Musar su Deuteronomio 32:19
וַיַּ֥רְא יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ מִכַּ֥עַס בָּנָ֖יו וּבְנֹתָֽיו׃
E l'Eterno vide e respinse, a causa della provocazione dei suoi figli e delle sue figlie.
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
The Zohar, quoting Rabbi Chiyah on 9,27: "do not pay heed to the obstinacy of this people," asks how could Moses ask the King of Kings not to look in a certain direction when G–d looks into our hearts without even having the need to turn in any direction? G–d says of Himself (Jeremiah 23,24) that no matter how much a person tries to hide from Him he will not succeed because He has His eye trained on everything! However, the answer is as follows: Every good deed performed by a person appears before the Lord claiming it has been performed by its patron. G–d places it in a position where He constantly reminds Himself of the person who produced this positive force. The same is equally true of the transgressions performed by man. Each one assumes a posture before G–d accusing its patron of wrong-doing. This is the meaning of Deut. 32,19: וירא ה' וינאץ מכעס בניו ובנותיו "G–d saw and was vexed, and spurned His sons and daughters." What is the meaning of "He saw?" He saw what was standing before Him. As regards a penitent, on the other hand, we read in Samuel II 12,13: גם ה' העביר חטאתך לא תמות, "The Lord has remitted your sin; you shall not die." The expression העביר does not mean that the sin has been wiped out, but that G–d no longer focuses His attention on it so as to be able to treat the respective person well. When Moses asked G–d not to turn His attention to the obstinacy of the Jewish people this is what he had in mind.
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Kav HaYashar
It is written, “Do not turn towards the obstinacy of this people and its wickedness and its sinfulness” (Devarim 9:27). This is explained in the Zohar in Parashas Kedoshim (83b): Come and see. When a man performs a mitzvah it ascends and stands before the Holy One Blessed is He and proclaims, “So-and-so made me.” And the Holy One Blessed is He appoints it to remain before Him so that He will lay His eyes upon it the entire day and bestow goodness upon that person on account of it. And if a person transgresses the Torah that transgression ascends before the Holy One Blessed is He and says, “So-and-so made me.” And the Holy One Blessed is He appoints it to remain before Him so that He will lay His eyes upon it and remove the person from the world. This is the meaning of the verse, “And Hashem saw and reviled” (Devarim 32:19). “And He saw” — the transgression standing before Him. If the person repented it is written concerning him, “Hashem has also removed your sin; you will not die” (II Shmuel:12:13). That is, He removes the transgression from before Him so that He will no longer look upon it. This is the meaning of the verse, “Do not turn towards the obstinacy of this people and its wickedness and its sinfulness.”
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