Divine Double Talk: The Ten Commandments Are Only for Moses?
Our Sages explain that the Ten Commandments were stated in the second person singular, rather than the plural, in order to provide Moses with an argument in defense of the Jewish People after they had worshipped the Golden Calf: Moses would be able to, and in fact did, argue that the commandment forbidding idolatry was addressed to him alone and not the people! This class will address this apparently bizarre defense and will shed light on the deeper nature of idolatry and its antidote.
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Thanks Edwin for sharing.
Rochel, the point you make is of great significance. Thank you. The answer, in brief, is that G-d chose to have a desire. It is the ultimate free choice. Free of all values and considerations - for He created reason and values and is utterly beyond, them. In other words there is no reason or justification whatsoever for this desire. It is simply His free choice. Like G-d exists for no reason, so too His decision to have a desire is beyond all reason.