י֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָמַ֜דְתָּ לִפְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ בֶּאֱמֹ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הַקְהֶל־לִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖ם אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִלְמְד֜וּן לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֹתִ֗י כָּל־הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֤ם חַיִּים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם יְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃
N’oublie pas ce jour où tu parus en présence de l’Éternel, ton Dieu, au Horeb, lorsque l’Éternel m’eut dit: "Convoque ce peuple de ma part, je veux leur faire entendre mes paroles, afin qu’ils apprennent à me révérer tant qu’ils vivront sur la terre, et qu’ils l’enseignent à leurs enfants."
Sefat Emet
In the verse (Deut. 5:19), "And these words Adonai spoke to all of your congregation," "all" seems to be superfluous. One must say that [this refers] to all congregations, where Jews gather any time, as the Sages said (Avot 3:6), "When ten gather and there are words of Torah, the Shechinah rests among them." And all this comes at the time of the Giving of the Torah, as it says (Deut. 4:10), "Gather [the people to Me} that I may let them hear My words" -- a foundation and illumination that all gatherings of Jews throughout the generations can awaken those words, as it says, "a loud voice, that did not yasaf" -- that did not cease. And just as the ten speeches are the foundation and structure for all of Creation, so the Ten Sayings are the foundation and structure for all of Jews' conduct. The only difference is that the speeches were solely from the will of the Creator, but the Sayings were from the preparation of the Israelites, who preceded "We will do" [before "we will hear."] and self-sacrifice for the glory of His name. And therefore, even now this power is aroused through preparation down below. And similarly, through an individual soul, when the person gathers all force to be subservient to Him, that person is in the category of "all of your congregation," and so it says (Avot 3:2), "Even if one person sits and studies, [there is a reward]."
Kedushat Levi
Deuteronomy 9,15. “I turned around and descended from the Mountain, etc.;……….. “I placed the tablets inside the ark which I had constructed as G’d had commanded me.” (Deteronomy 10,5)
Seeing that the entire Book of Deuteronomy consists of words of rebuke by Moses to the people or commandments he relays that G’d had told him to teach the people, why, all of a sudden, does Moses relate something that does not fit either of the other two criteria?
[The following, a concept that first occurs in the sefer yetzirah the oldest Kabbalistic text, is based on the need to define everything that G’d has created in terms known as עולם, שנה, נפש, loosely translated as “space, location,” “time, year,” “spiritual dimension.” Ed.]
The Torah prescribes that a number of occurrences must be “remembered” at regular intervals. This includes the Exodus from Egypt, an event notable for where it took place, i.e. Egypt. The Sabbath must be remembered (in the Kiddush) primarily as symbolizing the dimension of “Time.” The attack and eventual defeat of Amalek must be remembered primarily as symbolic of the struggle between opposing worlds of the Spirit. In order for the Book of Deuteronomy to represent all these three elements of G’d’s creation, the fact that the Essence of the written Torah, the Tablets with the Ten Commandments had to be hidden, instead of revealed, is symbolized by Moses having been commanded to “hide” this spiritual heritage in the Holy Ark. Had the Jewish people not been guilty of the sin of the golden calf, the Tablets with the Commandments would have remained on display. [I have taken the liberty to present this in an abbreviated version so as not to confuse the reader. Ed.]
Seeing that the entire Book of Deuteronomy consists of words of rebuke by Moses to the people or commandments he relays that G’d had told him to teach the people, why, all of a sudden, does Moses relate something that does not fit either of the other two criteria?
[The following, a concept that first occurs in the sefer yetzirah the oldest Kabbalistic text, is based on the need to define everything that G’d has created in terms known as עולם, שנה, נפש, loosely translated as “space, location,” “time, year,” “spiritual dimension.” Ed.]
The Torah prescribes that a number of occurrences must be “remembered” at regular intervals. This includes the Exodus from Egypt, an event notable for where it took place, i.e. Egypt. The Sabbath must be remembered (in the Kiddush) primarily as symbolizing the dimension of “Time.” The attack and eventual defeat of Amalek must be remembered primarily as symbolic of the struggle between opposing worlds of the Spirit. In order for the Book of Deuteronomy to represent all these three elements of G’d’s creation, the fact that the Essence of the written Torah, the Tablets with the Ten Commandments had to be hidden, instead of revealed, is symbolized by Moses having been commanded to “hide” this spiritual heritage in the Holy Ark. Had the Jewish people not been guilty of the sin of the golden calf, the Tablets with the Commandments would have remained on display. [I have taken the liberty to present this in an abbreviated version so as not to confuse the reader. Ed.]