Rabbi Aaron Dovid Poston: Moses's eternal lesson to us how to pray

[Music] we are starting in chapter 3 in Deuteronomy verse 23 so we know that Moses prayed he really wanted to go to earth the shroud there's no question he wanted very badly to come into erikontravel we look at chapter 3 the beginning I'll actually have it on the source sheet I implored Hashem at that time saying I think the word I got crossed out I implore - M at that time saying my lord of shabonneau keen you've begun to show your servants your greatness in your strong hand for what power is there in heaven or on earth to conform according to your deeds and according to your mighty acts let me now cross and see the good land that is on the other side of the Jordan this good mountain and the Lebanon ok but God did not allow him who asked we're going to focus on the words that cannot and baitha he meaning I implored Hashem at that time saying so Rashi says something absolutely incredible and the clear car is going to dissect it and help us understand as regular as usual a whole another way to understand Rashi looking at Raj's I entreated the word Epcon on the route is pain right grace I sought grace it should have said I prayed right that's what he did the word at Kanaan is a very unusual word so the word be known in all cases an expression of a free gift it's grace grace is a free gift isn't it ok even though the righteous may base a request on the merit of their good deeds they request only a free gift from God now the clean car is going to say I don't get it a righteous person that Shaikh would never base a request on the merit of their good deeds so how can you say that even though they could they won't he's gonna say they never would so he's understanding Rashi ready not on the merit of past good deeds the word past doesn't appear in Rashi he's gonna claim that even though the righteous would never request based on past but they might right they may face the request on the merit of future good deeds even though it's not written there okay so let's see Rosh let's see that the clear car he says perish Rashi look at Rashi a puppy eh let's add appeal it los demás a matagi even though the righteous may hang their requests on their good deeds keeping in mind that when we read it we think it stalled my past nevertheless and the comb account aim of option P - Tina nevertheless they should ask for a free gift so he says gosh aza this is a very difficult thing mihaela t Sokka diketon she Massimo Toby chica vara su from where would you ever think where would ever come upon your mind that a righteous person would hang their good deeds that they've already done why is that a problem God doesn't owe us anything oh I did this Mitzvah I did that I got a whole technolog I got a whole bag of mitzvahs God owes me something seriously now why should help me God has been giving me his goodness from the day I was born I owe him more than he could ever know me so a righteous person would never in his wildest dreams think that he could use his past good deeds to bargain with God to give him something but a righteous person he wants to do God's will so the logical thinking thing is got it if I won the lottery I'd give a lot of charity right I'm sure we all pray like this if you just give me health I'll dedicate my life to you I mean come on even that Moses is gonna teach us this is this is Moses teaching us how to pray even though forget to pass we God doesn't owe us anything for anything we've done we owe God don't even think that in your future remember if Moses comes into the land of Israel he can do so many winces but guess what what if he gets tied up and he never does them he starts eating the apples and the pears and the prunes and the dates and the goat's milk and makes cheese and then he's just benefiting from being in the linen never gets around doing any mixes so even a righteous person who has all the best intentions don't bargain with God because you may not fulfill what you plan to do ask for a free gift Esther the bonus don't make a bargain with God that if I do this this will happen I have to sit inside he says he'll only a lot in love them schuko Elka - Burcu God doesn't know man anything he call him it's a charlatan because all the good deeds all the commandments that we fulfilled amen die la Hache is cabal gulab can I'll be Charlene that there's never enough to pay back all the goodness that God has already granted you key cut cut movie I love the magic of our awesome Marsha there's no way key cover a love custom yummy blood of God has been giving you bread and water and air and health and love and everything you could ever imagine from the day you were created you can never pay back and God certainly doesn't owe you anything and he's going to give this a proof now if you go to the second Kings chapter 20 verse 3 I don't know if you're familiar with the story but Hezekiah King Hezekiah was deathly ill he had never married but he was righteous but he failed he didn't he didn't fulfill a certain midst of getting married and having children Isaiah comes to him as that's the job of the prophets right they come and they tell you what you're doing wrong that they're there for review and he told them you never got married you know what you need to write your will go write your will and you're about to die so he says to him look I had a I had a Ruocco dish I had a prophecy that if I have children they're gonna be evil I'm smarter than God God tells me to marry and have kids but I think that it's wrong I'm gonna have evil kids Oh we'll get married no I'd say it says you're doing the wrong thing you can't outplay God it doesn't matter that's what is your faith you have to try get it get married and have kids so Hezekiah made a deal guys there he says you know what maybe my chances of not having such an evil king will increase if you give me your daughter to marry and he married Isaiah's daughter he hadn't even sent sons Menasha and Menasha killed his grandfather Isaiah doesn't matter when this verse is talking about he's asking to be healed he says please O Lord remember now how I walk before you truthfully and wholeheartedly and I did what was good in your eyes I'll sure hit her locked in the Faneca bed net look right who believed our chalet I did I did everything that's why I should get better we already know and not only did what does Hashem do Hashem saved Jerusalem look in 2nd Kings chapter 20 verse 6 first of all God adds Isaiah says the 15 years will be add to your life he got married he had children and I will save you from the hand of the king who was coming to attack the king of the syria he will see says I will save you in the city but you know what God's response is not I'm gonna say that because you're such a good guy because you walked before me truth and with your whole heart know I'm gonna protect this city for my sake for God's sake and for the sake of David his servant David so what do we see oh it doesn't matter even though even a righteous person certainly cannot rely on his past deeds at all and if he's so arrogant to think that he can God will make sure that he knows in a you're- it's not because of you okay in fact there's a proof for this again this was God showing him from heaven that he did not have any any merits but any merits he had he already ate them any any merits that we have trust me we God does not owe us anything and it was actually fulfilled if you look at Genesis was probably page to Genesis 3210 what does Jacob say Yaakov says I have become small from all the kindness and from all the truth you have rendered your servant this is a true righteous person would understand that all the kindness and I thought I don't know if they're going to match up to save me but never be sure of yourself until the debut death constantly do mrs. constantly strive to learn more Jakob said catotti Michalka Sabine I am small from all the goodness you've given me you have given me I hope you you don't owe me anything Quijote she admitted the Amish at Catania Cova da bomb it slows the Yaakov himself admitted that he was small and comparing in in good deeds in relative speaking to all the great kindness that God gave him that he already received so the 800 see is going back to Rashi statement how can Rashi say even though that Siddiq him are able to hang their good deeds they won't he says no the rice made him in a pursuit actually the the part of the answer over there was the high notes he at the share home I will grant grace to whom I will be graceful to that's the answer it's God's business but he doesn't like that as a total proof he puzzle examine amazing inventor team shall have me Seamus hoot that the but God says I will be great great I will show grace to whom I will show grace to that's talking about someone who doesn't deserve anything and doesn't have any debts either someone who's 1/8 let's say zero level right he doesn't have too many merits and he doesn't have too many debts he's like basic then God would give grace Krista's reward and punish that I gotta borrow who I am amit sadh ahan inna when god says i won't show grace to whom i will be great to the notion I will grant grace to my with graceful to that's pure grace has nothing to do with what you do or don't do but Moses we know that he was actually punished for a sin he actually sinned and was not allowed into the Land of Israel so what's this idea of bringing the verse over here because Moses himself was certainly no less myriad Hiroki huvadhu I grew uh he was certainly less than someone who has on a zero plague theory in other words Moses was negative don't tell me they write the good the whole idea of grace is someone who's got neither merits nor debits okay we're told most is here who did sin so he's gonna now to try to explain it so this answer a true veliko that the answer to everything is this shamash appreciates the technique him liveth mastema told him that Shama Shama sorry that from what he said Rashi said right that there is person for righteous people to hang their future observations a future to hang their good actions don't explain that it's about past good actions but rather the good actions that they in the future they intend to do because most likely every righteous person he requests some he's not going to request any physical pleasures that's not what it taught it does he's not in this world for the physical pleasures but rather keen Kadisha are you duh to through whatever monetary pleasures he gets right he owns a big weekly reward for the work he does or whatever physical pleasures he's gets in this world it's only to fulfill the will of God why do we eat know that I forget what these things are called even the Tastykake cupcakes this this apple pie why why not because we're trying to get pleasure this world but because we're going to use that energy to serve God right every physical pleasure we get is we turn it around and we use it to sort of God with so that's what it means in the Gomorrah when I asked the feel at home the Imperial high it's our emotion what Moses wanted to go into land to eat the fruits of the land no there's so many misses I know you guys are sitting there your guys want to come to the land of Israel but I'll tell you actually part of the part of Jordan disease room but okay it's probably there's obviously more holiness on this side of the Jordan but there are aspects over there that are just as holy but anyway that he wanted to come into the Land of Israel to do mitzvahs so many misses our car are dependent on the land and if that would be the case then certainly right then what was his what would be his request he could have asked he could have depended his remote request on the future actions that he was going to do upon coming to the land through this request and that's the truth they sure said did notice you Molly because God would have then granted him the thought right the full request of his heart because we know that the heart of a righteous person is only to fulfill God's will anyway even though he sinned and there was this canasa can ask me it's a penalty he said and God gave him a penalty the penalty was not to enter but we're not gonna punish the the sinner by causing him to do more said I hate to tell you guys it says that anybody lives outside the Land of Israel it's as if he has no God it's as if he's worshiping idols there's a certain relationship that one has in the Land of Israel that we're talking about Jews cannot live outside the Land of Israel living outside the Land of Israel it's as if you gods so how is it that if God is punishing him by keeping them outside the land that's like what they call adding insult to injury you're already sinner right because you hit the rock instead of speaking to rock and now I'm going to add more by leaving you outside the land but because of the great amount of humility that Moses had he did not want to hang his own request on the future possible good actions that he would do by entering the land he was humble that maybe he thought maybe I'll go into the land and I won't even do the mitzvahs but only derive benefit of physical benefit from the fruits or the land the Sun the air but maybe for any good he wouldn't receive any benefit because he wouldn't do the good therefore he actually asked in the language of honey and a member go back now we're saying that I implore he wasn't the gum in the land God had his own reason why not to let him in but for Moses point of view he's teaching us how to pray that when we pray we should ask for that undeserved gift if I always say if I oppress what I deserve I'm in trouble right you don't want to you think you deserve something oh my gosh you know and you ask for free gift madness clean Obama just Esper mercy expert Grace has for free bit don't ask for sure not what you did in the past that's for sure that and even what you think you couldn't do in the future you may not do it don't even go there and that's why it says the ASA he'll aim right at that time saying what does it mean at that time saying he he made his request based on where he was standing at the moment not the future the eighth he they were at that I'm saying I implore sent at that time saying what do you need to add the words at that time saying should I aim shoe scoop the other he didn't yet have any of the merits that would we have to come to his hands that he had no let's say vision he couldn't even see what we're gonna be the future we got done the whole thing also about not seeing the future then the end perhaps right love only they kill Mitchell maybe he would come to do Mitzvah quiche Mei bolo yellow maybe he would come to the land maybe wouldn't come to land maybe he would do the mislead maybe wouldn't do the men so there's no that there's no sure that they say the only thing that's sure in life is death of taxes the revolution they're gonna and that's why Moses prayed that cannot and Moses is teaching us how to pray get our love our cash - kena holiday say he he was only repeated he was only requesting a free gift on the moment and that was it this changes you I mean I don't know if you heard this before with that like we're talking about six words here I like this whole story is teaching us how we should pray based on these six words so we'll go on what does it mean behaves like helium or lame weren't at that time saying we've already written that the prayer and the Trina the request was regarding that moment without attaching or hanging any of those requests on any any future actions that might come but what does it mean lame or we say labor means to tell over to tell over - who - you and me this and this message is talking to us right now Linda Rose Moses is teaching all of us how to pray lay more that every sadiq should request Pahinui know - Keena a free gift another explanation is Moses said I am NOT leaving here until you answer me yes or no and that's why it says the ace high heeled a bar at that time saying meaning to say that he said to him answer me now right now if you really wanted to come in another explanation another level that we say in Psalms 51 17 look at number 5 on the source sheet number page 2 O Lord this is how we begin our prayers every time we stand up to the Amida right we ask good we ask God to open our lips we actually asked him permission we're asking for the energy we're asking him from the energy so you pray we're asking him for the words even open my lips so here the clear car says what does it mean I don't know if attactive talks Lord opened my lips that we're requesting him place to say words were actually asking him she Bokashi me mentally tango Macomb Land Board of RL we're actually asking him for permission and a place as it says to the next you gave him his heart this is in Psalms 21 3 you gave him his heart's desire and the speech of his lips you have never withheld does the first part of the night I read that part sorry yeah Todd Lee beau de título right the desired was heart you granted but I rash it certified set for Tov you don't hold back the movement of the lips you're not holding back okay so this is all involved prayer and Rashi says now if we look at the a sigh he Rashi says that I'll have that here I think I had it did I have the beginning I'll tell you why she says it after she took Vashti Eric seek under the oak after I Moses wiped out and conquered the land of king of secon and hog Dmitrich Emma who turned in there I imagined that when you told me I wasn't in the land I now can answer the land what why would those who stick that he's quoting Rashi which is great but what would Moses think that you know 39 years ago right he was told he's not going into the land whatever or a year it doesn't matter with the hippie to be told he's not answering the land and now he thinks he has a chance right that's respraying for us why would he think he has a chance because after he conquered he imagined and thought to himself shikaku moshe Utama haneda that when god made his vow and said you're not going in to land because of in numbers 20 verse 12 the Lord said to Moses since you did not have faith in me to sanctify me in the eyes of the children Israel because you did not have faith in me meaning you didn't cause faith in me to be much the children of Israel that's what it means yeah I don't know how much 10 B cuz you plural you and our own but it doesn't mean that it means lug around tell me allow me be you didn't cause Israel to believe in me you understand those words when God says since you did not have faith in me it wasn't that Moses and I didn't have faith in God you did not cause the Jewish people to have the proper faith in me kiai initiative nation was forced who's that what which which which names which miracle in other words he's gonna say like this God said to Moses speak to the rock and Moses wouldn't hit the rock you know what God's problem was not that he hit the rock you got to be sitting down for this with you guys this you're gonna say it resonates again I know you guys that what God wanted was not even to have to tell Moses he wanted Moses to do it on his own just to go and say to the rock in other words the Prophet makes it the creed and the miracle happens that's what God wanted for Moses don't that would have caused a great miracle now what he's gonna do now he's gonna show you that that's what happened that's really the sin that Moses should have bought his own and you know what happened at the war of secretin dog Moses made the Sun stand still now we don't see that the Torah but you know what we see it by Joshua Joshua made the Sun stand still and God did not tell Joshua to do it Joshua on his own made the Sun stand still and if Joshua who's the son I don't mean the physical son but the student of Moses could do it and did it that means his Rebbe did it okay if Joshua's what his own said the son should stand still he made it the Korean it happened and this is what Moses realized I just made the Sun stand still I just made such a proclamation that people will believe in you God I'm them your prophet and I made the Sun stand still and we beat secret or nog that's enough to rectify what I did wrong 40 39 years earlier when I hit the ride and speak to the rock I should have actually said to the rock to give water without being told and that was my mistake that I didn't cause them to believe in you but now that I made the Sun stand still I be able to get it but of course God had his own accounting and it was I don't know if you heard this one before it was it's a blessing that Moses did not come in and and build the beta matush because the the let the tradition we have was that if Moses or David either Moses or King David if they would have had the opportunity to build the beta mikdash debate to me - builds with their hands could never have been destroyed so loved' was told he can't delta beta me - that was tar benefits why we said this before that the word michigan michigan means the tabernacle it means the dwelling place it also means a guarantee the temple serves as our guarantee when God gets angry remember he wanted to wipe us out Moses pleaded on our behalf no don't wipe them out but we SID we just passed tissue off we know that we sinned God took his fury and his anger out on sticks and stone on wood and concrete but however the temple the really know the real temple is built and that was destroyed otherwise we would have been destroyed the Michigan served as the mission the temple served as a guarantee collateral collateral that was our collateral so Moses would have come in to the land we would never have made it okay let's read on and read the clear cars words he mentions that the punishment came because you didn't believe in me meaning you didn't cause them to believe in me that through seeing such an ace and well-known ace a miracle so during the mill comma of C cone it's very got here this is the Gomorrah the mill comma C code haha Mead motohama that in that of sit on an old Moses made the Sun stand still I they mason the force exam through this great revelatory miracle beliefs a fake there's no doubt shimasu bunny i will bomb that the jewish people believed in moses and leave them god the t kun masha kill coal and that would have fixed what he bruins 39 years earlier that's why it says in the safe rock here hikari it really mentions the reason for the set the scent of the mainly revive the sin by the waters key halal emotional a deal it ugly table there may not smaller Celico diem solution then it should have spoke it on his own to the rock before god commanded him and every prophet can make a decree and a shed will listen the prophet is there not tourism glory the prophet is there for the glory of god so if the prophet says this has to happen in the setting on his own god would make it happen and that's what happens by joshua and well he mentions other people Elijah the prophet elisha so - by joshua look in joshua 10 verse where's that i must be on page three yeah pastry joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered up damn rights for the children he said in the sight of Israel it doesn't say that God told them he himself said Sun stand still upon genome and the Sun Stood Still how I don't know I can't explain but it apparently it stood still I don't know if that means the earth stopped spinning I don't know but if Joshua could do it Kieko turneth be bharat he may I travel so much como si sure now we understand retro actively after hearing the Joshua could do it and did it who's his teacher who's his role model it was Moses now we understand why Moses thought that God forgave him for the sin of hitting the rock maybe I'll get in I just got finished the last chapter we just got finished killing seek I don't know the Sun Stood Still Moses was able to fix and EXIF I would he had messed up in the past and waha me Tehama he made the Sun stand still he may opera Sheila diamond Gazzara shava there's actually we call Cazares shove-its one of the 13 harmonica principals the acts of Jesus I loved it in the 13 hired Manuka principles for Darsh me at the Torah there's a word that appears by Moses when he would when he made the Sun stand still also by Joshua and we don't make a half we don't make a connection only halfway it worked in both directions Moses also made the Sun stand still and he fixed he that he basically sanctified God's name through doing that and he fixed that which he had broken which he failed to do and he strengthened the faith and the Jewish people and that's why he thought that God relinquished his oath of not allowing him into the land what the problem was and this is really getting to where you guys are living some of you guys are living because it says shallow colicky bush-era thirsty convo I don't know exactly where cichlid oak lift but that was somewhere in the Jordan area so God never made that part of her chest rail well let's say he didn't make conditional the conquering of the land of secretin oh because dr. Hillel epic Lala Shiva that was never part of the original house of God when he said he wasn't gonna go into the land look in that numbers 20 verse 12 so that would be found I knew I didn't bring it down I hope to stay what it says it says Lehane low to view at the Kahala house that you're not going to bring this congregation into the land which I'm giving to you I knew meaning the land of the seven nations that was already given to their fathers but the land of secretin home which is somewhere in Jordan that was never included in the original promise okay that was we'll call additional that's why there is a little bit of a difference in the holiness between the other side of the Jordan and where we are now where I am now [Music]