Chasidut על שמות 7:9
Kedushat Levi
Exodus 7,9. “if Pharaoh will say to you: ‘identify yourselves by means of a miracle, say to Aaron to take his staff etc.;’” at first glance the word לכם used by Pharaoh here was superfluous as Moses and Aaron did not need to identify themselves to each other. He should simply have said: ‘prove your mission by performing a miracle!’”
The Ari z’al writes that it is a rule that every human being is convinced that his words will make a favourable impression on his Creator, and as a result further G’d’s dispensing of benefits to His people. Because of this belief in the power of speech, every person has to be extremely careful not to abuse this power of speech by talking nonsense, or worse. Pharaoh invited, or challenged Moses and Aaron to say things which would serve as proof that due to their words their G’d of whose existence Pharaoh was well aware, would perform acts that would impress him. When Moses therefore instructed Aaron to take his staff, throw it to the ground and it would turn into a snake, he complied with exactly what Pharaoh had demanded of them. The miracle was the result of Moses’ speaking to Aaron.
The Ari z’al writes that it is a rule that every human being is convinced that his words will make a favourable impression on his Creator, and as a result further G’d’s dispensing of benefits to His people. Because of this belief in the power of speech, every person has to be extremely careful not to abuse this power of speech by talking nonsense, or worse. Pharaoh invited, or challenged Moses and Aaron to say things which would serve as proof that due to their words their G’d of whose existence Pharaoh was well aware, would perform acts that would impress him. When Moses therefore instructed Aaron to take his staff, throw it to the ground and it would turn into a snake, he complied with exactly what Pharaoh had demanded of them. The miracle was the result of Moses’ speaking to Aaron.
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