Moses' Ethical Will to EVERYONE
Deuteronomy 29:9-14
It is the ultimate moment in the cycle of teachings, the covenant at Moab for the new generation 40 years after Sinai and beyond, as he lists off who all is there and not only does it include all the women and children but the strangers as well and 'those who are not there'.
One Midrash noted about the "woodcutter to the water drawer" explains that Abraham is the woodcutter and Elijah is the water drawer. This is symbolic of the first Jew to the one who will announce the end of days.
Deuteronomy mentions "everyone" many times and thus is considered to be the inclusive book that speaks to all people and is also timeless as it speaks in all time as well. This covenant must be reaffirmed again and again.
In Biblical times there is a reaffirmation at Sukkot every 7 years mentioned in Deuteronomy 31. There is the ceremony of blessings and curses reenacted in Joshua 8. Ezra reads Torah after the exile to Babylonia. In 2nd Kings 23 the "lost scroll" is read again to the people as a renewal of the covenant.
Today we reenact the covenant each week as we share Torah with the congregation and the ceremony repeats symbols in the Hakafah and the Hagbah to share the words of Torah with the people
It is the ultimate moment in the cycle of teachings, the covenant at Moab for the new generation 40 years after Sinai and beyond, as he lists off who all is there and not only does it include all the women and children but the strangers as well and 'those who are not there'.
One Midrash noted about the "woodcutter to the water drawer" explains that Abraham is the woodcutter and Elijah is the water drawer. This is symbolic of the first Jew to the one who will announce the end of days.
Deuteronomy mentions "everyone" many times and thus is considered to be the inclusive book that speaks to all people and is also timeless as it speaks in all time as well. This covenant must be reaffirmed again and again.
In Biblical times there is a reaffirmation at Sukkot every 7 years mentioned in Deuteronomy 31. There is the ceremony of blessings and curses reenacted in Joshua 8. Ezra reads Torah after the exile to Babylonia. In 2nd Kings 23 the "lost scroll" is read again to the people as a renewal of the covenant.
Today we reenact the covenant each week as we share Torah with the congregation and the ceremony repeats symbols in the Hakafah and the Hagbah to share the words of Torah with the people
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