Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Numbers, Chapter 12, Verse 5-8
5 Then the LORD came down in a column of cloud, and
standing at the entrance of the tent, called, “Aaron and Miriam.” When both
came forward, 6 the LORD said: Now listen to my words:
If there are prophets among you, in visions I reveal myself to them, in dreams
I speak to them; 7 Not so with my
servant Moses! Throughout my house he is worthy of trust:
8 face to face I speak to him, plainly
and not in riddles. The likeness of the LORD he beholds. Why, then, do you
not fear to speak against my servant
Moses?
Moses
had died to Moses and was 100 percent for God. Moses was the humblest and, while
at the same time, the most confident man on earth. Moses lived the Shema Yisrael
which is
the same prayer the Christ most likely prayed every morning Himself and is
still prayed by pious Jews today.
Hear,
O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your
God with all your Heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind, and
with all your strength.
Rabbi Yisrael Kaniel says of Moses:
God by referring to Moses in terms of “In all My House
he is trusted,” we understand that G-d has no reservations at all about Moses’
trustworthiness. G-d has absolutely no qualms about providing Moses with
all the information about His business, as it were. Moses was deemed
worthy of such immense trust because “The man Moses was the most humble person
who ever walked the face of the earth” (Bamidbar 12:3). Relative to G-d,
Moses totally nullified himself. He had no ego when it came to the Master
of the world. His interests were 100% the interests of the Al-Mighty;
consequently, G-d had no reason to withhold any secrets from him. As a
result, as R. Moshe Chaim Luzzato writes, every secret of creation was open to
him. May we even remotely approach the level of Moses in reducing our egos to
the minimum in order to reap the benefits of enjoying G-d’s secrets, and may
we, thereby, enjoy the maximum happiness and satisfaction for the rest of our
lives – in this world and in the world to come.[1]
Remember to
always reverence and respect those who have dedicated their lives to the
service of God; for when you do, you do it, for God.
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