Chasidut zu Schemot 20:17
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־הָעָם֮ אַל־תִּירָאוּ֒ כִּ֗י לְבַֽעֲבוּר֙ נַסּ֣וֹת אֶתְכֶ֔ם בָּ֖א הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבַעֲב֗וּר תִּהְיֶ֧ה יִרְאָת֛וֹ עַל־פְּנֵיכֶ֖ם לְבִלְתִּ֥י תֶחֱטָֽאוּ׃
Mose sprach zum Volke: Fürchtet nicht, denn um euch zu prüfen ist Gott gekommen, damit seine Furcht euch vor Augen sei, dass ihr nicht sündiget.
Kedushat Levi
Exodus 20,17. “for G’d has come only in order to test you.” Moses refers to the reason why G’d decided to address the first two Commandments to the people directly, not using him as His intermediary. He intended to deeply engrave on the people’s hearts and consciousness he fact that even the most humble of them had heard these words directly from the mouth of G’d so that should the occasion arise each one of them would find it easier to offer his life for the sanctification of G’d’s name. Having undergone the experience they had at Mount Sinai, would make it easier for them to stand up to future tests.
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