Chasidut su Esodo 15:12
נָטִ֙יתָ֙ יְמִ֣ינְךָ֔ תִּבְלָעֵ֖מוֹ אָֽרֶץ׃
Appena colla destra facesti un cenno, la terra gl’ingoja.
Kedushat Levi
Exodus 15,13. “in Your love You lead the people You redeemed; in Your strength You guide them to Your holy abode.” Moses refers to the fact that the redemption from Egypt was not linked to any particular commandments that had to be fulfilled. [I presume that the slaughtering and eating of the Passover lamb is understood as simply saving the firstborn Israelites from dying on that night. Ed.] Ezekiel 16,7 refers to the “nakedness” of the people at that time with the words ואת ערום ועריה , meaning that they did not enjoy the merit of having fulfilled any of G’d’s commandments. As a result, the redemption was purely an act of G’d’s loving kindness for His people. Hence Moses stresses this by saying: נחית בחסדך. This situation, however, was limited to the original redemption. It implies that during a future redemption the Jewish people will be armed with merits, i.e. נהלת בעזך אל נוה קדשך, a veiled reference to the ultimate redemption.
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