KabbalaOnline.org Shemot 5783 Chasidic Masters Insights on the Torah Reading
KabbalaOnline.org Shemot 5783 Chasidic Masters Insights on the Torah Reading Signs from G-d Chasidic Masters By David Sterne, based primarily on Shem miShmuel. When G‑d heard the cry of the Jews suffering in bondage, He summoned Moses to the burning bush. There He informed him that he would lead his brethren into freedom. But Moses, who had been hiding in Midian for some sixty years, after killing an Egyptian when a young man, was not sure that the Jews would heed his directives. G‑d then gave him three signs aimed at persuading the dubious. First, G‑d showed Moses that his staff could turn into a snake, and then back into a staff again. Second, He caused his hand to turn a leprous white, and then to resume its normal appearance. And finally, G‑d said: ( Ex. 3:9) "And if they also do not believe these two signs…then you shall take some water from the Nile and spill it on the ground. The water…will turn into blood…" What made each sign more persuasive th