Rabbi Moshe Kesselman Weekly Shiurim

Parsha Shiur Mishpotim 5786

An in depth explanation of Yisro's discovery.

Moshe took the bones of Yosef out of Mitzraim. Since, Yosef had made the Jews swear that when they leave they would take him out together with them.This Shiur explores 3 explanations on the double expression השבע השביע. One by Rashi, one by the Midrash and one by the Baal Haturim.

מקורות:
חומש שמות פרשת בשלח פרק י״ג פסוקים י״ז - י״ט
פירש״י פסוק י״ט ד״ה השבע השביע
מדרש רבה שמות פרשה כ׳ פיסקא י״ט
פירוש בעל הטורים פסוק י״ט ׳השבע השביע׳
ליקוטי שיחות חלק כ״ו בשלח ב׳ אות ד׳

The Jews that don’t want to leave Egypt perished during the plague of darkness. This would leave us assuming that the Jews that left Egypt actually wanted to leave.Yet, the Baal Harurimninsists that the the Jews that left Egypt were forced out against their will. He learns this from the same expression used here by the Torah קומו צאו (Get Up and Get Out) as used by the story of Lot being forced out of Sdom by the angels.The comparison leaves us wondering how Amighty GD decides who gets saved against their will and who perishes in darkness?

Parsha Shiur Vayechi 5786