Parashat Shemos
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==Enslavement of the Jews== | ==Enslavement of the Jews== | ||
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===Passing of the Tribes=== | ===Passing of the Tribes=== | ||
− | + | The Tribes pass away as well as the entire first generation of Jews. Yosef being the first and Levi the last at age 137. During his entire residence in Egypt, Yosef had maintained his righteousness, remaining the same Yosef who had tended his father’s flocks.<ref>Rashi Shemos 1:5</ref> The Torah counts the Tribes after their passing as a display of affection although they were counted already during their life.<ref>Rashi</ref> They included Reuvain, Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, Yissachar, Zevulon, Binyamin, Dun, Naftali, Gad, Asher who descended with their families and Yackov who along with Yosef who was previously in Egypt totaled 70 souls. | |
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− | They included Reuvain, Shimon, Levi, Yehuda, Yissachar, Zevulon, Binyamin, Dun, Naftali, Gad, Asher who descended with their families and Yackov who along with Yosef who was previously in Egypt totaled 70 souls. | + | |
===Multiplying of the Jews=== | ===Multiplying of the Jews=== | ||
− | At that point many of the Jewish woman | + | At that point many of the Jewish woman became beginning to swarmed and increased, giving birth to sextuplets, greatly multiplying their population. Unlike rare recent history cases of sextuplet births where a portion of the children are generally born impaired and die soon afterwords,<ref>en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_births#Sextuplets_.286.29</ref> these were common and all 6 would emerge healthy and survive. The caused the Jews to increase, become very strong and fill up the land. |
===New King=== | ===New King=== | ||
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===Mission=== | ===Mission=== | ||
− | Hashem then identified Himself as the G-D of his forefathers Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov. Moshe hid his face because he was afraid to look toward Hashem. Hashem said that he had seen the affliction of His people in Egypt, knows their pain and heard their cry because of their slave drivers | + | Hashem then identified Himself as the G-D of his forefathers Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov. Moshe hid his face because he was afraid to look toward Hashem. Hashem said that he had seen the affliction of His people in Egypt, knows their pain and heard their cry because of their slave drivers. He had descended to rescue them from the hands of the Egyptians and to bring them from Egypt to a good and spacious land, flowing with milk and honey. This was currently occupied by the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivvites, and the Yevusites. |
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+ | ===The Refusal=== | ||
For seven days Moshe put up an argument, refusing the mission. One of his arguments was that he would encounter opposition from wicked Jews, as occurs in every generation that the wicked oppose the Tzadik. This did end up happening numerous times through Dassan, Avrom and their cohorts.<ref name="Likutay Halachos CM Prikah vteniah 4:14"/> Additionally he knew that before they could be redeemed, the Jews would have to go through a very intense test that they were likely to fail. This happened just as he predicted, when the Jews lost faith in him during the 6 months of increased labor after his first revelation.<ref>Likutay Halachos</ref> Aside from these reasons, Moshe was also aware that this was likely not going to be the 'final redemption' and that the Jews would have to continue to undergo various forms of exile.<ref>Likutay Halachos, Hilchos Matana 5:47</ref> | For seven days Moshe put up an argument, refusing the mission. One of his arguments was that he would encounter opposition from wicked Jews, as occurs in every generation that the wicked oppose the Tzadik. This did end up happening numerous times through Dassan, Avrom and their cohorts.<ref name="Likutay Halachos CM Prikah vteniah 4:14"/> Additionally he knew that before they could be redeemed, the Jews would have to go through a very intense test that they were likely to fail. This happened just as he predicted, when the Jews lost faith in him during the 6 months of increased labor after his first revelation.<ref>Likutay Halachos</ref> Aside from these reasons, Moshe was also aware that this was likely not going to be the 'final redemption' and that the Jews would have to continue to undergo various forms of exile.<ref>Likutay Halachos, Hilchos Matana 5:47</ref> | ||
===The Signs=== | ===The Signs=== | ||
===Near Death=== | ===Near Death=== | ||
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===Meeting Aaron=== | ===Meeting Aaron=== | ||