Musar untuk Ulangan 4:12

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מִתּ֣וֹךְ הָאֵ֑שׁ ק֤וֹל דְּבָרִים֙ אַתֶּ֣ם שֹׁמְעִ֔ים וּתְמוּנָ֛ה אֵינְכֶ֥ם רֹאִ֖ים זוּלָתִ֥י קֽוֹל׃

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Ma'alot HaMiddot

And we also need to understand and know that the Creator, may He be blessed, does not have a body nor physicality, an image, or any appearance, as it is stated, you heard the sound of words but perceived no image; nothing but a voice (Deuteronomy 4:12). And it states, To whom, then, can you liken God, what form compare to Him (Isaiah 40:18). And it likewise states, "To whom, then, can you liken Me, to whom can I be compared," says the Holy One (Isaiah 40:25). And even though we have found many verses in which physical words are written about the Creator, may He be blessed — such as the matter that is stated, The eyes of the Lord are everywhere (Proverbs 15:3); My own hand founded the earth (Isaiah 48:13); under His feet there was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire (Exodus 24:10); written with the finger of God (Exodus 24:10); and many verses like these — they were only written to make people understand what they are able to understand. And about what is similar to this, the sages, may their memory be blessed, have said, "The Torah speaks in the language of people." So it is all appellations and metaphors regarding the Creator. But the central truth is that He is without a body or physical image. And we have been much warned in the Torah to distance ourselves from it, from physicalizing, like the matter that is stated, [So you are to take exceeding care for your selves], for you did not see any image (Deuteronomy 4:15).
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