Comentários de Citação sobre Josué 4:24

כי ביד חזקה הוציאך, by changing the rules governing the inert, eternal components of nature. This point was spelled out in Joshua 4,24 when he referred to G’d having split the waters of the Jordan to enable the people to wade across. The verse there reads: “so that all the nations of the earth will know that the hand of the Lord is very powerful.”

And for this purpose, the nation of Israel was formed as it says in the prophet Isaiah,"I created you and appointed you a covenant people, a light of nations." And the meaning of "A covenant people" is to repair all of the nations with faithfulness which is called "covenant". And this is like what is written in the book of Shemot (31:16) and in several places. "A light of nations" through your manner. And this is the purpose of creation as God said to Joshua, "In order that all the nations of the world will know the hand of God, for it is strong, in order that you will fear God your God for all time."(Joshua 4:24). The desire for all of the nations is only that they will know the hand of God and not like the purpose of the selections of Israel that they will also fear God for all time. And for this end, the beginning was at the time of Joshua when they were commanded to write the Written Torah on the stones in seventy languages. And it is written with regard to the stones, "On this day you have become a nation,"(Devarim 27:9) as we explained in its place . And afterwards the great dispersion of Israel among the nations came for this purpose as we will explain there as well with the help of God. However, from the very beginning God warded Abraham our father, the head of the chosen nation. And the power of every nation lies in its roots...