Shmos - To Find

In parshas Shmos Hakadosh Baruch Hu appears to Moshe rabenu in a burning bush. Moshe, while shepherding his father-in-law’s flock in the desert by the mountain of Hashem, comes across a thorn bush that is on fire, but it is not consumed by the flames. He finds this to be amazing so he comes closer to get a better look.  When he approaches G-d reveals himself out of the heart of the flame. He tells Moshe the to take off his shoes because the ground he is standing on is sacred. Moshe then covers his eyes but G-d continues talking to him.

We learn from this a number of things about the acquisition of faith. Faith is often not so easy to acquire as it says in the Talmud, “says Rabbi Yitzhak if a person says to you that he wearied himself and did not find, don't believe him; that he didn't weary himself but he did find, don't believe him; if he says I wearied and found, believe him (Megillah 6b).

Moshe had some wearying times in life. He was abandoned to die as an infant. People he helped betrayed him and informed on him. Pharaoh wanted to kill him. This passage is his first encounter with the holy One, blessed be He.

Moshe finds Hashem when he is shepherding his father in law’s flock by the mountain of Hashem. This hints that the beginning of discovery occurs with public service with some connection to organized religion. The next step occurs with chancing on something that is absolutely amazing. When the person actually checks out this wonder, so to speak, the voice of G-d calls out to him from its essence. The idea of taking off his shoes because he is on sacred ground may mean that when a person gets divine inspiration they should draw near to it and practically apply it. The idea of covering the eyes is that one should be modest and measured with religion. In addition such good character will make a person apt to continue and advance in matters of heaven.

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