출애굽기 5:23의 유대 사상

Shemot Rabbah 23, explains the verse in Song of Songs 4,11, "your lips are dripping liquid honey," as referring to Moses reciting the song after Israel had crossed the sea of reeds. Moses had said before the Lord "with the very thing that I have sinned, I came to sing Your praises." This is like a king whose subjects had revolted against him. The king said to his commander-in-chief that he wanted to punish the rebellious people. The commander-in-chief said that he did not think the king would come out victorious in such an engagement. The king kept silent, but went out single handedly and prevailed against the rebellious people. When his commander-in-chief heard about this, he fashioned a crown and brought it to the king. In answer to the king's question what this crown was for, the commander-in-chief said that it was to atone for his sin. Similarly, Moses,who at the beginning of his mission had come to G-d complaining that since his appointment things had gotten worse for the Jewish nation, ("ever since I have come to speak to Pharaoh in Your name, he has dealt worse with the people,"(Exodus 5,23) now came and praised the Lord commencing with the word az i.e. ever since. This demonstrates that righteous people can turn an instrument of iniquity into an instrument of atonement. This too is the meaning of "your lips O bride, drip with liquid honey."