leaders of the Jewish people who has been the place responsibility on them to rebuke the people in other words that's the job we spoke so many times what is the job looks like the leaders take the sin they think they carry the responsibility of the sin on the people is that there no way it's only fair when you understand that their job is to rebuke the people as long as they rebuke them they won't carry the sin if they fail to rebuke them then they will carry the same you follow the drift any questions at this point now if they if they fail to rebuke then they actually are guilty the guilt of the people will hang on them it's going to be blamed on the leaders the guilt of the people will be blamed on the leaders they're going to carry that as a result of not doing their job of review therefore what it Moses want to do here this first verse and we're going to see the second verse is going to deal with his way Moses's way of rebuking the leaders for not rebuking the people for the sins that we have with the names of the places represent and he's doing it in such a way this is the most important lesson in what we call a hinted fashion he doesn't come right out and say you serve the golden calf you or you're responsible for the people serving the goat then with the sin of the spies you're responsible for that he says it by messing the name of the places where these things happened out of respect for the leaders and also to teach them how they should give rebuke the way to give rebuke is to do it in a hinted fashion in a way that only the person who's guilty understands you're talking about him have you ever been I don't know maybe in a church synagogue hearing a preacher here in the class about you know self development and you walk out and you'd say you hear your wife or your wife says to you man I thought he was talking right at me right through me like that's that class was custom-made for me I mean how did he know what's going through my mind how did he know I don't know if you ever experienced that yeah right yeah but he didn't he didn't point at you and he didn't say you he mention your name he was so kind about it but you know you're guilty that sins that he spoke about because he did it in a way that only the person who's guilty women know and that's the way to effectively did review because if you get in someone's face and you tell them all the things they did wrong well we either going to totally cut you off or they're just like I said Raquel and say who are you and you know you've got bigger problems than me who are you to tell me you know you're not perfect yourself whatever it's a normal human reaction so the leader of the people Moses wanted to teach this idea over to the leaders that this is how they should give review and he gave them rebuked for not giving him properly in this fashion so let me just can get back into the text where we said that if the leaders don't rebuke then they carry the sin of the people there from Moses wanted to get them excited get them more diligence regarding this because what's going to happen if what what would the leader normally say he might say they're not going to listen to me anyway why should i but you know what what help is it I'm just going to make enemies and they're not going to listen anyway guess what you you can't outsmart God you're a leader you have responsibility there's no excuses there's a way to do it I'm going to teach you how to do it but don't think for a second that you're excused from from the responsibility of giving rebuke by saying those this is mistake that leaders would say that god only knows I already know it's obvious that this rebuke is not going to help a thing these people are stiff-necked it's Christmas they're very very difficult people what what is my words going to help in this situation I don't know if you ever met any leaders or anybody that ever said that to you and you said hey if I see a problem the community could you please suggest it and if he says to you not going to help you you can tell it you you are the leader you're responsible if you don't do something the sin is going to sit on your shoulders I'm afraid about to say that even the prophets the Prophet Jeremiah explained this if you look in Jeremiah 2 verse 8 so this you have a leadership that failed a failed leadership it says the Kohanim didn't say where is a Shama those charged with teaching the Torah did not know me the shepherds that's the leaders rebelled against me the prophets prophesized by the bow bow is a Idol and they went after those that cannot avail me leave the people followed readers we're not helpful they didn't Google but they supposed to do so there's skill you see it yeah yeah clear huh it's clear I'm okay so what happens what basically happens is that we replaced the blame we place the lack of the absence of any takaka by making this claim that well it's not going to help them and they're not going to listen but truth this doesn't fly it doesn't work it's forbidden such a thing because the its you know it's one of the 613 commandments says you shall surely rebuke and if you don't the sin is on your shoulders so what he saying like hello if it's your responsibility just like I have to eat kosher food just like I have to wake up the morning wash my hands just like I have to put on tefillin like I had all these options obligations on me my obligation is to give rebuke otherwise I carry the sin of the people but what was Moses teaching them how he was trying to teach them how to drew puke because what's the ultimate goal of the one who gives the rebuke not to have your name in you know neon lights you know you're the greatest you the ultimate goal is that the person should receive what you're saying that they shouldn't come to rebell so everybody who gives you he ultimately wants his words to be heard and not to be and not and they should get worse right sometimes you think oh if I say something it'll just make the situation worse which may be true because it has to do it the method you have to figure out a way to accomplish what you want the goal is they should hear what you have to say and not repel and how fun yeah does that principle of review work for the rest of us children of Israel so it's on everyone okay 613 mitzvot so it's clearly written the Torah right I'll find it a second I'll show exactly where it is you think it's in this little Inachus you shall not a knob wait till your tongues open Leviticus 19:17 you shall not hate your brother in your heart you shall rebuke reprove your fellow and do not bear sin because of him let's talk it to you yes yeah so so the question is now method how as yoki cambered you as below botheration tell him in a way that hints that shall hints and not explicitly as long as it's a hIgG how's it going to come rebelle he's not right he's gonna sit there and he can look at the other guy you know yeah yes there's other people around first of all it's always better when you're you talk to someone out of love and private but you never know the situation so but anyway the idea is to say in a hinted way and not outright in a way that no sorry but open Florinda Baraka is that the only one would really understand this word is the person who feels it himself that he's the person was being talked about but he knows the through the words that all the people listen we never know it's him but any kind of reveals that open rebuke most likely the reaction is the person who would rebelle kickback okay yeah first point rate okay there you go I yeah okay this is why Greece what God said to Moses he says they should read this Torah Torah has oh no where do we find that that was in chapter thirty one eleven remember the king is going to read this book and where is it it's negative course route it's negative means parallel you saw the words rule before before all Israel I'm we're now not on our page we're in back in chapter 31 verse 11 that had to do with the mitzvah of gathering all the people that king telling them in their ears because it's the same thing here Moses was the King and he gathered Chloe Israel would you think as Chloe shows the leaders and it's this Torah hey beavering Moosa it's that's when the King reads what does he read he read this this is what he reads the king is going to read these words because they are Musa Musa Hebrews ethical teachings it's review and we're naked Corral negatives before in front of why because the word negative there's a lot of words you can use for before negatives not the main word it's a word so negative has a language of oppose opposition because every time one gives taka ko-- haka Kohaku's rebuke these are harsh words that are in opposition somehow this is an opposite force that's what it means before but not just placed in front of you but against and where do you read then but Oz mayhem you read them into their ears so that's the head do you do it in a hinted way like someone who's whispering to see it their back remember chapter 31 11 is referring to this these words that we're reading in Deuteronomy chapter one verses one you read it by Ozma ham into their ears which is a hinted fashion it's similar to speaking in a whisper in a way that it only enters into the ear of the one who knows himself is the one who's liable in the matter right clear so far here's Mike and this is also here too it says these are the things back in our verse where it says these are things which Moses spoke to cold-call who all of the leaders who have the name you know the concept of Israel as a nickname because they're the leaders now What did he say to them he said to them by mid baba a rover he spoke to them about each place they were in the desert against in this place of Aruba right and then the rest of their names and why did he say these names this was the top ah because they would understand they would see themselves that mean many through basically by saying for me you will see the Seng suit ok Tokioka remnants so too just like I'm telling you the names of these places where the sins took place this is how your you supposed to as a leader give rebuke to your people through hints because this is the greatest way a method in order to get the people to accept what you're saying and not to repeal and run away or throw the blame back on you it takes a lot of wisdom oh that would take a lot of wisdom well this the Torah is wisdom Yeah right and this someone's writing an article about me so I think I put in here that verse I said about the Jews and non-jews are going to say this about us where is it yeah it's in Deuteronomy 4 6 you shall safeguard and perform them for it is your wisdom and discernment in the eyes of the people this prophecy come true right now right here you shall safeguard and perform therefore it is your wisdom and discernment in the eyes of the peoples who shall hear all these decrees Aleutians say surely a wise and discerning people is a is the great nation it has someone's writing something about me and that's a whole my whole story three pages book coming out soon ok so some will say that it's specifically the great people the leaders that are called Israel that actually Moses spoken in the hinted way because of their honor so the more honorable the person is the more salt you need to be but later when it says DeBary motion Elven israel the word debayer speak to the children of the B'nai Israel the children of Israel which we already know is the B'nai the harmonium the masses so there's no obligation to give them as much honor as you have to an afford to give to the leadership fresh so he outright spoke very deliberately about the sins they did he explained you acted with despise you acted out with the golden calf now even though the actual leaders were not guilty of the actual crimes they were not involved with the seminal path was the mixed with the air of wrath and even the people that gather around the truth was truly koop the ten spies came back their leaders but the people that were whining and complaining about going back and I wanted to go in we're not the great they would be the masses so the people the great leaders were not actually involved in these sins nevertheless for the fact that they didn't give proper rebuke the sin is hanging the guilty hang hangs on them and therefore it had to be explained to the leaders in a hinted way because there is the ultimate sin of not giving rebuke in other words it's crazy not giving rebuke is a sin speaking loshon Hara talking gossip is a sin eating pork is a sin not giving rebuke is a sin says right there we saw the bittakers would say the verdict was 1970 not just saying you know if you don't give rebuke you'll hate your brother in your heart even more sometimes if you give review properly you'll understand he'll be able to give a chance to clarify you know you said oh you know you hurt me when this happened this is so that never happened it wasn't me you someone else so you've this whole time you thought it was him or he's all you and I'm so sorry you're no idea I got a phone call emergency phone call and he you know something happened why he didn't show up and what you standing there meanwhile you're hating him because he left the hot Sun for half an hour and then he tells you that his greatest snow friend got the car accident he had a truck everything I think you're not gonna hate him anymore so it's that dialogue - clarification you shall not hate your brother in your heart when you reprove him and then you're not going to carry the symbolism even if just a clarification whether he was right or wrong you end up having some kind of sin you know if he was [Music]