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Why the Torah Predates Creation by Two Thousand Years

Why the Torah Predates Creation by Two Thousand Years

Part of Shavuot · 5:17

Aggada on the first of the Ten Commandments, the souls of Israel being flung back at Sinai, and Hashem reassuring Moshe before he faced the angels' objection.

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The First Dibbur and Israel's Souls

Towards the end of 住讬诪谉 住壮 here in in Ein Yaakov, 讚讗诪专 专讘讬 讬讛讜砖注 讘谉 诇讜讬, 讻诇 讚讬讘讜专 讜讚讬讘讜专 砖讬爪讗 诪驻讬 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗, every dibbur of the 注砖专转 讛讚讬讘专讜转 that came out from the mouth of 讛砖诐, 讬爪转讛 谞砖诪转谉 砖诇 讬砖专讗诇, the 谞砖诪讜转 of the Yidden went out. 砖谞讗诪专, it says, 谞驻砖讬 讬爪讗讛 讘讚讘专讜. When He spoke, the 谞驻砖 went out. And the Gemara asks, 讜讻讬 诪讗讞专 砖讚讬讘讜专 专讗砖讜谉 讬爪转讛 谞砖诪转谉, if the first dibbur the 谞砖诪讛 went out, 讚讬讘讜专 砖谞讬 讗讬讱 拽讬讘诇讜? How did they get the second dibbur? So they're stiff! The Gemara says, 讛讜专讬讚 讟诇, 讛砖诐 brought down the 讟诇 砖注转讬讚 诇讛讞讬讜转 讘讜 诪转讬诐, which in the future we'll use for techiyat hametim, 讜讛讞讬讛 讗讜转诐, and He made them alive again. 砖谞讗诪专, it says, 讙砖诐 谞讚讘讜转 转谞讬祝 讗诇拽讬诐 谞讞诇转讱 讜谞诇讗讛 讗转讛 讻讜谞谞转讛. And that 讙砖诐 谞讚讘讜转 is like equivalent to 讟诇. Usually we have a difference between 讟诇 and 诪讟专. 讟诇 is, so the 讙砖诐 谞讚讘讜转 represents 讟诇 because it's, 讟诇 is always there, 讟诇 is always good. See, rain depends, if the Yidden don't behave, the Eibershter doesn't give them rain. 讟诇, 诇讬转 诪注爪专, 讟诇 doesn't stop. So it's called 讙砖诐 谞讚讘讜转, so 讙砖诐 谞讚讘讜转 is what the Eibershter gave them.

Israel Thrown Back Twelve Miles

讜讗诪专 专讘讬 讬讛讜砖注 讘谉 诇讜讬, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi also said, 讻诇 讚讬讘讜专 讜讚讬讘讜专 砖讬爪讗 诪驻讬 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗, every dibbur that came out from Hashem's mouth, 讞讝专讜 讬砖专讗诇 诇讗讞讜专讬讛诐 讬状讘 诪讬诇, the Yidden flew back, you know, they got, you know, thrown back, thrown back 12 诪讬诇. 讜讛讬讜 诪诇讗讻讬 讛砖专转 诪讚讚讬谉 讗讜转诐, and the malachim pushed them back, pulled them back. 砖谞讗诪专, it says, 诪诇讻讬 爪讘讗讜转 讬讚讜讚讜谉 讬讚讜讚讜谉, 讗诇 转拽专讬 讬讚讜讚讜谉 讗诇讗 讬讚讚讜谉. 讬讚讜讚讜谉, 诪诇讻讬 爪讘讗讜转 is 诪诇讗讻讬诐, 讬讚讜讚讜谉 means they like hop. That's that's 讬讚讜讚讜谉. But if he, if you say 讬讚讚讜谉 means not that they hop, but they make the others hop. It means that they, the Yidden come back. With the gufim. With the gufim. 讜讗诪专 专讘讬 讬讛讜砖注 讘谉 诇讜讬, 专讘讬 讬讛讜砖注 讘谉 诇讜讬 also said, 讘砖注讛 砖注诇讛 诪砖讛 诇诪专讜诐, one of the most famous Gemaras, when Moshe Rabbeinu went up to shamayim to receive the Torah, that, and the Gemara doesn't say that actually, the 诪驻专砖讬诐 say it, 讗诪专讜 诪诇讗讻讬 讛砖专转 诇驻谞讬 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗, the malachim said to the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专, 专讬讘讜谞讜 砖诇 注讜诇诐, 诪讛 诇讬诇讜讚 讗砖讛 讘讬谞讬谞讜? What's a human being born from a mother doing amongst us? 讗诪专 诇讛诐, so the Oibershter said to them, 诇拽讘诇 转讜专讛 讘讗, he came to receive the Torah. 讗诪专讜 诇驻谞讬讜, so they said to the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专, 讞诪讚讛 讙谞讜讝讛, this treasure that was hidden, 砖讙谞讜讝讛 诇讱 转转专注状讚 讚讜专讜转, it was hidden for 974 generations 拽讜讚诐 砖谞讘专讗 讛注讜诇诐, before the world was created, because it says, Rashi makes the cheshbon, 26 is afterwards, but it says like this,

Torah Predates Creation by Two Millennia

讗诇驻讬讬诐 砖谞讛 拽讚诪讛 转讜专讛 诇注讜诇诐, so the Torah came 2,000 years before. In this 2,000 years, it says, there should have been a thousand generations. L'poal, the Oibershter didn't, that's what it says, that's what, two years every, two years? Yeah. 讗诇驻讬讬诐 砖谞讛 拽讚诪讛 转讜专讛 诇注讜诇诐 讛讬讜 注转讬讚讬诐 讚讜专讜转 讛诇诇讜 诇讛讘专讗讜转, 砖谞讗诪专 讚讘专 爪讜讛 诇讗诇祝 讚讜专. 专讗讛 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 砖讗讬谉 讛注讜诇诐 诪转拽讬讬诐 讘诇讗 转讜专讛, 讛砖诐 saw that the world won't exist without 转讜专讛 讻诇 讻讱 so long, 注诪讚 讜诇讗 讘专讗诐, so He didn't create them, because He would, the Oibershter wanted to wait a thousand generations to create, to give the Torah. That means that there would have been a thousand generations without Torah. That, the Oibershter saw, it wouldn't work. So what did He do? The way He wanted. So what did He do? So, He didn't create them, but He left the last 26 of the thousand that He did. So, mimela, so from when He created the world till 诪转谉 转讜专讛 were 26 generations. And, yeah, from Adam to Moshe, make a cheshbon. Adam to Noach is 20, from, 10, from Noach to Avraham is 10, and from Avraham to Moshe is 5. Make a cheshbon: Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Levi, Kehat, you don't count Avraham, Avraham is the tenth, so it's Amram, Amram, yeah, so it's, I'm counting 6, so it's Yitzchak, Yaakov, and Yitzchak, Yaakov, Levi, Kehat, Amram, Amram, and then Moshe. Okay, so, so the malachim said, that Torah was hidden for so long 拽讜讚诐 砖谞讘专讗 讛注讜诇诐, before the world was created, such a special, special treasure, 讗转讛 诪讘拽砖 诇讬转谞讛 诇讘砖专 讜讚诐, you're giving to human beings? 诪讛 讗谞讜砖 讻讬 转讝讻专谞讜? What's a human being that you mention him? 讜讘谉 讗讚诐 讻讬 转驻拽讚谞讜, and a human being that you're talking about him? 讛壮 讗讚讜谞谞讜, it says in the same 拽驻讬讟诇, 诪讛 讗讚讬专 砖诪讱 讘讻诇 讛讗专抓? Why is Your shem, Name, does it be down here in the aretz? 讗砖专 转谞讛 讛讜讚讱 注诇 讛砖诪讬诐, give Your beauty, Your glory, Your Torah in shamayim.

God Reassures Moses on Answering Angels

讗诪专 诇讬讛 讛拽讚讜砖 讘专讜讱 讛讜讗 诇诪砖讛, so He said, 诪砖讛, 讛讞讝专 诇讛诐 转砖讜讘讛, and you answer them. 讗诪专 诇驻谞讬讜, so he said to the 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专, 专讬讘讜谞讜 砖诇 注讜诇诐, 诪转讬讬专讗 讗谞讬, I'm afraid to answer them 砖诪讗 讬砖专驻讜谞讬 讘讛讘诇 砖讘驻讬讛诐, they might burn me with the hevel of their, burning of their mouth. 讗诪专 诇讬讛, the Eibershter said, don't worry, 讗讞讜讝 讘讻住讗 讻讘讜讚讬, hold on to My 讻住讗 讛讻讘讜讚, 讜讛讞讝专 诇讛诐 转砖讜讘讛, and answer them, and they won't bother you. 砖谞讗诪专, it says, 诪讗讞讝 驻谞讬 讻住讗 驻专砖讝 注诇讬讜 注谞谞讜. He's holding on to the to the chair And what does 驻专砖讝 mean? 讗诪专 专讘 谞讞讜诐, 诪诇诪讚 砖驻讬专砖 砖讚讬 诪讝讬讜 砖讻讬谞转讜. 驻专砖讝 is 驻讬专砖, and the 砖 is 砖讚讬, and the 讝讬谉 is 讝讬讜. The Eibershter spread from the shine, the rays of His.

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